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INDUSTRY SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES
(General Guide & Resources listed after the industry specific listings)

Airline Workers

Information, resources and updates for workers in the airline industry from the Flight attendants, Air Line Pilots and Machinists unions.

General guidance and recommendations for airlines and airline workers from the CDC, Federal Aviation Administration, and OSHA, and specific guidance includes:

  • A communicable disease incident response checklist (AFA-CWA);
  • Guidance on preventing the spread of disease on
    commercial aircraft and on reporting onboard deaths or illnesses
    (CDC)

Construction and Building Trades Workers

Information, resources and updates for workers in the airline industry from CPWR, Heat and Frost Insulators, North
America’s Building Trades Unions
, SMART and the Steelworkers unions.

A preparation and response fact sheet from the Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund.

Educators and School
Support Staff

Information, resources and updates for workers in education from AFT, including special bulletins on how to
be prepared for educators and school support staff, higher education faculty and staff, and cleaning tips for custodians.

The CDC provides guidance for childcare programs and K-12 schools.

AFT and AFL-CIO provide resources for parents with school-aged children.

AFT’s plan to safely reopen schools and communities.

Emergency Response Workers

Information, resources and updates for emergency response workers from the Fire Fighters, including interim guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS), a self-screening guidelines poster and 10 things locals should be doing in response to
COVID-19
.

The CDC provides guidance for EMS systems and 911 Public Safety Answering points.

The Fire Fighters is tracking fire department personnel who tested positive for COVID-19.

Entertainment and Arts Workers

Information, resources and updates for workers in the entertainment and arts industries from the Musicians
and Musical Artists unions.

Government and Public Service Workers

Information, resources and updates for workers in government and public works from AFGE, AFSCME,
APWU and Treasury employees unions, including a special bulletin from AFT for public employees on how to be prepared.

OSHA provides interim guidance for border protection workers and solid waste and wastewater management workers.

Health Care Workers

Information, resources and updates for workers in the health care industry from AFSCME, AFT, Machinists and NNU unions, including personal protective equipment recommendations for nurses and other health care workers from NNU.

General guidance and recommendations for health care workers from the CDC, OSHA and WHO, and specific guidance includes:

  • Personal protective equipment recommendations for nurses and other health care workers (NNU);
  • Guidance on personal protective equipment use, the use of masks in community, home and health
    care settings
    and home care for patients with suspected novelcoronavirus infection (WHO)

General guidance and recommendations for laboratory workers from the CDC and OSHA, including interim guidance from OSHA for deathcare workers.

Hospitality, Maintenance and Retail Workers

Information, resources and updates for workers in the hospitality, maintenance, food service and retail industries
from United Food and Commercial Workers and UNITE HERE.

Maritime and Transportation Workers

Information, resources and updates for workers in the maritime and transportation industries from Amalgamated Transit Union, International Transport Workers’ Federation, Machinists, Longshoremen, & Transport Workers unions, including protection protocols for vessels calling on ports in China from the Seafarers.

General guidance and recommendations for maritime workers from the CDC, including a marine safety information bulletin from the U.S. Coast Guard.

GENERAL GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES

CDC: Prevention and Treatment

CDC: Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), May 2020

CDC: COVID-19 Information for Travelers

CDC: COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

CDC: What to Do If You Are Sick with COVID-19
DOL:COVID-19 and the Workplace
OSHA: Information for Workers and Employers About the Coronavirus Outbreak
OSHA: COVID-19 Control and Prevention
OSHA: Interim Guidance for Business Travelers

OSHA: Protecting Workers During a Pandemic fact sheet

WHO: Information and Guidance Regarding the Current Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Government of Canada: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease

 

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