The Covid-19 tests are available at no cost to employees, even if they do not have insurance. Results will be available within 48 hours and emailed to the employee.

• When working in your own workspace and not within six feet of others
• Employees who have been approved for accommodations through Human Resources
• Students who have been approved for accommodations through Student Services

Community members who come on to campus are also asked to wear face coverings at all times.

Employees are expected to bring and wear their own face coverings that meet the CDC guidelines. To the extent such supplies are available, the District/Campus will provide a face covering for employees upon request.

Employees who fail to follow the procedures above may be subject to disciplinary action. Please contact Human Resources if you need more information.

Cal/OSHA Training video on the use of N95 respirators:

Information on use of N95 respirator masks: Click here.

Employee N95/KN95 Acknowledgement Form: Click here.

District Cleaning and Disinfection Protocols
The District recognizes the importance of maintaining safe facilities and operations for all employees. The District and campuses will provide information on public hygiene and sanitation to help minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and will ensure that its facilities have the necessary supplies for preventive sanitation measures to the extent that such supplies are available.

• Custodial teams will clean and disinfect all physical spaces used throughout the day including offices, classrooms, restrooms, conference rooms, elevators, floors, etc.
• Custodial teams will clean and disinfect frequently-touched surfaces throughout the day including tables, door handles, light switches, sink handles, bathroom surfaces
• Custodial staff who clean and disinfect the District/Campus sites will be equipped with proper equipment including gloves, eye protection, respiratory protection and other appropriate equipment as required
• Teams will establish a cleaning and disinfecting schedule in order to avoid both under- and over-use of cleaning products

• Employees must notify their immediate management supervisor immediately if:
  • Employee has been diagnosed with COVID-19 virus
  • Employee believes that hey have been exposed to COVID-19 virus per CDC guideline of "being within six feet of someone who is COVID-19 positive or exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 for a duration of longer than 15 cumulative minutes"
• The employee will fill out the NOCCCD COVID-19 Employee Questionnaire, located on MyGateway, so that the District can determine the scope of possible exposure to others
  
  
• The Employee Questionnaire serves three purposes:
  • To determine if the situation with the reporting employee meets the exposure criteria as defined by the CDC of "within six feet of others for longer than 15 cumulative minutes"
  • Help trace potential additional on-campus exposures
  • Meet the reporting requirements of California regulations
• Once completed in MyGateway, the Employee Questionnaire will automatically be sent to:
  • Julie Kossick, Associate Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
  • Tami Oh, District Director, Risk Management
  • Campus President
  • Campus COVID-19 Liaison
• If it is determined that no on-campus exposure occurred, employee may return to work, perform remote work, or take appropriate leave to quarantine as advised by their immediate management supervisor
  
  
• If it is determined that on-campus exposure may have occurred, or in the event of a positive test, a notification will be sent by the immediate management supervisor or campus Liaison to any on-site employees who meet the exposure criteria as indicated on the Questionnaire
  
  
• If an employee has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus: Beginning 1/1/2021, if an employee has received a positive test and has been on campus, a general notification from Campus Communications will go to campus community within one day of confirmation with basic facts of possible exposure

The NOCCCD Board of Trustees has instituted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all employees and students who take on-site classes. The vaccine mandate is applicable for every person employed by NOCCCD: full time, part time, all faculty, hourly, professional experts, temporary, voluntary employees, and employees who work remotely. To be in compliance with the mandate, employees must be fully vaccinated as of November 1, 2021, or have an HR-approved medical or religious exemption on file.

At the March 22, 2022 Board meeting, the Board of Trustees voted to extend the NOCCCD vaccine mandate to the end of the calendar year (2022), as well as add a booster shot requirement for all employees and students over the age of 12 who access campus and District facilities in-person. This decision was based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that states individuals who are fully "up-to-date" with their vaccine doses—including booster shots—are best protected from getting seriously ill, being hospitalized, or dying from COVID-19.

Given this direction, NOCCCD will immediately begin to revise the protocols and processes for vaccine mandate compliance to include booster doses based on individual eligibility. At this time, please do not resubmit your vaccination documentation showing your booster dose. Our goal is to have employees and students over the age of 12 "up-to-date" with their vaccines as defined by the CDC as soon as possible, but not later than August 15, 2022.

To help with uploading employee information, we've created two tutorial videos:

Video on how to upload vaccine information:


Video on how to apply for an exemption:


To upload vaccine information or apply for an exemption, go to www.nocccd.edu/vaccineprogram.

Employees with approved exemptions must undergo weekly COVID-19 testing at one of the NOCCCD sites. Any employee with an exemption who is unable to fulfill their weekly testing obligation will be found out of compliance with the vaccine mandate and addressed by Human Resources.

Video on how to apply for an exemption:


To upload vaccine information or apply for an exemption, go to www.nocccd.edu/vaccineprogram.