Agriculture workers and employers: interim guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Labor: June 1, 2020

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Labor. ; National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.). Division of Viral Diseases.
• Description:
  This joint guidance for COVID-19 may be adapted by state and local health departments to respond to rapidly changing local circumstances.
  
  Who this guidance is for: All agriculture workers and their employers.
  
  Farm operations vary across regions of the country. This guidance provides a template of action to protect agriculture workers from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Agricultural employers can adapt these recommendations to protect workers at their particular work sites or in specific work operations.
  
  Purpose: Agriculture work sites, shared worker housing, and shared worker transportation vehicles present unique challenges for preventing and controlling the spread of COVID-19. Consistent application of specific preparation, prevention, and management measures can help reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.
  
  Background -- Exposure risk among agriculture workers and employers -- Create a COVID-19 assessment and control plan -- Control plan -- Screening and monitoring workers -- Managing sick workers -- Addressing return to work after worker exposure to COVID-19 -- Control plan—Engineering controls -- Control plan—Cleaning, disinfection, and sanitation -- Control plan—Administrative controls -- Control plan—Personal protective equipment (PPE) -- Special considerations for shared housing -- Special considerations for shared transportation -- Special considerations for children -- Other information.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Farmers Pandemics
• Series:
  Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guideline
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/88622/cdc_88622_DS1.pdf
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