Hinds CC Alert: COVID-19 Updates

Employee Responsibilities

Healthy At Hinds Training

All Hinds employees will be required to complete a Healthy At Hinds training through Canvas as part of their normal duties. All employees should complete this training. Included as part of the training are the following:

  • Protocols for informing the college of a positive COVID-19 test or need for quarantine due to exposure.
  • Guidelines for returning to campus after a positive test.
  • Acknowledgement of the guidelines.

Self-check temperature

All employees should self-check their temperature before coming to work each day. Any employee who has an elevated temperature or exhibits the symptoms of COVID-19 as outlined by the Center for Disease Control should do the following:

  • Contact their healthcare provider
  • Contact their supervisor
  • Complete the Healthy At Hinds Self Reporting Form.

Positive COVID-19 Tests and/or Direct Contact

Any employee who tests positive for COVID-19, or comes in direct contact with someone who has tested positive, should do the following:

  • Contact their supervisor
  • Complete the Healthy At Hinds Self Reporting Form
  • Self-quarantine for 10 days and return provided you are symptom free for 72 hours
  • Refrain from returning to work until given permission by their supervisor.

Fully Vaccinated Individuals

If an individual is fully vaccinated and is exposed to someone who has tested positive, no quarantine or COVID-19 test will be required if they are asymptomatic.