What You Need to Know About Occupational Health Annual Requirements
Don't wait to schedule your mask fit test! You can have your test any time within 12 months of your last test. It does not have to be at the time of your annual review date.
As we’ve shared, Cook Children’s is moving to a new performance evaluation system this fall, and every employee will receive a performance review at the same time each year going forward.
But how does that affect the mandated Occupational Health annual requirements? These must be completed before Nov. 19.
Here’s what you need to know
- Occupational Health will begin using a new employee health portal around July 2024. Once it is up and running, all staff will receive more information and training.
- The annual TB questionnaire will be added to your ULearn courses this June for employees to complete. You must complete this by the end of June.
If you need an N-95 respirator fit test for your role
For employees who need an N95 respirator fit test, there is a three-step process:
First, schedule an appointment for your fit test.
To comply with OSHA regulations, you must have a fit test every 12 months. This does not need to align with your performance review date, so there is no need to wait. Please continue to make your respirator fit test appointment within 12 months of your previous fit test. Check your fit test card to find your previous completion date.
Here’s how to schedule an appointment with our current employee health portal: Go to the Workday platform and select “Employee Resources” under the top menu. Select the “HR” tab and click on “OHM” under the links. Then click on “Schedule an appointment”.
Next, complete an OSHA questionnaire. Here's how:
With the current employee health system: this questionnaire will automatically appear in your employee health portal once you make a test appointment.
For the new system later this summer: Occupational Health will upload the OSHA questionnaire to the new employee portal each November. This questionnaire needs to be completed as soon as possible.
Finally, once you have your fit test appointment, be sure to keep it. Every no-show keeps one of your co-workers from receiving a timely fit test. No shows also make the complex scheduling process even more difficult on the team, and it’s so important we all to our part to protect our patients from respiratory illnesses.
- Mobile respirator fit testing: Occupational Health will continue to provide fit testing at the Medical Center-Prosper and satellite clinics. Please check with your manager for when Occupational Health are visiting your location.