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Mobile Medical Corporation's Tips For a Healthy Workplace

  • Get plenty of rest, exercise and relaxation and be sure to eat a healthy diet.
  • Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand cleaner if soap and water are not available.
  • Be sure to wash your hands after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose.
  • Avoid spreading germs by touching your nose, mouth, and eyes.
  • Cover your coughs and sneezes with a tissue, or cough and sneeze into your elbow.
  • Keep frequently touched common surfaces clean, in the workplace these items might be telephones, computer keyboards, doorknobs, computer mouse, etc.
  • Try not use other workers’ phones, desks, offices, or other work tools and equipment.
  • Don’t spread the flu! If you are sick with flu-like illness, stay home. Symptoms of flu include fever (100 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius) or chills and cough or sore throat. In addition, symptoms of flu can include runny nose, body aches, headache, tiredness, diarrhea, or vomiting.
  • The CDC recommendsthat sick workers stay home if they are sick with flu-like illness until at least 24 hours after they are free of fever without the use of fever-reducing medicines.
  • Get vaccinated against seasonal flu!

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