Additional Resources

General Information

• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19. OSHA Publication 3990, (March 2020). Also, available in Spanish.
  
• Emergencies/Diseases webpage. World Health Organization (WHO). Provides up-to-date information on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
• Health Topics/Coronavirus webpage. World Health Organization (WHO).
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
  • Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers:  Plan, Prepare and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019.
• Health Alert Network. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Provides up-to-date information about urgent public health incidents to public information officers; federal, state, territorial, and local public health practitioners; clinicians; and public health laboratories.
• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
• Protecting Workers During a Pandemic. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
• Coronavirus Health Information. National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• COVID-19 ("Coronavirus") Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel. U.S. Department of Education (DOE).
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• Coronavirus Task Force. The White House.
• Coronavirus Resources. U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
• Learn what the U.S. government is doing in response to coronavirus at www.usa.gov/coronavirus (en Español: gobierno.usa.gov/coronavirus).

Healthcare Workers and Employers

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
  • Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations.
  • FAQ About Personal Protective Equipment.
  • Public Health Recommendations for People in U.S. Communities Exposed to a Person with Known or Suspected COVID-19, other than Health Workers or other Critical Infrastructure Workers.
  • Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission.
• Bloodborne Infectious Diseases: HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Though not specific to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), it describes engineering controls and work practices to prevent exposure to blood and other body fluids through which the virus is transmitted.
• OSHA Respiratory Protection e-Tool. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
• Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention Safety and Health Topic. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
• Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Healthcare Facilities. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Reviews guidelines and strategies for preventing environment-associated infections in healthcare facilities for previous diseases of concern and offers recommendations.
• Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings. Siegel JD, Rhinehart E, Jackson M, Chiarello L, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Written for use by healthcare providers and administrators with responsibility for developing, implementing, and evaluating infection control programs for healthcare settings across the continuum of care.
• Infection Control. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Guidelines and Guidance Library.
• Respiratory Protection Safety and Health Topic. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Provides hyperlinks to a variety of training videos related to respiratory protection, including fit testing, medical evaluations, respirator types, and training requirements.
• Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected. World Health Organization (WHO).
  
• Risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) readiness and response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). World Health Organization (WHO).
• Global Surveillance for human infection with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). World Health Organization (WHO).
• N95 Respirator Limited Reuse – Healthcare Professionals Providing Clinical Care. University of Nebraska Medical Center. Video demonstrating potential approaches for donning and doffing of N95 filtering facepiece respirators in a limited reuse situation.

For Emergency Response Workers and Employers

• Temporary Enforcement Guidance – Healthcare Respiratory Protection Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces During the COVID-19 Outbreak. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
• Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2. Pesticide Registration, List N. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
  • Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for COVID-19 in the United States.
  • Guidance for Prehospital Providers.
  • What Law Enforcement Personnel Need to Know about Coronavirus Disease 2019.
  • Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators.
  • Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators using Contingency and Crisis Capacity Strategies.
    
  • FAQ About Personal Protective Equipment.
  • Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations.
• Guidance on COVID-19. International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF).
• COVID-19 Information. National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC).
• Resources for COVID-19. International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC).
• COVID-19 Resources. National Association of State EMS Officials.

For Laboratory Workers and Employers

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
  • Information for Laboratories.
  • Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
  • Interim Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing Specimens Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
  • Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations.
  • Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators.
  • Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators using Contingency and Crisis Capacity Strategies.
    
  • FAQ About Personal Protective Equipment.
  • Healthcare Supply of Personal Protective Equipment. Webinar for healthcare professionals.
  • Preventing COVID-19 from Spreading.
  • Public Health Recommendations for People in U.S. Communities Exposed to a Person with Known or Suspected COVID-19, other than Health Workers or other Critical Infrastructure Workers.
  • Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission.
• Laboratory testing for 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in suspected human cases. World Health Organization (WHO).
• Hospital e-Tool. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), 5th Edition. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Features the most recent guidance on protecting workers in laboratory environments.
  • Section IV – Laboratory Biosafety Level Criteria
  • Section VII – Occupational Health and Immunoprophylaxis
  • Section VIII-E – Viral Agents Agent Summary
• Laboratory Safety Biosafety Cabinets Fact Sheet. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
• Laboratory Biosafety Manual - Third Edition. World Health Organization (WHO).

For Airline Workers and Airline Employers

• Quarantine and Isolation - Coronavirus Disease 2019 Guidance. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• Quarantine and Isolation - Airlines Tool. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Communicable Diseases. National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• Air Transport & COVID-19 Coronavirus. International Air Transport Association (IATA).
• Emergency Response Plan and Action Checklist. International Air Transport Association (IATA).

For Correctional Facility Workers and Employers

• Resources for Correctional and Detention Facilities. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

For Environmental Services Workers and Employers

• Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

For Business Travelers

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Travel. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• Small Business International Travel Resource. National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
• Travel Advisories. U.S. Department of State (DOS).