COVID-19 Resources

Daily self-symptom check

Do not enter any INL facility if you have these symptoms. Also, if you experience any of these symptoms while at work, you must leave and follow the instructions for symptomatic people:

1. Cough that is not associated with seasonal allergies
2. Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

Or at least two of the following:

1. Fever of 100.4° F or greater
2. Chills
3. Muscle pain
4. Headache
5. Sore throat
6. New loss of taste or smell

The INL COVID-19 Decision and Action Tree gives specific guidelines to help INL employees make health decisions and to help managers take appropriate actions.

As a reminder, signs have been posted at facility entrances with questions to determine if you are experiencing symptoms. If you answer positively to any of the questions, you should return home, contact your manager, and see your personal health care provider. If you are being tested for COVID-19, your manager needs to call INL Medical (208-526-2195 or 208-526-2356).

Site employees: Each day, upon arrival at the Site, all employees will need to have their temperature taken at a temperature check station. Employees who ride the bus will have their temperature taken when they arrive at the bus lot. Bus riders will not have their temperature retaken upon arriving at the Site. Employees who drive their personal vehicles to the Site will need to wait in line to have their temperature checked. Separate entrance lines will be established at SMC, ATR Complex and MFC with queues to aid with social distancing.

REC employees: Each day, upon arrival at a REC facility, all employees will need to have their temperature taken at a temperature check station.

Download Decision Tree Form PDF

Employees should always wear cloth face coverings except to eat, drink or perform other short-term activities that require them to be removed. Due to the increase in temperature during summer months, some modifications are allowed.

The following are examples when a face covering may be removed:

• Working alone in outdoor spaces, such as performing a construction or maintenance activity where the activity is at least 6 feet away from all other employees (e.g., painting a building, landscaping, operating a lawn mower/weed trimmer, surveying, operating heavy equipment, outdoor range activities).
• Working alone at an assigned workstation, such as at a glove box or fume hood where adjacent workers are at least 6 feet away or in a hard wall office with the door closed.
• Operating a government vehicle as the sole occupant.

1. Employee has had close contact with a person or family member with symptoms of COVID-19 (within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes) within the past 14 days:

• Self-isolate for 14 days and conduct daily monitoring for symptoms (see tracking log)
• Manager contacts INL Medical of employee in self-isolation.

2. Employee has symptoms:

• Employee notifies manager. If employee is at work, return home immediately and seek medical evaluation from personal medical provider or contact INL Medical to validate symptoms are COVID-19 related and if testing is warranted.
• Manager notifies INL Medical.

3. Employee has positive COVID-19 test:

• Employee notifies manager.
• Manager notifies INL Medical.

*Refer to the INL COVID-19 Decision and Action Tree for more detailed information and guidance.