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SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Exposure Prevention Materials and Resources

During this unprecedented COVID-19 Global Pandemic, we hope you are staying safe and well.  Many of our OHS Section members are involved in the public health response to SARS-CoV-2.  Here are some resources available to you.

• NIEHS Worker Training Program & National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training
• Letter to HHS Secretary for Protecting Essential Workers(Dropbox link)
• Guidance for Addressing Shortages of Respiratory and Face Protection (Dropbox link)
• Safer Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting Strategies Fact Sheet (Dropbox link)
• CDC Training for Healthcare Professionals page
• Guest Blog: To Protect the Public, Lawmakers Must Help Keep Healthcare Workers Safe
• Resources for Workers, Advocates and Health Professionals: National Council for Occupational Safety and Health
• APHA COVID-19 Resource Page

World Health Organization & International Labor Organization

• WHO, Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19
• WHO/WPRO, The COVID-19 risk communication package for health care facilities
• WHO, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak: Rights, roles and responsibilities of health workers, including key considerations for occupational safety and health (English only)
• WHO, ePROTECT respiratory occupational health and safety
• ILO and WHO, Work improvement in health services (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arab, Chinese)
• ILO, Guidelines on Decent Work in Public Emergency Services (English only)

Worker Health is Public Health!