Prepare Your Workplace for the H1N1 Flu Virus
If H1N1 or any similar outbreak reaches your workplace, do you have a plan in place to deal with it?
Under the Occupational Health & Safety Regulation - parts 5.54 (Exposure Control Plan) and 6.33 to 6.40 (Biological Agents) - your employer is required to do a risk assessment of all jobs that have any potential contact with biological agents, and to have an exposure control plan in place.
In B.C., employers are legally obligated to protect employees from work-related hazards, including exposure to infectious diseases like influenza, and must provide personal protective equipment (PPE) – gloves, gowns, goggles and face masks.
If you’re within two metres (six feet) of suspected “swine flu” cases in a clinical setings, you need to be provided with a fit-tested N95 respirator mask and training on PPE procedures. This ensures that the respirator fits snugly and seals the face properly to provide the necessary protection from airborne particles.
Contact us today to schedule a no-obligation discussion regarding your pandemic preparedness effort and how to integrate effective, pragmatic planning into your broader business continuity strategy. We look forward to sharing our approach to pandemic preparedness and some of the operational and tactical strategy options to align to your organizations strategic objectives.