Preparing Small Business Workplaces for Influenza Pandemic
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Preparing Small Business Workplaces for
Influenza PandemicThis material was produced under grant number
SH-16619-07-60-F-51 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of
trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Boat People SOS - Oct ’07Based on OSHA’s Guidance and pandemicflu.gov
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Goals of Pandemic Influenza Planning
Reduce morbidity Reduce mortality Maintain essential services and
operations for your business during a pandemic
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“This is scary and we don’t know…”
“We don’t know the timing of the next pandemic, how severe it will be. We don’t know what drugs will work. We don’t have a vaccine. Yet we are telling everyone to prepare for a pandemic. It’s tricky…This is scary and we don’t know…that’s the message.”
Dick ThompsonWorld Health Organization
December 2005
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Three Types of Influenza Seasonal influenza refers to the periodic outbreaks of respiratory illness in the fall and winter.
Avian influenza - also known as the bird flu - is caused by virus that infects wild birds and domestic poultry. Two types: Low pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5 and H7) and highly pathogenic avian or bird influenza of the H5N1 strain.
Pandemic influenza refers to a worldwide outbreak of influenza among people when a new strain of the virus emerges that has the ability to infect humans and to spread from person to person.
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What is seasonal flu?
• Contagious, respiratory illness
• Affects 5-20% of population each year
• Kills approximately 36,000 every year
• Can be prevented with a vaccine
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Bird or Avian Flu – H5N1
• A powerful virus• Spread by migratory
birds• Transmitted from
birds to humans and other mammals
• Kills 60% of its victims• It continues to change
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H5N1 Transmission• Bird Human
– Handling live diseased birds– Preparing dead diseased birds– Eating undercooked poultry
• Human Human– Rare
• 2004 Thailand• 2006 Indonesia
www.bbc.co.ukCourtesy of Dr. Steve Lawrence
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What is Pandemic Influenza?An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus appears against which the human population has no immunity, resulting in several, simultaneous epidemics worldwide with enormous numbers of deaths and illness.
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Flu Pandemics in the Last Century
• 1918: Spanish Flu– Killed 50 million worldwide– Killed 675,000 Americans
• 1957: Asian Flu– Killed 2 million people
worldwide– Killed 70,000 Americans
• 1968: Hong Kong Flu– Killed 1 million people
worldwide– Killed 34,000 Americans
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How a Severe Pandemic Influenza Could Affect Workplaces
• Absenteeism - A pandemic could affect as many as 40 percent of the workforce during periods of peak influenza illness. Employees could be absent because they are sick, must care for sick family members and/or children.
• Change in patterns of commerce - Consumers may also change the ways in which they shop as a result of the pandemic.
• Interrupted supply/delivery - Shipments of items from those geographic areas severely affected by the pandemic may be delayed or cancelled.
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Occupational Risk Pyramid for Pandamic Influenza
Healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, dentists)
Healthcare employees (medical technicians, mortuary employees)
Employees with high-frequency contact (nail people, retails)
Office employees
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How Influenza Can Spread Between People
• Influenza is thought to be primarily spread through large droplets (droplet transmission) that directly contact the nose, mouth or eyes.
• Droplets are produced when infected people cough, sneeze or talk, sending the relatively large infectious droplets and very small sprays (aerosols) into the nearby air and into contact with other people.
• Large droplets can only travel a limited range; therefore, people should limit close contact (within 6 feet) with others when possible.
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Potential Impact of Pandemic Flu
• Interruption of services– Public transportation, communications,
schools, banks, stores, restaurants, utilities, medical care, police and first responders
• Negative impact on world economy• Overwhelmed hospitals• Supply shortages for local businesses
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Who Should Plan for an Influenza Pandemic?
– It is important for all businesses and organizations to begin continuity planning for a pandemic now.
– Lack of continuity planning can result in a cascade of failures as employers attempt to address challenges of a pandemic with insufficient resources and lack of skilled employees.
– Proper planning will allow employers to better protect their employees and prepare for changing patterns of commerce and potential disruptions in supplies or services.
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Small Business Employee Exposure to Pandemic Influenza at Work
• A significant number of Vietnamese people work in small businesses such as nail salons, retail shops, markets, and restaurants.
• Frequent and close contact (within 6 feet; physical contact with customers in nail salons), greatly increases their exposure to known or suspected sources of pandemic influenza virus such as coworkers, and the general public.
• And thus are considered medium-to-high exposure risk.
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Develop a Business Pandemic Influenze Plan
As an employer, you have an important role in protecting employee health and safety, and limiting the impact of an influenza pandemic.
Hand-outs of Business Pandemic Influenza Planning. This materials is based onwww.pandemicflu.gov/plan/businesschecklist.html(more detailed in slide 25)
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Step 1: Create a plan for You
• What might happen?– School closures– 30% of workforce
absent– Voluntary quarantine
or isolation – Social distancing
measures
• Who do you need to plan for?– Yourself– Your children– Your job– Those with special
needs, at home or in a facility
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Step 2: Prepare supplies
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How Employers Can Protect Their Employees
This plan will include four type of controlslisted from most effective to lest effective:
1. Engineering controls 2. Administrative controls 3. Work practice controls4. Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Depending on business workplace, employers may choose one or more types of controls.
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Engineering Controls• Small business,
particularly nail salons should install ventilation system with air filtration.
• Retail stores: should install physical barriers, such as clear plastic sneeze guards where possible.
Note: Nail employees spend 9-10 hours/day inside the salon. Good ventilation is important. It protects you and employees from unpleasant odors, hazardous chemicals, irritating pollutants, etc.
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Administrative controls • Small business employers should schedule
their employees’ tasks in ways that minimize exposure levels. For example:
• Developing a policy that encourages ill employees to stay home without fear of any reprisals.
• Rotate workers if feasible and give them more exercise breaks during certain exposure.
• Post signs about symptoms of the flu and suggest sick customers to avoid contact with their employees
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Work Practice ControlsEmployers will be educated to implement safety work practicesso that employees can reduce the duration, frequency orintensity of exposure to known or suspected influenza virus. For example:
• Providing resources that promote personal hygiene: no-touch trash cans, hand soap, hand sanitizer, disinfectants and disposable towels.• Encouraging employees to obtain a flu
shot.• Providing employees with up-to-date education and training on influenza risk factors, protective and preventive behaviors. • Developing policies to minimize contact between employees and between employees and clients (within 6 feet), include reducing the number of crowded settings.
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Small businesses, particularly nail salons should provide employees PPE (masks, gloves, safety glasses and face shield) to minimize exposure to influenza virus.
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Personal Protective Equipment (cont.)
PPE should be properly fitted, properly worn and maintained; especially properly removed and disposed to avoid contamination of self and others.
Employees should wash their hands frequently. For nail salon employees, they should wash their hands after each service to customers.
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Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (1)
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Business Pandemic Influenza Planning (2)
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Business Pandemic Influenza Planning (3)
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Business Pandemic Influenza Planning (4)
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Business Pandemic Influenza Planning (5)
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Business Pandemic Influenza Planning (6)
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Questions?