COVID-19 Employer Information for Office Buildings: May 27, 2020

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  Workers in office buildings may be at risk for exposure to the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Office building employers, building owners and managers, and building operations specialists can take steps to create a safe and healthy workplace and protect workers and clients.
  
  Create a COVID-19 workplace health and safety plan -- Before resuming business operations, check the building to see if it’s ready for occupancy -- Identify where and how workers might be exposed to COVID-19 at work -- Develop hazard controls using the hierarchy of controls to reduce transmission among workers. Include a combination of controls noted below -- Administrative controls: Change the way people work -- Educate employees and supervisors about steps they can take to protect themselves at work.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Air Microbiology Air Pollution, Indoor Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Environmental Monitoring Facility Design And Construction Occupational Exposure Pandemics
• Series:
  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6f46de07d3fb530f820cc1f949de21e4989ec1295c527e968f37bae0458d9899b47259547381a81795129bf0c24c8712b72414f881bee93f35d01d8dc79ab6f6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/88411/cdc_88411_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 111.77 KB ]