Measures Taken by AOTS against Influenza A (H1N1) - 4th Version

• Health checkups for training participants after their arrival in Japan：
  • All the participants are asked to fill out questionnaires to check whether they have symptoms such as a fever, cough, shortness of breath, etc., as well as have their temperature taken when they check in to the AOTS Training Centers.
  • AOTS staff will check whether the participants have any suspicious symptoms by reviewing the questionnaires on the spot.
• Response to suspected cases：
  • If anyone is found to have suspicious symptoms, AOTS will immediately contact the local health center and follow their instructions.
  • Any person with suspicious symptoms is asked to stay in a specified private room in the training center to wait for instructions from the health center.
• Sanitary Control of Facilities：
  • All the people staying at the training center are encouraged to wash their hands, keep them clean (using disinfectant spray, etc.) and gargle well and as often as possible.
  • All the training centers keep a sufficient stock of masks for all the people staying at the center.
  • Liquid disinfectant, as well as regular soap, is provided at the toilets.

<Facilities Administration> Facilities Administration & Information Systems Group, General Affairs Division, AOTS

TEL : +81-3-3888-8216  FAX : +81-3-3888-8264

• Mask wearing
  All AOTS staff, training participants and staff belonging to outsourcing companies that provide services to AOTS were told that mask wearing in the training center was compulsory, but now mandatory mask wearing is no longer required though people are still encouraged to wear one. Training participants were also required to wear masks when they went out of the training center on factory visits, etc., but this measure has also been relaxed.

• Health checkups for training participants after their arrival in Japan：
  • All the participants are asked to fill out questionnaires to check whether they have symptoms such as a fever, cough, shortness of breath, etc., as well as having their temperature taken when they check in to the AOTS Training Centers.
  • AOTS staff will check whether the participants have any suspicious symptoms by reviewing the questionnaires on the spot.
• Response to suspected cases：
  • If anyone is found to have suspicious symptoms, AOTS will immediately contact the local health center and follow their instructions.
  • Any person with suspicious symptoms is asked to stay in a specified private room in the training center to wait for instructions from the health center.
• Sanitary Control of Facilities：
  • All the people staying at the training center are encouraged to wash their hands, keep them clean (using disinfectant spray, etc.) and gargle well and as often as possible.
  • All the training centers keep a sufficient stock of masks for all the people staying at the center.
  • Liquid disinfectant, as well as regular soap, is provided at the toilets.

<Facilities Administration> Facilities Administration & Information Systems Group, General Affairs Division, AOTS

TEL : +81-3-3888-8216  FAX : +81-3-3888-8264

• Mask wearing mandatory
  All AOTS staff, training participants and staff belonging to outsourcing companies that provide services to AOTS are obliged to wear masks in the training center. Training participants are also required to wear masks when they go out of the training center on factory visits, etc., and moreover, they are encouraged to wear masks even in their free time.
• Voluntary home leave of AOTS staff
  AOTS staff who have a family member at home because of school closure or suspension of operation due to the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) in their school or company will be ordered to take home leave and not come to work.
• Voluntary home leave of AOTS lecturers and interpreters
  AOTS lecturers and interpreters who have a family member at home because of school closure or suspension of operation due to the spread of Influenza A (H1N1) in their school or company will be requested to take home leave and not come to the center.
• Suspension of Home stays and Home visits
  The Home-stay and Home-visit program, which is implemented for training participants with the cooperation of neighboring Japanese families will be suspended for the time being though it’s very popular among the participants.

• Health checkups for training participants after their arrival in Japan：
  • All the participants are asked to fill out questionnaires to check whether they have symptoms such as a fever, cough, shortness of breath, etc., as well as having their temperature taken when they check in to the AOTS Training Centers.
  • AOTS staff will check whether the participants have any suspicious symptoms by reviewing the questionnaires on the spot.
• Response to suspected cases：
  • If anyone is found to have suspicious symptoms, AOTS will immediately contact the local health center and follow their instructions.
  • Any person with suspicious symptoms is asked to stay in a specified private room in the training center to wait for instructions from the health center.
• Sanitary Control of Facilities：
  • All the people staying at the training center are encouraged to wash their hands, keep them clean (using disinfectant spray etc.,) and gargle well and often as possible.
  • All the training centers keep a sufficient stock of masks for all the people staying at the center.
  • Liquid disinfectant, as well as regular soap, is provided at the toilets.
  • All the training centers will try to keep areas that have the possibility of being touched by an unspecified number of the people such as door knobs, elevator buttons, etc., as clean as possible.

<Facilities Administration> Facilities Administration & Information Systems Group, General Affairs Division, AOTS

TEL : +81-3-3888-8216  FAX : +81-3-3888-8264

• All the participants are asked to fill out questionnaires to check whether they have symptoms such as fever, cough, shortness of breath, etc., when they check in to the AOTS Training Centers.
• AOTS staff will check whether the participants have any suspicious symptoms from the questionnaires on the spot.

• If anyone who comes to Japan from or via an influenza A affected country/region is found to have suspicious symptoms, AOTS will immediately contact the local health center and follow their instructions.
• The person with suspicious symptoms is asked to stay in a specified private room in the training center to wait for the instructions from the health center.

• All the people staying at the training center are encouraged to wash their hands and gargle well and often as usual.
• All the training centers keep a sufficient stock of masks for all the people staying at the center.
• Liquid disinfectant, as well as regular soap, is provided at the toilets.

<Facilities Administration> Facilities Administration & Information Systems Group, General Affairs Division, AOTS

TEL : +81-3-3888-8216  FAX : +81-3-3888-8264