COVID-19 Information for the Workplace

View the business guidance from OSHA: Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace.
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• Ventilation in Buildings
• Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility
• Guidance for Reopening Buildings After Prolonged Shutdown or Reduced Operation

Healthcare and First Responders

• Infection Control Guidance for Healthcare Professionals about COVID-19 
• Collection and Submission of Postmortem Specimens from Deceased Persons with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19

Airline and Airport Workers

• Preventing Spread of Disease on Commercial Aircraft: Guidance for Cabin Crew

Maritime Workers

• Interim Guidance for Ships on Managing COVID-19

Visit CDC’s COVID-19 page for Health Departments for more resources to assist state and local health departments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• NIOSH Industry and Occupation Computerized Coding System (NIOCCS) Autocoder: Free tool health departments can use to code industry and occupation data. Visit the Collecting and Using Industry and Occupation Data website for more information on industry and occupation data.
• State Specific
  • State-based Occupational Health Surveillance Clearinghouse
  • State Health Department Occupational Safety and Health Contacts

Visit NIOSH’s Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) page for more information on PPE and find resources about PPE use during the COVID-19 pandemic below.

• Respiratory Protection Information Trusted Source
• Infographic: Sequence for Putting on PPE
• Infographic: Understanding the difference between surgical masks and N95 respirators

Optimizing PPE Supply

• Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment in Healthcare Settings
• NIOSH PPE Tracker App
• PPE Burn Rate Calculator

• NIOSH Science Blog: Blog posts related to COVID-19
• Making Masks for the Workplace (cdc.gov): Information for manufacturers
• Face Coverings (cdc.gov): Barrier face coverings that conform to ASTM F3502-21 requirements
• What the U.S. Government is Doing: A catalog of all U.S. government activities related to coronavirus. Available in both English and Spanish.