Influenza Pandemic Resource Center
The threat of an influenza pandemic is dominating the news. Those who have recently traveled abroad are especially concerned. The FIA Safety & Health Committee has compiled a list of helpful recourses for safety managers concerned about a possible influenza pandemic.
What would you do if 20-30-40% of your workforce was out due to illness? The following links are offered to help an organization evaluate their risk factors, and to help them prepare their workplace for a possible outbreak.
- OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic
- Continually updated information from the Center for Disease Control
- World Health Organization - Daily situation updates and maps
- Key Facts about Swine Influenza - Center for Disease Control
- Influenza Pandemics: Can they be averted?
- Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist - Center for Disease Control
- Travel Warnings from the State Department regarding specific countries
- Stop the Spread of Germs at Work - Center for Disease Control
- Where You Live - Select a state to find pandemic flu planning and response information pertaining to your state - - Center for Disease Control
- World Health Organization - Outbreak Communication Guidelines
- H1N1 Flu Clinical and Public Health Guidance - Center for Disease Control
- Sample Flu Pandemic Contingency Plan
- A Guide for Individuals and Families - PandemicFlu.gov.
- Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Individuals and Families