New health and safety measures now in place
We’re doing things differently these days. Our new normal includes:
- Increased cleaning in high-traffic areas, like washrooms and common areas
- Daily cleaning of all in-use classrooms
- Limiting the number of people on campus
- Restricting access to shared spaces like washrooms
- Requiring masks in all public indoor campus spaces
- Providing physical distancing guidelines in all lab and classroom spaces
- Making hand sanitizer available at all building and classroom entrances
- Communicating physical distancing and reduced classroom capacities with detailed signs
- Encouraging physical distancing in hallways, stairways and buildings with directional signs
- Requiring COVID-19 Awareness training for all staff and students who need to come to campus
Visit the Human Resources Health & Safety page for more information on everything we’re doing.
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Coming to campus? Here's what to do
There are things you need to do before coming to campus:
- Complete McMaster’s mandatory online training at least one day before you need to be on campus
- If you need to come to campus but are not currently part of the university’s Return to Work plan, you can request priority access for exceptional circumstances.
- You must complete one of these checklists each time you come onto campus, within one hour before you arrive.
Cases on campus
If an employee or student has been exposed to COVID-19, we have protocols in place both to make sure they’re supported and that the community stays safe.
Find out about confirmed cases on campus here.
If you feel ill or have found out you’ve been exposed, please do not come to campus. You’re also encouraged to seek medical advice.
The COVID-19 reporting protocols for students, faculty and staff can be found here:
COVID-19 awareness training
COVID-19 awareness training, which will help our community understand how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and minimize risk, is now mandatory for anyone coming to campus, including faculty, staff and students.
You can register for training in the Regulatory Training section of Mosaic.
For more information, click the Learn More button below to email McMaster’s Environmental and Occupational Health Support Services.
Mandatory masks
To keep our community safe, non-medical masks or face coverings must be worn in all indoor public spaces on all McMaster campuses.These can include cloth masks, bandanas, disposable surgical masks and other ways of blocking droplets from your nose and mouth.
Follow the link for complete guidelines and protocols for face coverings and masks.
COVID-19 self-assessment
Are you worried that you or someone you know might have been exposed to COVID-19? The Province of Ontario’s assessment tool can help you figure out your next steps.