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Center controller reported a supervisor who had tested positive for covid-19 had interacted with controllers. Controller suggested allowing only essential workers in the building.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1750718 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 3.0 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I believe an unsafe situation exists at ZZZ ARTCC. Management has had supervisors in the building daily even though the covid-19 pandemic continues. One of the supervisors tested positive and had interaction with controllers and been in the same working and break areas. We have since had a controller test positive. I believe much of our risk could have been mitigated with better restrictions on who was and was not allowed to enter the building. I understand it's not entirely possible to eliminate all risks but I feel more thought and care should have gone into the way plans were laid out.stop having anyone non essential to the operation enter the building. Including the highest levels of management. Especially if their work could be done from home.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Center Controller reported a Supervisor who had tested positive for COVID-19 had interacted with controllers. Controller suggested allowing only essential workers in the building.
Narrative: I believe an unsafe situation exists at ZZZ ARTCC. Management has had supervisors in the building daily even though the COVID-19 pandemic continues. One of the supervisors tested positive and had interaction with controllers and been in the same working and break areas. We have since had a Controller test positive. I believe much of our risk could have been mitigated with better restrictions on who was and was not allowed to enter the building. I understand it's not entirely possible to eliminate all risks but I feel more thought and care should have gone into the way plans were laid out.Stop having ANYONE non essential to the operation enter the building. Including the highest levels of management. Especially if their work could be done from home.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.