by Jbs112309 d3 — November 27, 2009—The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued commonsense fact sheets that employers and workers can use to promote safety during the current H1N1 influenza outbreak.
The fact sheets inform employers and workers about ways to reduce the risk of exposure to the 2009 H1N1 virus at work. Separate fact sheets for health care workers, who carry out tasks and activities that require close contact with 2009 H1N1 patients, contain additional precautions.
OSHA’s “Workplace Safety and H1N1” Web site provides easy to understand information appropriate for all workplaces and more extensive guidance for those involved in higher risk health care activities. The fact sheets on the site are advisory in nature and informational in content.
As new information about the 2009 H1N1 virus becomes available, these workplace fact sheets will be updated. OSHA advises employers and workers to review H1N1 site often to ensure they have the most up-to-date information when making decisions about their operations and planning.
