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• Updated Respirator Guidance Amid COVID - October 2020
• Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19​

• Audio Updates and Screening Guides Due to COVID – NAOHP Town Hall of 8-4-20

  • Best Practices Guideline for Safely Conducting Hearing Testing During the COVID-19 
  • Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation (CAOHC)
  • CAOHC Screening Guides - Due to COVID-19
• Theraworx Protect - Protecting Your Front-Line Staff Has Never Been More Critical
• CDC Takes Action to Prepare Against “G4” Swine Flu Viruses in China with Pandemic Potential
• Spirometry & Fit Testing - Updated Guidance Information from ACOEM as of July 10, 2020
• Vaccination Guidance During a Pandemic (CDC)
• Return to Work Information to Share with Employeers During COVID-19
• Instructions for Completing the Human Infection with 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Person Under Investigation (PUI) and Case Report Form
• Human Infection with 2019 Novel Coronavirus Person Under Investigation (PUI) and Case Report Form
• AMA cautions about limitations of antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2
• AIHA: Reopening: Guidance for General Office Settings
• ASSP WISE Collaboration Return to Work Matrix
• ATS (American Thoracic Society) website for Updates https://www.thoracic.org/professionals/clinical-resources/disease-related-resources/novel-coronavirus.php
• Case Tracker from the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins (updated in real time)
• CISA INSIGHTS: Risk Management for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (March 6, 2020)
• Essential Workers – Guidelines https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/critical-workers/implementing-safety-practices.html
• Finding Your Purpose Through the Zones – COVID-19 NAOHP Town Hall – Click Here to Read
• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 – Click Here to Read
• DynaMed: Coronavirus Overview, Epidemiology, Etiology and Pathogenesis, History and Physical, Diagnosis, Infection Control, Guidelines and Resources, Patient Information
• Interagency Standing Committee: Interim Briefing Note Addressing Mental Health and Psychosocial Aspects of COVID-19 (February 2020)
• Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center – Dashboard of global case statistics (updated daily)
• National Governor's Association: State Actions to Address Coronavirus (updated daily)
• National Law Review – Responding to the Covid-19 Outbreak: Update on Best Practices for Employers (updated March 3, 2020)
• Respiratory Protection:  U.S. Dept of Labor Announced Additional Guidance for Respiratory Protection During N95 Shortage   https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20200403-0
• Return to Work Guidelines   https://des.nc.gov/need-help/covid-19-information/returning-work
• Return to Work Toolkit
• Serology-based tests for COVID-19: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
• Seyfarth Shaw LLP Coronavirus Information and FAQs (March 18, 2020)
• Seyfarth Shaw LLP Return to Work Protocol Worksheet (March 18, 2020)
• Spirometry Testing Update:  ACOEM Advises Suspension of Routine Occupational Spirometry Testing During COVID-19 Pandemic https://myemail.constantcontact.com/ACOEM-Advises-Suspension-of-Routine-Occupational-Spirometry-Testing-During-COVID-19-Pandemic.html?soid=1102647720683&aid=idWxyX21cJ4
• Telemedicine Health Care provider Fact Sheet (March 17, 2020)
  https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-telemedicine-health-care-provider-fact-sheet
• Telehealth Remote Communications Notification of Enforcement Discretion for During COVID-19
  https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/emergency-preparedness/notification-enforcement-discretion-telehealth/index.html
• Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions
  https://edit.cms.gov/files/document/medicare-telehealth-frequently-asked-questions-faqs-31720.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2B-u8AFAoq8Dcn_W6R-DOLvtunc7MfwLZvo9cn2KXkOkoBqtY07ainGYM
• Telehealth Coding and Billing Updates During COVID-19 (as of 5-1-20)
  • https://www.acponline.org/practice-resources/covid-19-practice-management-resources/telehealth-coding-and-billing-during-covid-19
  • https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-medicare-and-medicaid-ifc2.pdf
• Worker Exposure Risk to COVID-19. A new OSHA chart outlines safety steps to take based on worker exposure risk by industry https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3993.pdf
• Yale University: Risk of Complications Conditional on COVID-19 Infection (updated in real time)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• CDC Coronavirus (COVID-19)  
• CDC Decision Tools for Businesses and Workplaces
• CDC Guidance for Communities, Schools, Workplaces, and Events
• CDC Information for Healthcare Professionals about Coronavirus
• CDC Interim Guidance: Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (April 20, 2020)
• CDC: Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19 (April 13, 2020)
• CDC: Coronavirus and Travel in the United States (April 13, 2020)
• CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (April 9, 2020)
• CDC Interim Guidance: Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (April 8, 2020)
• CDC Guidance on Running Essential Errands (April 6, 2020)
• Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators (April 3, 2020)
• Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission (April 3, 2020)
• Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators using Contingency and Crisis Capacity Strategies (April 1, 2020)
• NIOSH Blog: The Need for Fit Testing During Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks (April 1, 2020)
• What To Do If You Are Sick (March 25, 2020)
• Resources for Hospitals and Healthcare Professionals Preparing for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (March 25, 2020)
• Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical Specimens from Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (March 25, 2020)
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Burn Rate Calculator (March 25, 2020)
• CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers (updated March 21, 2020)
• CDC Interim Guidance: Get Your Mass Gatherings or Large Community Events Ready for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (March 15, 2020)
• CDC Guidance on PPE for health care providers (updated March 14, 2020) 
• Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for COVID-19 in the United States (March 10, 2020)
• CDC What law enforcement personnel need to know about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 
• CDC Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations (March 6, 2020)
• CDC Guidance for Use of N95 respirators past their expiration dates (updated February 28, 2020)
  • PPE CASE Reports
• CDC Interim Guidance for Healthcare Facilities: Preparing for Community Transmission of COVID-19 in the United States (updated February 29, 2020)
• Understanding the Coronavirus: CDC Webinar Recording (January 27, 2020)

Department of Labor (DOL) (March 24, 2020)

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employee Paid Leave Rights
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Employer Paid Leave Requirements
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
• COVID-19 and the Fair Labor Standards Act: Questions and Answers
• COVID-19 and the Family and Medical Leave Act: Questions and Answers
• WHD Response to COVID-19
• EEOC: What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws (April 17, 2020)
• AEI: A Roadmap to Reopening (March 28, 2020)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• EPA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (updated regularly)
• List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 (updated March 19, 2020)

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (updated daily)
• Food Safety and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (March 23, 2020) 

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• FEMA Coronavirus Response (updated regularly)
• FEMA Rumor Control (updated regularly)
• FEMA Coronavirus Best Practices (updated regularly)
• FEMA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Emergency Medical Care Fact Sheet (March 31, 2020)
• FEMA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Non-Congregate Sheltering (March 31, 2020)

International Labour Association (ILO) 

• ILO Guidelines on Decent Work in Public Emergency Services (English only)  (April 2019)
• WHO and ILO: Occupational safety and health in public health emergencies: A manual for protecting health workers and responders (English only) (Report from May 2018)

National Academy of Medicine (NAM) 

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) News and Resources (updated regularly)
• Duty to Plan: Health Care, Crisis Standards of Care, and Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (March 5, 2020)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• NIH COVID-19 Portfolio: The iSearch COVID-19 portfolio is NIH’s comprehensive, curated source for publications related to COVID-19. This portfolio includes articles from PubMed and pre-prints from arXiv, medRxiv, bioRxiv, and ChemRxiv. The portfolio is updated daily with the latest available data.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• OSHA: COVID-19 (updated regularly) 
• Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (April 13, 2020)
• Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (April 10, 2020)
• Expanded Temporary Enforcement Guidance on Respiratory Protection Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces in All Industries (April 8, 2020)
• OSHA Standards Regarding COVID-19

World Health Organization (WHO)​

• WHO Health Alert brings COVID-19 facts to billions via WhatsApp (March 27, 2020)
• WHO Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic (updated daily) 
• WHO Situation Reports – Daily updates with global data about the epidemic (updated daily)
• WHO Courses on COVID-19 (updated daily)    
• Rational use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (PDF, updated March 19, 2020)
• Key planning recommendations for Mass Gatherings in the context of the current COVID-19 outbreak (updated March 19, 2020)
• WHO Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations during COVID-19 Outbreak (March 12, 2020)
• WHO/WPRO: The COVID-19 risk communication package for healthcare facilities (March 10, 2020)
• WHO COVID-19 Occupational Health: WHO resources for protection of health workers and emergency responders (updated March 9, 2020)
• WHO: Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19 (March 3, 2020)
• WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak: Rights, roles and responsibilities of health workers, including key considerations for occupational safety and health (English only) (undated)

Industry Specific Guidance

• SOM: COVID-19 Return to Work Guide for health professionals advising patients and employers
• Response Measures to COVID-19 for the Marine and Offshore Industries (American Bureau of Shipping) (May 2020)
• Interim Guidance from CDC and OSHA: Meat and Poultry Processing Workers and Employers  (April 26, 2020)
• State of California Resilience Map - By Industry