Safety Expectations

Stay Home If You Are Sick

If you are sick, please stay home – even if your symptoms are mild.

Employees are expected to manage their own personal health regarding COVID as they would for other contagious illnesses – working with your primary health care provider and your supervisor to determine remote work or time off arrangements during an illness. Students are also expected to manage their own personal health regarding COVID as they would for other contagious illnesses – working with your primary health provider and/or UMSL Health Services and your instructors to determine academic accommodations during an illness.

Follow the latest COVID guidance provided on the CDC website and follow the CDC's updated guidance for isolation and quarantine.

Monitor Your Daily Health

Students and employees will be expected to self-monitor their health on a daily basis for COVID-19 symptoms including temperature, cough, loss of smell or taste, difficulty breathing, fatigue and more.

• One way to do that is to download a free mobile app, Campus Screen, that directs users through a daily health check to support self-monitoring efforts. Students, employees or visitors may be asked to show their daily campus pass status to enter buildings, classrooms or other university activities. 
  • Download for Android
  • Download for iOS

If you are experiencing symptoms atypical of your individual health circumstances, have tested positive for COVID-19, or have had contact with a person identified as testing positive, please follow the response as outlined above and follow CDC guidance for isolation and quarantine.

Face Covering Policy

Read the current face covering policy for the UMSL campus as outlined by the University of Missouri System, which aligns our university's face mask policy with that of St. Louis County.

Read the full policy

Practice Hygiene Etiquette

• Avoid close contact with anyone who is sick or experiencing symptoms associated with COVID-19.
• Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth then wash or disinfect hands.
• Cover cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash or disinfect hands.
• Frequently wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating and after blowing the nose, coughing or sneezing.
• If soap and water are not readily available, use an ethyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60%-95% alcohol. UMSL has placed hundreds of sanitizer stations throughout campus.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.

Clean and Disinfect

• Custodial Services disinfects all campus spaces regularly.
• Custodial Services will continue to clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces such as door handles, faucets and elevator buttons frequently throughout their shift.
• Classrooms, restrooms and other common areas will be cleaned daily, Monday – Friday.
• When possible, doors will remain propped open to allow no-touch entry and exit within buildings.
• The cleaning of individual offices and residential spaces are the responsibility of the occupants.
• UMSL Facilities, in partnership with the Campus Health Officer, will adequately clean and disinfect specific locations where a confirmed positive case has been reported. Facilities will communicate with impacted department(s) and identify alternative space as needed.