OSHA Unveils New Pandemic Flu Guidance for Health Care Workers

Posted June 14, 2007

On May 21, 2007, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled new safety and health guidance that will help health care workers and their employers prepare for a possible influenza pandemic.

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Health care Workers and Healthcare Employers is a comprehensive resource for health care planners an d practitioners, the new guidance offers information and tools to assist the industry in preparing for and responding to an influenza pandemic.

It includes technical information on infection control and industrial preparations and planning issues; and OSHA standards that have special importance to pandemic preparedness planners and responders in the industry.