Discussing the CDC and ASHRAE Recommendations for HVAC Systems (Document)The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News
16 April 2020
ASHRAE Position Document on Infectious Aerosols (Document)American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
14 April 2020
This paper discusses ventilation-related strategies such as dilution, airflow patterns, pressurization, temperature and humidity distribution and control, filtration, and other strategies such as ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI).
Public Health Safety Check List for Air Travelers During Covid-19 (Document)Harvard University: Aviation Public Health Initiative
15 October 2020
Assessment of Risks of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission During Air Travel and Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions to Reduce Risk- Phase One Report: Gate-to-Gate Travel Onboard Aircraft (Document)Harvard University: Aviation Public Health Initiative
15 October 2020
This project arose in response to a complex set of problems during an unprecedented crisis. Three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation industry faced a significant decline in passenger traffic and revenue. There was interest in finding an independent, science-based resource to answer difficult public health safety questions, critical to both protect the workforce and the public, and essential to restarting this important segment of the national economy.
Managing Biorisk Linked to Rapidly Expanding SARS-CoV-2 Research (Website, Publication)Applied Biosafety: Journal of ABSA International
17 July 2020
Viji Vijayan
COVID-19 Technical Details for EHS Professionals (Video, Webinar)Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association, Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals [Cyber Chapter]
10 March 2020
Coronavirus and Biosafety in the Laboratory (presented April 17, 2020)
A free webinar was hosted by the Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association and the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals Cyber Chapter on 3/10/2020. The presenter, Michael Sauri, M.D
APHL Webinar: Navigating and Mitigating Laboratory Risks during COVID-19 (Webinar)ABSA/APHL
22 October 2020
PREVIOUSLY RECORDED WEBINAR
This webinar will provide attendees with knowledge on how to safely and securely handle respiratory and other specimens from persons under investigation (PUIs). Speakers will present on the biological risk assessment process to mitigate risks in the laboratory and reduce the likelihood of a laboratory acquired infection. Participants will also hear from both public health and clinical laboratories on their lessons learned. This webinar will be recorded and made available for those unable to listen live
APHL Webinar: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Laboratory Risk Assessments and Lessons Learned (Website, Webinar)APHL
A free webinar was hosted by the Association of Public Health Laboratories on 3/12/2020.
Knowledge on how to safely and securely handle respiratory and other specimens from persons under investigation (PUIs) and the biological risk assessment process to mitigate risks in the laboratory and reduce the likelihood of a laboratory acquired infection. Participants will also heard from both public health and clinical laboratories on their lessons learned. This webinar has been recorded. You must register with APHL to view the free webinar.
Guidance for organizing large events and gatherings (CDC Archived Materials - last update 3/8/2021) (Website, Regulatory)CDC
CDC offers supplemental information about attending sporting events, as some communities begin to open up.
