Webcast Outline: June 4, 2008
Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic
- A severe pandemic would affect workplaces.
- All business and organizations should begin planning for a pandemic now.
- Critical infrastructure / key resource industries have a special responsibility to plan for a pandemic.
How Can Influenza Spread Between People?
Classifying Employee Exposure to Pandemic Influenza at Work
Steps Employers Can Take
- Develop a Disaster Plan.
- Protect Employees - Use the Hierarchy of Controls.
- The Role of Facemasks and Respirators.
- A Pandemic Preparedness Plan for Your Workplace.
Stockpiling
- New “Proposed Guidance on Workplace Stockpiling of Respirators and Facemasks for Pandemic Influenza.”
- Employers should stockpile respirators and facemasks.
- Sample Calculation:
4 N95s per HCW per shift X
120 pandemic workdays =
480 N95s per exposed HCW.
- Consider advantages and disadvantages of different types of respirators.
- Consider short term cost vs. long term cost.
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