OSHA Guidance Documents:
- General OSHA guidance on COVID-19:
www.osha.gov/coronavirus - COVID-19 Safety and Health Topics page (being updated):
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/ - Preventing Worker Exposure to Coronavirus (COVID-19), OSHA publication 3989), https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3989.pdf.
- Guidance on Preparing for COVID-19, (OSHA publication 3990), https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf.
- Memo – Temporary Enforcement Guidance – Healthcare Respiratory Protection Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces During the COVID-19 Outbreak, https://www.osha.gov/memos/2020-03-14/temporary-enforcement-guidance-healthcare-respiratory-protection-annual-fit.
- OSHA Respiratory Protection standard, 29 CFR § 1910.134:
https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.134 - https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/respiratoryprotection/index.html
- OSHA Personal Protective Equipment standard:
https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.132 - https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment/index.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/NIOSH:
- General COVID-19 information:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html - Strategies for conserving/optimizing supply of respirators:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/respirator-supply-strategies.html#ppe-respiratory-protection. - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/release-stockpiled-N95.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hcwcontrols/recommendedguidanceextuse.html.
- Hospital Preparedness Assessment Tool:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/hospital-preparedness-checklist.pdf - Infection Control Guidance – CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/infectioncontrol/statement-COVID.html
HHS – Strategic National Stockpile:
Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
- Emergency Use Authorization (EUA):
https://www.fda.gov/media/135763/download - EUA Clarification Letter:
https://www.fda.gov/media/136023/download
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):
- Guidance for front line OSHA Employees:
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/current_events/coronavirus.html
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
- Guidance on disinfectants, water, and wastewater:
https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC):
- Guidance on infection control:
https://apic.org/
American Dental Association
- Elective procedures Guidance:
https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2020-archive/march/ada-recommending-dentists-postpone-elective-procedures
American College of Surgeons - Elective surgery guidance:
https://www.facs.org/about-acs/covid-19/information-for-surgeons/elective-surgery