RECOURCES BY AGENCY

Department of Labor – OSHA

OSHA’s primary resource is the COVID-19 Safety and Health Topics Page. This page is updated routinely and we encourage you to review it frequently. General guidance on this page includes:

• Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace and Highlights (Spanish)
• Guidance by Industry
• Guidance by Topic
• Ten Steps All Workplaces Can Take to Reduce Risk of Exposure to Coronavirus Poster (Available in 13 Languages)
• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 (Spanish)
• Prevent Worker Exposure to Coronavirus (Spanish)
• Worker Exposure Risk to COVID-19 (Spanish)
• Videos Providing Quick Safety Tips
• OSHA COVID-19 Data and Media Resources
• Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (includes FAQs on cleaning and disinfection, cloth face coverings, personal protective equipment, recordkeeping, return to work, and other topics) and
  • Posting the OSHA 300A or Equivalent Form
• Public Service Announcements
  • Safety (English (0:15) – Recording | Transcript) (Spanish (0:20) – Recording | Transcript). (July 6, 2020).
  • Health (English (0:15) – Recording | Transcript) (Spanish (0:20) – Recording | Transcript). (July 6, 2020).
• Additional Considerations for Workers in Shared Housing
• Lessons Learned: Frequently Cited Standards Related to COVID-19 Inspections
• Common COVID-19 Citations: Helping Employers Better Protect Workers and Comply with OSHA Regulations

Enforcement Memorandums: Nine (9) memorandums related to COVID-19 are in effect and intended to be time-limited to the current public health crisis:

• 10/2/2020 – Temporary Enforcement Guidance – Tight-Fitting Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) Used During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
• 05/19/2020 – Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• 5/19/2020 – Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• 04/24/2020 – Enforcement Guidance on Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
• 04/16/2020 – Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer’s Good Faith Efforts During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
• 04/08/2020 – Expanded Temporary Enforcement Guidance on Respiratory Protection Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces in All Industries During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
• 04/03/2020 – Enforcement Guidance for Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment Certified under Standards of Other Countries or Jurisdictions During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
• 04/03/2020 – Enforcement Guidance for Respiratory Protection and the N95 Shortage Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic – [1910.134 App B-1]
• 03/14/2020 – Temporary Enforcement Guidance – Healthcare Respiratory Protection Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Department of Labor – Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

WHD’s Primary Resource is its WHD COVID-19 Official Webpage, which provides information on the implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

CDC’s primary resource is the CDC COVID-19 Official Webpage. This page is updated routinely and we encourage you to review it frequently. Recent guidance released and housed on this page includes:

• CDC COVID-19 Guidance Documents
• COVID-19 One-Stop Shop Toolkits
• Resources for Businesses and Employers (includes guidance on reopening, also provided below)
  • Toolkit for Worker Safety and Support
  • Guidance for Businesses and Employers
  • FAQs for Workplaces & Businesses
  • Testing in High-Density Critical Infrastructure Workplaces and Testing in Non-Healthcare Workplaces
  • Cleaning, Disinfecting, & Ventilation
  • Coping with Stress for Workers
  • Managing Workplace Fatigue
• Specific Industries
• Critical Infrastructure Response Planning and COVID-19 Communication Plan for Select Non-healthcare Critical Infrastructure Employers
• Preparing Small Businesses
• Cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. and COVIDView: A Weekly Surveillance Summary of U.S. COVID-19 Activity
• Interim Guidance for Discontinuation of Isolation for Persons with COVID-19 Not in Healthcare Settings
• Contact Tracing in Non-Healthcare Workplaces
• Fact sheets for employees and employers on heat stress prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Print Resources (that may be downloaded and printed)
• When to Quarantine

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDA’s primary resource is the FDA COVID-19 Official Website. This page is updated routinely and we encourage you to review it frequently. Recent guidance related to workplace safety and health released and housed on this page includes:

• Is Your Hand Sanitizer on FDA’s List of Products You Should Not Use?
• FDA Updates on Hand Sanitizers Consumers Should Not Use
• Decontamination Systems for Personal Protective Equipment EUAs
  • FAQs for Filtering Facepiece Respirator (FFR) Decontamination Systems

RECOURCES ON REOPENING WORKPLACES

OSHA/State Plan

• Guidance on Returning to Work
• COVID-19 Guidance on Social Distancing at Work
• COVID-19 Guidance on Ventilation in the Workplace (Spanish)
• State Plans – Emergency Temporary Standards and related Regulations
  • Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Resources, including access to the Emergency Temporary Standard and related resources (FAQs, Model Plans, Fact Sheet, etc.)
    • California Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) Resources for Employers and Workers
    • California New Employer Portal to Assist With COVID-19 Compliance
  • Michigan Workplace Safety Guidance, including access to the Michigan Emergency Rule
    • Michigan Act on Preventing Retaliation,
    • Michigan COVID-19 Response and Reopening Liability Assurance Act and
    • Amended Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act Liability Protection to Employers for an Employee’s Exposure to COVID-19
  • Virginia Final Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention Standard
  • Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Resources, including access to the Temporary Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risk
  • Minnesota Emergency Executive Order 20-74, Sample Plan, and COVID-19 Preparedness Plan FAQs
  • New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development Executive Order to Protect New Jersey’s Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • New Mexico’s Emergency Temporary Standard
  • Utah ETS – Face Mask Use to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
  • Washington COVID-19 Resources, including access to emergency rules on Prohibited Business Activities and Additional Requirements to Protect Occupants in Temporary Worker Housing From COVID-19 exposure
• Many State Plans have issued guidelines for employers and workers in their states and some are included in this resource. For the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 resources, please check the state’s webpage.

CDC/NIOSH

• Resuming Business Toolkit
• Reopening Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools, and Homes
  • Hazard Communication for Disinfectants Used Against Viruses
• Guidance for Reopening Buildings After Prolonged Shutdown or Reduced Operation: Ensure the Safety of Your Occupants and Building Water System and Devices
• Employer Information for Office Buildings
• Carpooling: Here are ways that you can help prevent the spread of COVID-19 when carpooling, also available in Marshallese, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu, and Vietnamese

Other Organizations

• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Back to Work Safely Resources; Reducing the Risk of COVID-19 using Engineering Controls; Employers Guide to COVID-19 Cleaning and Disinfection in Non-Healthcare Workplaces; Effective and Safe Practices, Guidance for Custodians, Cleaning, and Maintenance Staff
• National Safety Council (NSC) Safe Actions for Employee Returns (SAFER) and COVID-19 Webinars and Podcasts
• National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Seasonal Flu and Covid-19 Wellness Bulletin Announcement

RESOURCES ON CLOTH FACE COVERINGS & RESPIRATORY PROTECTION

OSHA/State Plan/CDC

• OSHA COVID-19 Guidance on the Use of Cloth Face Coverings while Working Outdoors in Hot and Humid Conditions
• OSHA COVID-19 Guidance on the Use of Cloth Face Coverings while Working Indoors in Hot and Humid Conditions
• CDC Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 and How to Safely Wear and Take Off a Cloth Face Covering
• OSHA Seven Steps to Correctly Wear a Respirator at Work (Available in 16 Languages)
• OSHA Understanding Compliance with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection Standard During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
• CDC Factors to Consider When Planning to Purchase Respirators from Another Country
• NIOSH Science Blog on Skin Irritation from Prolonged Use of Tight-Fitting Respirators
• CDC Optimize N95 Respirator and Other Respirators
• CDC/NIOSH Filtering Facepiece Respirators with an Exhalation Valve: Measurements of Filtration Efficiency to Evaluate Their Potential for Source Control

VACCINE/VACCINATIONS

HHS/CDC/FDA

• CDC COVID-19 Vaccine website
• CDC Vaccine Information for You and Your Family
• COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers and other Vaccine Communication Toolkits
• Workplace Vaccination Program
• CDC Vaccine Product Information, including information about specific vaccines – Moderna and Pfizer- BioNTech and Janssen/J&J
• CDC Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 Vaccination
• Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Covid-19 Vaccine Recommendations
• FDA COVID-19 Vaccines
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Physical Security Measures Infographic

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BY INDUSTRY SECTOR

OSHA/State Plans

• Healthcare Workers and Employers
  • Washington State Plan (includes section for Healthcare Employers and Workers)
• Emergency Response Workers and Employers
• Dentistry Workers and Employers
  • Guidance for Dental Practitioners (Spanish)
  • South Carolina State Plan Fast Facts
• Retail Pharmacies (Spanish)
• Nursing homes and Long-Term Care Facilities (Spanish)
• RESPIRATORY PROTECTION GUIDANCE for the Employers of Those Working in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, and Other Long-Term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

HHS/CDC/NIOSH

• Emergency Medical Services
• Healthcare Professionals
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Pharmacies
• Dental Settings
• Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities
• Healthcare Personnel and First Responders: How to Cope with Stress and Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Optimizing Personal Protective Equipment Supplies, including during shortages
• Recorded webinar from NIOSH, OSHA, and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill on how long-term care facilities can implement respiratory protection programs.
• COVID-19 Contact Tracing Communications Toolkit for Health Departments
• HHS Healthcare Resilience Working Group (HRWG) Fact Sheet: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Preservation Planning Toolkit
• Ensuring Healthcare Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic (webinar)

Transportation – OSHA

• Package Delivery (Spanish)
• Airline Operations
• Border Protection and Transportation Security
• Solid Waste and Wastewater Management

Transportation – NIOSH/CDC

• Transit Station and fact sheets for employees and employers
• Transit Maintenance and fact sheets for employees and employers
• Fact Sheets for Paratransit operator employees and employers
• Rail Transit Operators and fact sheets for employees and employers
• Bus Transit Operators and fact sheets for employees and employers
• Airport Personnel and COVID-19
• Airline Catering Truck Drivers and Helpers
• Aircraft Maintenance
• Airline Customer Service Representatives and Gate Agents
• Mail and Parcel Delivery Drivers
• What Long-Haul Truck Drivers Need to Know about COVID-19

Retail/Service Industry – OSHA/State Plans

• COVID-19 Guidance for Stockroom and Loading Dock Workers (Spanish)
• Retail Workers (Spanish)
• Retail Workers and Employers in Critical and High Customer-Volume Environments
• In-Home Repair Services
• COVID-19 Guidance for In-Home Repair Services Poster (Spanish)
• Restaurants & Beverage Vendors Offering Takeout or Curbside Pickup (Spanish)
• COVID-19 Guidance for Restaurants Resuming Dine-In Service Poster (Spanish)
• Rideshare, Taxi, Car Service (Spanish)
• Steps to Protect Automotive Service Workers from Exposure to Coronavirus (Spanish)
• Wyoming OSHA Protecting Grocery & Other Essential Workers from COVID-19
• Minnesota OSHA Protecting grocery store workers
• California/OSHA Safety AND Health Guidance COVID-19 Infection Prevention in Grocery Stores
• COVID-19 Guidance for Hair and Nail Salon Workers (Spanish)
• COVID-19 Guidance for Food Truck Workers (Spanish)
• Steps to Protect Cleaning Staff During COVID-19 (Spanish)

Retail/Service Industry – NIOSH/CDC

• Considerations for Bars and Restaurants, including CDC Restaurant and Bars Decision Tool
• Food and Grocery Pick-up and Delivery Drivers
• Rideshare, Taxi, Limo, and Other Passenger Drivers-for-Hire
• COVID-19 Employer Information for Nail Salons and What Nail Salon Employees Need to Know about COVID-19
• COVID-19 Employer Information for Banks and What Bank Employees Need to Know about COVID-19
• Limiting Workplace Violence Associated with COVID-19 Prevention Policies in Retail and Services Businesses
• Fact sheets for beauty salon and barbershop employees and employers
• Fact Sheets for hotel, resort, and lodge employees and employers
• Considerations for Food Pantries and Food Distribution Sites

Manufacturing – OSHA/NIOSH/CDC/FDA

• OSHA/CDC Interim Guidelines for Manufacturing Workers and Employers and a related presentation Review of Manufacturing Workers and Employers: Interim Guidance From the CDC and OSHA
• Manufacturing Industry Workforce (Spanish)
• Manufacturing Facility Assessment Toolkit
• Review of Manufacturing Facility Assessment Checklist and Tool
• Facility Assessment Checklist for Evaluation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Assessment and Control Plans for Manufacturing Facilities
• Manufacturing Facilities: Key Strategies to Prevent COVID-19 Infection among Employees
• Manufacturing Employees Things You Can do in and Outside of Work to Protect Yourself and Your Coworkers from COVID-19

Construction – OSHA/State Plan/CDC

• COVID-19 Guidance for the Construction Workforce (Spanish)
• Guidance for Construction Employers and Workers
• CDC Construction COVID-19 Checklists for Employers and Employees
• California OSHA COVID-19 Infection Prevention in Construction
• Nevada OSHA COVID-19 Letter for Construction Industry
• Oregon OSHA COVID-19: Job Health, Safety Resources for Oregon Contractors
• Michigan OSHA Construction COVID-19 Workplace Safety Guidance

Construction – Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR)

• Guidance on COVID-19 (Spanish)
• Toolbox Talk on COVID-19 (Spanish)
• COVID-19 Construction Clearinghouse
• COVID-19 Exposure Control Planning Tool

Construction – General Building Contractors Association

• COVID-19 Recommended Job Site Protocols
• COVID-19 Recommended Response Protocols

Construction – American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)

• Focus on Construction Health: COVID-19

Agriculture – OSHA/NIOSH/CDC/State Plan/FDA

• OSHA/CDC Joint Interim Guidance for Agriculture Workers and Employers
• Agriculture Worker Safety During COVID-19 Wallet Card (Spanish)
• Preventing Farmworker Exposure to COVID-29 in Employer-Provided Vehicles (Spanish)
• Agricultural Employer Checklist for Creating a COVID-19 Assessment and Control Plan
• North Carolina DOL Guidance Alert for Farm Workers
• Oregon/OSHA Temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency in employer-provided housing, labor-intensive agricultural operations, and agricultural transportation, and related enforcement memorandum and frequently asked questions
• Washington Implements New COVID-19 Safety Rules for Farmworker Housing
• California/OSHA Safety and Health Guidance COVID-19 Infection Prevention for Agricultural Employers and Employees
• FDA New Web Page – COVID-19 Vaccination & the Food and Agriculture Sector

Meatpacking/Food Processing – OSHA/NIOSH/CDC/State Plan

• OSHA/CDC Joint Interim Guidance for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers and Employers, and related Meat and Poultry Processing Facility Assessment Toolkit
• Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines for the Meatpacking Industry
• 9 Steps to Reducing Worker Exposure to COVID-19 in Meat, Poultry, and Pork Processing and Packaging Facilities Poster (Available in 24 Languages)
• Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities: Key Strategies to Prevent COVID-19 Infection among Employees
• Meat and Poultry Processing Employees: Things you can do at work and at home to protect from COVID-19
• Interim Guidance from CDC and OSHA Protecting Seafood Processing Workers from COVID-19
• Checklist for Seafood Processing Worksites
• Steps to Reducing Worker Exposure to COVID-19 in Fish and Seafood Processing and Packaging Facilities (Spanish)
• Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Food Processing-Warehouse Coronavirus (COVID-19) Fact Sheet
• North Carolina DOL Health and Safety Guidelines for Food Processing
• Oregon Food Processing Response Toolkit
• OSHA and FDA Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Other Industries – OSHA/NIOSH/CDC/State Plans

• Postmortem Care
• Correctional Facility operations
• Environmental Services (i.e., janitorial, cleaning services)
  • Washington State Guidance for Janitorial Workers/Employees
• OSHA Guidance to Employers to Help Protect Oil and Gas Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
• NIOSH fact sheet for offshore oil and gas employees and employers
• NIOSH fact sheet for utility employees and employers
• NIOSH fact sheet for warehousing employees and employers