Occupational Health and Safety Measures for COVID19 Preparedness and Response

Dear IOMSC Members:

We are sharing resources sent to us from WHO and ILO that are currently available on occupational health measures in preparing for and responding to COVID-19 outbreaks:

• WHO, Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/getting-workplace-ready-for-covid-19.pdf
• WHO/WPRO, The COVID-19 risk communication package for healthcare facilities: https://iris.wpro.who.int/handle/10665.1/14482
• WHO, Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak: Rights, roles and responsibilities of health workers, including key considerations for occupational safety and health (English only): https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/who-rights-roles-respon-hw-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=bcabd401_0
• WHO, ePROTECT respiratory occupational health and safety: https://openwho.org/courses/eprotect-acute-respiratory-infections
• WHO and ILO, Occupational safety and health in public health emergencies: A manual for protecting health workers and responders (English only): https://www.who.int/publications-detail/occupational-safety-and-health-in-public-health-emergencies
• ILO and WHO, Work improvement in health services (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arab, Chinese): https://www.ilo.org/sector/Resources/training-materials/WCMS_250540/lang--en/index.htm
• ILO, Guidelines on Decent Work in Public Emergency Services (English only): https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---sector/documents/normativeinstrument/wcms_626551.pdf

Julie Ording, MPH

Manager, Special Projects

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American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine