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NAOSH Week 2009
May 3-9, 2009
Nationwide
Safety 2009
June 28-July 1, 2009
San Antonio, TX
Responding to the H1N1 “Swine” Flu Outbreak
- Get the Facts
- Communicate with Your Employees
- Responding to Concerns
- Emergency Preparedness and Planning
- Swine Flu Updates
- Download/Print the ASSE H1N1 Guidance Sheet (doc)
Emergency Preparedness and Planning
While there has been a considerable amount of discussion in the media about a possible “swine flu pandemic,” the current outbreak is NOT considered to be a pandemic. However, you can use this situation as an opportunity to review and update your organization’s plans for emergency preparedness.
- What should I say if employees ask whether the swine flu is a pandemic? Let your employees know that the swine flu is not a pandemic right now. To be classified as a global pandemic, the disease must have community level-outbreaks with prolonged human-to-human transmission in at least two countries on different continents. It is a disease outbreak, and they happen all the time - we just don’t always hear about it in the media. You can also let your employees know that your organization has a plan-of-action in place.
- Where
can I find resources that will help me with pandemic preparation?
ASSE Resources
- Avian
Flu Infection Control Guidelines: by Aruna Vadgama,
RN, MPA, CSP, CPHQ, CPE, COHN-S
- Fact Sheet: Advancing the Nation's Preparedness for Pandemic
Influenza
- Are you prepared for the threat of an influenza pandemic?
- Planning
for Pandemic Surge Population(pdf): by Aruna Vadgama,
RN, MPA, CSP, CPHQ, CPE, COHN-S
- Business
Readiness Plan(pdf): by Aruna Vadgama, RN, MPA, CSP,
CPHQ, CPE, COHN-S
- Reasons
for Concern, Reasons for Preparedness(ppt), Scott Mungo – Managing
Director, Corporate Safety Health and Fire Protection – FedEx
Express
ASSE Educational Opportunities on Pandemic Preparation
ASSE will have several sessions at the 2009 PDC in San Antonio, Texas addressing pandemic preparation. These sessions include:
Session 506 (Monday, June 29, 10:45am): “Dodging the Bugs: Infection Control at Work,” Speaker Deborah Fell-CarlsonSession 530 (Monday, June 29, 3:15pm): “Pandemic Influenza Epidemiology and Planning,” Speaker Jay Brakensiek
Session 745 (Wednesday, July 1, 11:00am)“Pandemic Influenza: An Occupational Safety and Health Perspective,” Speakers Gary Morris & Tanis Batsel
External Resources
- OSHA, Guidance on Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic (pdf)
- OSHA, Recordkeeping Guidance on Swine Flu (doc)
- Public Safety, Canada, A Guide to Business Continuity Planning
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Stopping the Spread of Germs at Work
- CDC, Webpage of free pandemic planning resources
- Mercer, the HR consulting giant, has a web page full of free planning tools
- Avian
Flu Infection Control Guidelines: by Aruna Vadgama,
RN, MPA, CSP, CPHQ, CPE, COHN-S
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