COVID-19 Resources

Impact to Training

NIOSH Spirometry

• Spirometry Training

CAOHC

• Audiometric Testing & Hearing Conservation Program

OSHA Publications

• Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer’s Good Faith Efforts During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Personal Protective Equipment

CDC 

• Need for Fit Testing During Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks 
• CDC video on how to don and take off PPE
• CDC in Action
• Information on Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators Using Contingency and Crisis Capacity Strategies
• Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment
• For more information on COVID-19 and PPE

ERC 

The University of Cincinnati – Department of Environmental and Public Health Education and Research Center (ERC)

• Home Healthcare Workers and the Coronavirus: How to Protect Yourself. 
• Respirator Fit Testing Using Sweets and/or Bitter Solutions by Dr. McKay

Public Safety Resources

CDC Resources

EPA

• People who are at Higher Risk for Severe Illness
• Symptoms of Coronavirus
• What to do if you are sick
• Cleaning and Disinfecting your facility
• Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)

• UAB has launched a symptom tracker (UAB has launched a symptom tracker that provides useful information on tracking local COVID-19)
• School of Public Health’s initiatives during COVID-19
• Face Covering 101 

Face Mask Creations

• How to make cloth face masks with simple household items – both NO SEW & SEW!

Mental Health Resources

CDC Resources

• Stress and Coping

Center for Workplace Mental Health

• Working Remotely during COV-19

National Institute for Mental Health

• Supporting Mental Health During COV-19

Mental Health America

• Mental Health and COV-19 – Information and Resources

Workplace Preparation

CDC 

• Reopening Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools, and Homes
• Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE and Equipment
• Resources for Businesses and Employers
• Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility
• Cleaning and Disinfection for Community Facilities
• Interim Guidance Plan for Businesses and Employers to Prepare and Respond to COVID-19
• CDC in Action

EPA

• List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 

If disinfectants on this list are in short supply, alternative disinfectants can be used (for example, 1/3 cup of bleach added to 1 gallon of water, or 70% alcohol solutions).

OSHA Publications

• Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer’s Good Faith Efforts During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
• Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19.  

The Chamber of Commerce West Alabama

• PLAYBOOK FOR REOPENING YOUR BUSINESS IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 (Publication)
• COVID-19 Resources