CORONAVIRUS

COVID-19 – Useful informations: changes to the PBRP from July 15, hand sanitizer dispensers, masks distribution, GAIP

  • Changes to the PBRP from July 15

Since the health indicators for the outbreak in France are favorable and stable at this stage, the PBRP Committee has decided to continue with the resumption of activities on campus by easing some of the measures in our plan, while maintaining the distancing and hygiene measures laid down in the new national lockdown exit protocol for businesses adopted by the French Ministry of Employment on June 24.*
 
From July 15 onwards, 100% of staff will therefore be allowed to return to campus on a full-time basis.
 
The following new measures should be taken into account:
 
•    Exceptional authorization to work from home up to 3 days a week over the summer until the end of August, for staff who wish to do so and whose jobs can be performed from home. Staff working from home must liaise with their line manager to decide which days they will work on campus and which days they will work from home.
 
•    Masks must continue to be worn on campus in all situations or locations on campus where it is impossible to maintain a physical distance of at least 1 meter from others (shared spaces, canteen, etc.).
 
•    For those at risk of developing a severe form of COVID-19, as identified by the French High Council for Public Health (HCSP),** remote working is recommended. For those who are unable to work from home, if their working conditions mean that they are unable to maintain a physical distance of at least 1 meter from others at all times, the resumption of work is contingent on the implementation of enhanced hygiene measures: scrupulous hand hygiene, strict compliance with physical distancing and wearing a medical mask (surgical or FFP2, not a general-use mask). These enhanced hygiene measures also apply to staff over the age of 65 and retired scientists invited to the Institut Pasteur.
 
•    Specific situations will be examined on a case-by-case basis by managers and local HR contacts.
 
•    Regarding meetings, signs indicating the maximum number of people and applicable hygiene and distancing measures are displayed in all meeting rooms, except for lecture halls, which cannot be used except with prior permission from the PBRP Committee.
 
•    Hosting visitors, interns and retired scientists:
- external visitors are allowed onto campus for professional reasons, up to three people per appointment, unless special permission has been given by the members of the Senior Management Board to exceed this number;
- interns may once again be hosted on campus, as long as they are supervised, they comply with distancing and hygiene measures and they have permission from their supervisory authority;
- retired guest scientists may return to campus, as long as they comply with the enhanced distancing and hygiene measures outlined above.
 
The epidemic situation may change at any time and the PBRP Committee reserves the right to review the guidelines in force on campus over the summer. We will send out a new message before the start of the academic year in view of the latest health indicators in France, and especially in the Greater Paris region, to confirm whether activities can return to normal at the Institut Pasteur in September.
 
Many thanks in advance for your compliance with all these new measures. For those who will soon be setting off on holiday, have a great summer.
 
The PBRP Committee
 
* https://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/protocole-national-de-deconfineme... (in French – see the summary on page 8)
** https://www.hcsp.fr/explore.cgi/avisrapports

 

  • Reminder – guidelines for using the hand sanitizer dispensers located at campus and building entrances:

- You may need to press on the pedal 3 or 4 times to bring the liquid back up to the top of the dispenser if it has not been used for some time.

- If the dispenser fails to work after pressing 3 or 4 times, don't try to force the pedal. Please send an email to prevention@pasteur.fr.

- Keep your hands under the spout until the gel has finished dispensing to ensure that you have enough to disinfect your hands properly. This will also keep the drip tray from filling up and avoid any spillages and splashes so that the dispenser unit remains clean.

- Do not move the dispensers; please leave them where they are.

 

  • Mask distribution – current time slots and possible changes in August

For the entire month of July (starting on July 6), masks are being distributed once a day, from 9.30 to 11am, in the modules under the canteen.

We are currently discussing how to organize the distribution of masks during August. Depending on the numbers of staff likely to be coming to campus over this period, we may decide to change the number of time slots for mask distribution. If so, information will be posted on the Webcampus home page.

 

  • New GAIP procedure

During the long weekend of July 14, access to campus was severely disrupted due to malfunctions in the chain of badge access authorizations.

We apologize to the people who suffered the consequences of these difficulties.

A technical analysis of the incidents by IT Department and Technical Resources & Environment Department is in progress, the use of GAIP system for access during non-working hours is suspended (P2+ and P3 access remains managed by GAIP).

Previous terms of access to campus are restored until further notice:  
-    send an email to astreintes@pasteur.fr and tff@pasteur.fr with copy to your Unit line manager before 4 pm the day before a weekend;
-    register at Central Security upon arrival and departure from campus.
-    please note that these terms do not apply to night work.

The access procedure will remain in force as long as necessary to allow needed corrections on the different access control systems.

The Senior Management Board

 

 

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