Manufacturing Employees: Things You Can Do In and Outside of Work to Protect Yourself and Your Coworkers from COVID-19

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  STAY HOME if you are sick. Symptoms to watch for: Cough; Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing; Fever; Chills; Muscle pain; Sore throat; New loss of taste or smell. Avoid contact with others while you are sick: Stay in a specific room at home and away from other people, as much as possible. Talk with a doctor and your supervisor about when you can return to work. Stay at least 6 feet (about 2 adult arms' length) from other people at work and in your community as much as possible. Stay at least 6 feet apart during conversations, in locker rooms, hallways or corridors, and when entering or leaving your workplace. Do not share drinks or food with coworkers. Tools should be regularly cleaned and disinfected, especially when you change workstations or move to a new set of tools. Do not carpool, if possible. Wear a cloth face covering over your mouth and nose while in the workplace and in public: Fit your covering snugly, but comfortably, against the sides of your face. When removing your face covering, try not to touch your eyes, nose, or mouth, and wash your hands immediately. Wash or replace the face covering after use. Replace the face covering when it is wet or dirty. Continue to wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) required for your normal work tasks. Do not touch your eyes, nose, or mouth: With unwashed hands; While wearing gloves; While adjusting or removing your face covering or safety glasses. Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol: Before and after work shifts and breaks; After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing; After using the restroom; Before eating; Before and after preparing food; After putting on, touching, or removing cloth face coverings. Cover your coughs and sneezes: Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or use the inside of your elbow if you have no tissue. Throw used tissues in the garbage. Immediately wash your hands or use hand-sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol after sneezing or coughing. This fact sheet is available in English, Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, French, Haitian-Creole, Karen, Korean, Nepali, Spanish, Somali, Tigrinya, and Vietnamese. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Manufacturing Industry Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Pandemics Personal Protective Equipment Respiratory Protective Devices Safety Safety Management Viral Diseases Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Infectious diseases; Infection prevention; Disease prevention; Viral diseases; Hand washing; Face masks; Safety practices; Protective measures; Manufacturing
• Source:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 May; :1-2
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EPRO - Emergency Preparedness and Response Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060951
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/89871/cdc_89871_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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