Pandemic

No one likes to think about - let alone talk about - an emergency that could disrupt our daily lives, or worst, do harm to us or our loved ones. A little planning can make the difference between tragedy and survival.

In all cases, Legacy Central will look first to the Centers for Disease Control and local health authorities for guidance on specific situations.

Stage One Response

(Zero: No cases at Legacy Central)

Legacy Central Management will coordinate general education and prevention measures to all tenants, staff, and contractors at Legacy Central.

Education will consist of illness identification and prevention per CDC/health authorities’ guidance:

• Identify symptoms
• Wash hands regularly
• Cover coughs and sneezes
• Stay home when sick
• Get vaccinated (encourage all individuals to get vaccinated)
• Increase regular cleaning of surfaces/items more likely to have frequent hand contact
• Have travelers check local conditions before leaving

Stage Two Response

(Minimal: Cases begin appearing at Legacy Central)

• Continue education and prevention measures above
• Alert all tenants of current situation
• Encourage tenants to send sick employees home
• Discuss with tenants to consider limiting travel to certain, severely impacted, locations
• Coordinate with janitorial to increase surface cleaning and alternative disinfectant cleaners

Stage Three Response

(Moderate: 10% of population at Legacy Central impacted)

• Continue Stage One and Two efforts above
• Alert all tenants of current situation
• Enact Business Continuity Plan (BCP) if necessary. Use Incident Response Teams to coordinate response.
• Discuss with tenants to consider temporary leave allowances to encourage sick employees to remain at home
• Consider closing all food service
• Limit or consider canceling any social gatherings or other special events
• Isolate sick individuals (or ones showing symptoms) until they are able to go home, provide breathing masks to those individuals
• Coordinate with janitorial to increase all cleaning (surface, floors, walls, etc.) and alternative disinfectant cleaners

Stage Four Response

(Severe: 25% of population at Legacy Central impacted)

• Continue Stage One, Two and Three efforts above
• Alert all tenants of current situation
• Consider active screenings of employees reporting to work
• Cancel all gatherings, face to face meetings, and utilize online meetings
• Close all food service
• Discuss with tenants to alter shifts for remaining healthy employees or rearrange seating assignments, temporarily, to space employees further apart
• Consider closing the facilities
• Cancel all travel
• Enact alternative policies and procedures, if available

Stage Five Response

(Return to Work)

• Coordinate with health care officials when it is best to reopen facilities and return to work
• Consider bringing employees back in stages/shifts to ensure disease has stopped spreading