Resources from our June 9th Zoom Meeting
Kerry and Dale shared a ton of information on June 9th's webinar. Below are links to those resources.
Resources Dale utilized during his presentation.
Session goal: Connect attendees to current available resources.
OSHA Quick Card: How to Protect Yourself in the Workplace during a Pandemic: https://www.osha.gov/Publications/protect-yourself-pandemic.pdf
Did not review, non-federal: State of Pennsylvania policies https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Fact-Sheets.aspx
Construction Guidance During COVID-19 FAQs, U: June 1, 2020: https://www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Labor-Management-Relations/bois/BOISFAQs/Pages/Construction-Guidance-COVID19.aspx
What Phase Is My County in? https://www.pa.gov/guides/responding-to-covid-19/
Recordkeeping (1904) (thru May 25) (after 26 May):
Reporting (1904.39 a1, a2, b6, )
PPE (Subpart I) (1910.132)
Respirators (see below)
Eye and Face Protection (1910.133)
Sanitation (1910.141): Clean and disinfect
Specification for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags (1910.145)
Medical records (1910.1020)(1910.1020(c)(6)(i)).
Bloodborne Pathogen (1910.1030)
I think or know I had COVID-19, and I had symptoms
American Industrial Hygiene Association:
Masks: Term includes: respirators (1910.134), surgical masks, procedural masks, cloth face coverings.
OSHA respirators
NIOSH: 42 CFR Part 84 Respiratory Protective Devices
OSHA: Respirators Versus Surgical Masks, OSHA fact sheet
CDC, Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19
CDC, How to Wash Cloth Face Coverings:
Sample respiratory protection program, Small Entity Compliance Guides (SECG): Page 101 => Attachment 4
Voluntary Use for respirators: (1910.134 (c)(2))
§ Voluntary, Training: 1910.134, Appendix D:
§ Directive CPL 02-00-158, Inspection Procedures for the Respiratory Protection Standard, Appendix A, page A1.
OSHA publication 3990, “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19. OSHA”. March 2020.
Many (OSHA and CDC) industry guidelines:
OSHA (OSHA Alerts and Controls and Prevention): https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html, https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance-list.html?Sort=Date%3A%3Adesc
OSHA, (May 19, 2020): Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Extended use and re-use, expired shelf life:
OSHA, April 3, 2020: Enforcement Guidance for Respiratory Protection and the N95 Shortage Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic:
CDC Mar 27, 2020: Recommended Guidance for Extended Use and Limited Reuse of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare Steeings:
Decontaminating and reuse.
OSHA, April 24, 2020: Enforcement Guidance on Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic:
CDC April 30, 2020: Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators:
NIOSH:
For respirators purchased in the US. NIOSH-Approved Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/disp_part/default.html
Certified Equipment List: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/cel/default.html
{Not CBRN, but 84A, particulate filtering, N95}
Counterfeit masks / Misrepresentation of NIOSH approval: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/usernotices/counterfeitResp.html
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Continues to Seize Large Number of Counterfeit and Unapproved COVID-19 Products: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-continues-seize-large-number-counterfeit-and-unapproved-covid-19
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) list.
o OSHA, April 3, 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:
o FDA: Appendix A: Authorized Respirators: https://www.fda.gov/media/136663/download
o FDA: Respirator Models Removed from Appendix A: https://www.fda.gov/media/137928/download
Foreign country respirator purchases:
o Factors to Consider When Planning to Purchase Respirators from Another Country:
o NIOSH News flash webinar: “Factors to Consider when Planning to Purchase Respirators From Another Country”.
Business 2 Business Interchange Directory (B2B). https://dced.pa.gov/pennsylvania-covid-19-ppe-supplies-business-2-business-b2b-interchange-directory/
Plans for reopening
June, National Safety Council, National Safety Month: “Reopening Our Country and Keeping Workers Safe and Healthy:”
Workplace Decision Tool: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/workplace-decision-tool.html
On April 22, Governor Tom Wolf announced his detailed plan for reopening Pennsylvania: https://t.e2ma.net/message/x3ndee/1urhy9
Other laws: Families First Corona Response Act (FFCRA) WHD
FFCRA Poster: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/posters/FFCRA_Poster_WH1422_Non-Federal.pdf
Fact Sheet: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/Pandemic/FFCRA-Employer_Paid_Leave_Requirements.pdf