Dear colleagues,
Hope you are all doing well and good.
We have been receiving a lot of questions about the below-mentioned implementation of the WHO interim guidance on public health and social measures in the workplace and issued Frequently Asked Questions and Answers available now on the web here https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-tips-for-health-and-safety-at-the-workplace-in-the-context-of-covid-19
Have a great weekend
Ivan
Ivan D. Ivanov, MD, PhD
Team Lead, Occupational and Workplace Health
Environment, Climate Change and Health Department
Division of Healthier Populations
World Health Organization
20, avenue Appia, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland
Tel +41 22 791 55 32, ivanovi@who.int
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Dear colleagues,
On 16 April WHO issued an interim guidance “Considerations for public health and social measures in the workplace in the context of COVID-19” available at https://www.who.int/publications-detail/considerations-for-public-health-and-social-measures-in-the-workplace-in-the-context-of-covid-19
The guidance covers non-healthcare workplaces. A workplace risk assessment should be carried out to determine the level of exposure risk (low, medium or high) and better plan preventive measures to be implemented. It should be carried out for each specific work setting and each job. The risk of work-related exposure to COVID-19 depends on the probability of coming into close with people who may be infected with COVID-19 and through contact with contaminated surfaces and objects.
The employers, in consultation with workers and their representatives, should take preventive and protective measures, which will not involve any expenditure on the part of workers. Workplaces should develop action plans for prevention and mitigation of COVID-19 as part of the business continuity plan and according to the results of the risks assessment and the epidemiological situation.
This document is an annex to and should be read in conjunction with the framework guidance “Considerations in adjusting public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance” from 15 April 2020 https://www.who.int/publications-detail/considerations-in-adjusting-public-health-and-social-measures-in-the-context-of-covid-19-interim-guidance.
The guidance is issued under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence.
It allows for translation by entities, external to WHO, under the following conditions:
- WHO name and logo are not allowed on the title page
- The translated version should be published under the same or equivalent CC license
- Logo of entity would appear on the cover page and title page of the Translation.
- Add the following disclaimer in the language of the translation along with the suggested citation: “This translation was not created by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO is not responsible for the content or accuracy of this translation. The original English edition “Considerations for public health and social measures in the workplace in the context of COVID-19:
Annex to Considerations in adjusting public health and social measures in the context of COVID-19, 10 May 2020, Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO shall be the binding and authentic edition”
Should you decide to translate, please, send a pdf file to workershealth@who.int for upload on WHO document repository.
Best regards from Geneva
Warmly,
Ivan
Ivan D. Ivanov, MD, PhD
Team Lead, Occupational and Workplace Health
Environment, Climate Change and Health Department
Division of Healthier Populations
World Health Organization
20, avenue Appia, CH-1211, Geneva, Switzerland
e-mail workershealth@who.int
