Access To CPSC Facilities Not Approved – Further Instructions
The Screening You Completed Indicates that You May be at Increased Risk for COVID-19
If you are not feeling well, we hope that you feel better soon!
Here are instructions for what to do next
If you are not already at home, please avoid contact with others and go straight home immediately.
Seek medical care as needed. Seek COVID-19 testing as recommended.
Contact your supervisor or your contracting company to discuss options for telework and/or leave.
Before going to a healthcare facility, please call and let them know that you may have an increased risk for COVID-19.
In case of a life-threatening medical emergency, dial 911 immediately!
If you have had symptoms consistent with COVID-19 or have tested positive for COVID-19, DO NOT physically return to work until you have completed your quarantine or isolation per CDC guidance. Read more about when it is safe to be around others.
If you have a chronic medical condition that causes COVID-19-like symptoms and you need to access a CPSC facility, please first get medical documentation from your primary care provider and then email EXRM (hrmanagement@cpsc.gov) to determine whether you can safely be granted access to a CPSC facility.
If you are NOT up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations AND you have:
- been in close contact with someone with COVID-19 in the last 10 days, and/or
- have traveled in the last 10 days,
you should stay home and self-quarantine for 5 days. You will also need to get tested at least 5 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19 before returning to work. After quarantine you should watch for symptoms until 10 days after you last had close contact with someone with COVID-19 and wear a well-fitted mask any time you are around others.
If you are up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations and you have:
- been in close contact with someone with COVID-19 in the last 10 days, and/or
- have traveled internationally in the last 10 days,
you should wear a well-fitted mask for 10 days following exposure and get tested 5 days after your exposure or travel return date, even if you don’t have symptoms. Read more about when you should be in isolation or quarantine.
If you are currently isolating or quarantining because of concerns about COVID-19, please do not return to the workplace until you have completed your quarantine or isolation per CDC guidance. If you have an urgent need to end your quarantine early, please contact your supervisor and ask them to email a request to EXRM.
If you have additional questions about when you can safely return to work, please email hrmanagement@cpsc.gov. For information about COVID-19 and basic instructions to prevent the spread of disease, visit CDC’s COVID-19 website
Screening App Last Reviewed: March 9, 2022