07/07/2020 Session 1: Disinfecting during the COVID-19 Pandemic: What we need to know about the health effects of using chemicals to disinfect and best practices to minimize exposure
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Resource Links
EPA Coronavirus Webpage
Provides updated, key EPA resources on COVID-19.
EPA’s Design for the Environment Antimicrobial Products
Information about EPA’s DfE program.
EPA’s Pesticide Product and Label System
Provides a collection of pesticide product labels.
Work-related Asthma Prevention Program
California Department of Public Health webpage of resources for workers and employers to prevent work related asthma.
Disinfectants and Work-related Asthma: Information for Workers (Spanish)
Some ingredients found in disinfectants can trigger asthma. This fact sheet offers information to stay safe at work.
CDC’s Reopening Guidance
Reopening Guidance for Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces, Workplaces, Businesses, Schools, and Homes.
Cleaning and Disinfection for Households (Spanish)
Interim Recommendations for U.S. Households with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19.
OSHA-NIOSH Info Sheet (Spanish)
Information about protecting workers who use cleaning chemicals.
Safer Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Strategies to Reduce and Prevent COVID-19 Transmission
Information from the University of Washington Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences.
Safer Disinfectant Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Guidance from the Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit.
Protecting Workers from COVID-19: Cleaning and Janitorial Jobs
A resource from the MFL Occupational Health Centre in Canada – mflohc.mb.ca/covid-19