The regulation No.R-19/2020
of the Rector of Lublin University of Technology
from the 11th of March 2020
regarding the prevention of spreading of the virus COVID-19
among the community of Lublin University of Technology
On the basis of the art. 30 of the LUT statutes and the law of 2 March 2020 about specific solutions connected with the prevention, counteraction and combating COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crisis situations caused by them (Journal of Laws 2020, position 374), I order what follows:
- § 1.
- The open events: conferences, symposiums, lectures, shows, artistic performances and other meetings of this type organised by LUT as well as events organised by the people outside of LUT on the territory of LUT are cancelled.
- Business trips abroad and the participation in national employees, PhDs, students and participants of the postgraduates studies of University are withheld.
- Arrivals of foreign visitors to the LUT are withheld.
- Quartering of new people in LUT dormitories is withheld and visitors from the outside of these buildings are not allowed.
- The rules set in § 1 apply till the day of 29thMarch 2020 included.
- § 2.
- All forms of classes for students, PhDs and participants of the postgraduates studies are cancelled starting from the 12thday of March 2020..
- Classes will be made up in the term agreed between students, units managers and faculties’ deans.
- Direct office hours for students are cancelled. Office hours will be conducted on the phone or electronically.
- The LUT Centre of the Science and Technology Information is closed for readers.
- Rules determined in § 2 apply till the day of 29thMarch 2020 included.
- § 3.
- Employees, students and PhDs are obliged to immediately inform on the phone or electronically about the suspected case of getting a disease caused by coronavirus or the fact of being taken into quarantine respectively:
- in the case of employees – unit managers
- in the case of PhDs – chairmen of science councils
- in the case of students - vice-deans for students affairs
- Unit managers, chairmen of science councils and chairmen of science councils are obliged to transmit above information without unnecessary delay to the Rector.
- § 4.
- In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, unit manager can on his own or at the request of the employee order to do their job determined in the employment contract remotely, particularly when:
- there exists a risk of the coronavirus infection of the employee as a result of the contact with infected person or a person suspected of being infected;
- employee who recently stayed in the regions of coronavirus spreading;
- the health state of the employee has gotten worse and the symptoms characteristic for the coronavirus infections have appeared
- in other cases determined in the instructions of Chief Sanitary Inspectorate
- Unit manager and employee agree on the scope and duration of remote working. This period cannot exceed 14 days single.
- § 5.
- It is necessary to respect the instructions of Chief Sanitary Inspectorate regarding basic protective measures against coronavirus COVID-19 https://gis.gov.pl/aktualnosci/informacja-dla-uczelni-wyzszych-w-zwiazku-z-ryzykiem-zawleczenia-na-obszar-polski-nowego-koronawirusa-sars-cov-2/.
- In the inside university communication it is recommended to make use of correspondence by mail and phone and to restrict direct contacts.
- The chairman of organisational entity is obliged to:
- to daily get familiar with current statements given by Chief Sanitary Inspectorate and LUT;
- stay in touch with the employee and control the effects of the remote work;
- report about the situation to the employer.
- Rules set in § 5 apply until cancelled.
- § 6.
Rector may decide individually in the situations undetermined in this regulation.
- § 7.
The regulation comes into force on the day of signature.