COVID-19 in the workplace: the view from California.

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• Personal Author:
  Beckman J ; Cummings, Kristin J. ; Espineli C ; Harrison, Robert ; Materna BL ; Vergara X
• Description:
  Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is one ofthe most consequential occupational diseases we have confronted in a century, requiring abroad and comprehensive approach to workplace mitigation and prevention. In this viewpoint, we share data documenting the profound impact of COVID-19 on workers throughout California and describe the legal and policy approaches that have been used. Although the story is still unfolding, California's experience to date offers lessons for state and national strategies on workplace control of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and other airborne hazards more generally. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Air Pollutants, Occupational Communicable Diseases Environmental Exposure Lung Diseases Occupational Health Particulate Matter Preventive Medicine Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  COVID-19; Diseases; Workers; Work environment; Workplace monitoring; Preventive measures; Respiratory system disorders; Pulmonary system disorders; Exposure levels; Risk factors; Health effects; Airborne particulates; Aerosols
• ISSN:
  2329-6933
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065769
• Citation:
  Ann Am Thorac Soc 2022 Aug; 19(8):1260-1264
• Contact Point Address:
  Kristin J. Cummings, M.D., M.P.H., Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building P-3, Richmond, CA 94804
• Email:
  kristin.cummings@cdph.ca.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of the American Thoracic Society
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8ce269005595a6c04d8d13f2759cbbb73e723fc153139e83157549ce0c8a017fd1dc468bffff258a163036afdd9a9711a01fc64224949187b0cc76b154308edd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248826/cdc_248826_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 577.33 KB ]