What step should be taken by an employer if an employee is suffering from TB and at the risk of spreading it?

what step should be thaken in case an employee has been diagnosed with T.B. and there is risk of speading the disease among other employees? Employee is not willing to go on leave and even employer is not concerned about other employees' health who are at risk of getting infection.

If they are contagious, the employer needs to report it to the local authorities. Secondly, to protect the rest of the employees, the employer needs to place them on leave (reguardless of whether or not they want to). I do believe that this should be common place to protect the other employees.

If the employee ignores his leave, he should be fired for putting everyone at risk of contracting a deadly disease.

i would speak with a doctor. People with TB have to be reported. The patient may be on medication, so the risk of spreading is low. I would at least go get a PPD, or TB skin test.

I would call the public health dept in your area. I would ask about the probability of the person's spreading it. I think this sounds as if the person should not be working around others, at all.

Report this to your local health department! They should have on staff a physician who can follow up on this. If they can't/won't help, then contact your state's health department.

A TB patient may or may not be contagious, depending upon whether or not he is being successfully treated. If the patient is contagious then he cannot be allowed to work.

Since THIS is not a third world country, the individual needs to be fired and reported to the health department.

you have mentioned that this employee is diagnosed as suffering from tuberculosis but you did not mention his treatment history. You must enquire if he is taking correct treatment by a qualified doctor. If so you should not worry too much about the spread of TB. You should encourage him to complete the course of treatment. If the person is not complying with his prescription he needs counselling and advice.Reporting to your employer and expressing your concerns should help.

Have you spoken to your co-worker about this. Your employer may not be in a position to disclose any health information due to privacy laws but you should have a frank conversation with your co-worker so you understand what is going on and what treatment that person is following. While TB can be scary you might be concerned for no reason if this person is following an appropriate treatment regime.

If not, then yes, you should contact your local health department.

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If you work with him , protect your self. Don't go to the room he is in. If you have to wear a mask.

In my state, if the employee has TB, and it is proven, the employer MUST report it to the health department. If you are sure, report it to the health department in your county yourself. In one western state, an employee was jailed since he would not self isolate himself..... you have rights, find out what they are in your county.