July 16, 2020

Coast Guard launches contact tracing program

The Coast Guard has started a COVID-19 contact tracing program to identify and notify employees and those family members residing in CG-owned housing who may have come into contact with someone infected with COVID-19. The goal is to stop transmission of the virus.If the tracers believe you might have come into contact with an infected person, they

July 1, 2020

ALCOAST 259/20 - JUL 2020 COVID-19 OFF-DUTY RISK MANAGEMENT (ODRM): PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND BEHAVIOR CHOICES DURING A PANDEMIC

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May 26, 2020

ALSAFETY 013/20 COVID-19: PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) SITUATION AND GUIDANCE: SITREP 4

https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/library/generalmessages/General%20Messages/GENMSG2020/ALSAFETY/013-20_ALSAFETY.docx

May 22, 2020

How to prepare for hurricane season during a pandemic

As hurricane season approaches, the nation is already facing unprecedented challenges due to the historic pandemic. Please keep in mind the following updates from the Office of Emergency Management and Disaster Response (CG-OEM): Every year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) releases a prediction on how active the hurricane

May 21, 2020

Returning to the Coast Guard Workplace

The Coast Guard is planning the first stages of a phased approach to return members to the workplace. The approach balances health and mission performance and is designed to reduce stress on units, commanding officers and members, particularly those who are considered high-risk or who have a high-risk family member. With states beginning to relax

May 15, 2020

ALCOAST 174/20 COVID-19: REPORTING FOR COAST GUARD PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT 

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May 5, 2020

HR/Hiring FAQs

Q. May a supervisor delay the start date of an applicant who has COVID-19 or symptoms associated with it? A. Yes. According to current CDC guidance, an individual who has COVID-19 or symptoms associated with it should not be in the workplace. Q. May an employer withdraw a job offer when it needs the applicant to start immediately but the individual

April 18, 2020

Just Launched: A PPE ‘One-Stop’ Shop for the USCG workforce

Cmdr. Ken Rockhold and his team, assigned to the Office of Safety and Environmental Health, recognized how much information is being shared across the workforce for personal protective equipment. So his team created a one-stop source for all PPE-related information.“Everything PPE is on our website,” said Rockhold. “The site is user friendly, and

April 18, 2020

Please report your work status

Coast Guard employees will soon be getting a text or email to report their status.The alert will be issued using the Alert and Warning System (AWS), and give you instructions for reporting your status to the Coast Guard Personnel Accountability and Assessment System (CGPAAS).You can access CGPAAS without being connected to the Coast Guard’s network

April 17, 2020

ALCOAST 144/20 - COVID-19: GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF CLOTH FACE COVERINGS - UPDATE 1

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