If informed of a positive COVID-19 test, the person indicated as responsible for notification will immediately contact Queen’s Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) at safety@queensu.ca or 613-533-2999.

In order to support contact tracing by the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington Public Health Unit (KFLAPH), the event organizer must provide to EHS the name, phone number and email of the person in a password protected Word document.

The Director of Environmental Health and Safety will be the lead in contacting KFLAPH and will liaise between them and the event organizer.

If needed, and as instructed by EHS, event organizer will provide the names and phone numbers for those identified by KFLAPH as contacts during the case and contact management process in a password protected word document to EHS.  You must also be prepared to review the presence/activity of any others involved in the event to identify other potential contacts of the identified case.

EH&S, on the advice of KFLAPH, will provide the event organizer responsible an action plan in terms of next steps for a response, cleaning, further communications, etc.

If the event organizer responsible is concerned about reports or information about potential cases connected to the orientation event, they will contact EHS to discuss and get guidance regarding the situation.

The event organizer responsible for the event will be contacted by The Director of Environmental Health and Safety in the event that a positive case has been identified by KFLAPH as being connected with the event.  EHS will lead the event organizer responsible through the processes listed above in support of case and contact management.