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The NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) has been tracking information on Ebola virus disease (EVD) as it pertains to protecting workers involved in emergency response and cleanup activities performed in the United States. Eight WTP award recipients are providing safety training for workers in a range of high-risk occupations. This page contains health and safety resources for workers who may be at risk of exposure to the Ebola virus.
Training Resources
WTP Resources
- Ebola Awareness Orientation: Health and Safety Essentials for Workers(8.6MB)
- Ebola Biosafety and Infectious Disease Awareness Level Knowledge Topics and Performance Objectives(435KB)
- Ebola Operations Level Training(26.1MB)
- Ebola Biosafety and Infectious Disease Operations Level Knowledge Topics and Performance Objectives(340KB)
- Ebola Biosafety and Infectious Disease Response Training: Needs Assessment and Gap Analysis for the NIEHS WTP(4.9MB)
- Ebola Biosafety and Infectious Disease Response Training Program Webinar Series
WTP Award Recipient Resources
The following resources have been developed by organizations affiliated with the WTP and may have relevance in whole, or in part, to current training needs related to EVD.
- International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
- Midwest Consortium for Hazardous Waste Worker Training
- National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC)
- New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH)
- University of Texas Southwest Center for Occupational Health
WTP Technical Workshops
General Ebola Information
Federal Resources
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Ebola Virus Disease
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Ebola Page
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) Webcast: The Structural Basis of Ebola Viral Pathogenesis
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Ebola Safety and Health
State Resources
- California Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Standard
- California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CA/OSHA) Interim Guidance on Ebola Virus
Please refer to your local and state Department of Health for additional state-specific guidance on the Ebola virus.
Other Organizations
- American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) Ebola Research Publications and Resources
- Nebraska Medicine Biocontainment Unit
- World Health Organization (WHO)/International Labour Organization (ILO) Ebola Virus Briefing Note for Workers and Employers
Guidance by Topic Area
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Use
- Emory Healthcare: PPE Procedures
- Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit
- OSHA PPE Selection Matrix for Occupational Exposure to Ebola Virus
Cleanup of Contaminated Objects
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals for Ebola Virus
- CDC: Postmortem Stability of Ebola Virus
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Disinfectants for Use Against the Ebola Virus
- OSHA: Cleaning and Decontamination of Ebola on Surfaces for Non-healthcare Settings
Transport of Contaminated Objects
- CDC: Ebola-Associated Waste Management
- NIOSH/EPA/OSHA: Safe Handling, Treatment, Transport and Disposal of Ebola-Contaminated Waste
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT): Transporting Infectious Substances
Workplace and Job-Specific Guidance
- Health Care
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Environmental Cleaning for the Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI)
- Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC): Ebola Donning and Doffing Checklist
- American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers: Healthcare HVAC: Infection Control in Hospitals
- CDC: Ebola Information for U.S. Healthcare Workers and Settings
- Emory Healthcare Ebola Preparedness Protocols
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC): Use of PPE for Safe First Assessment of Persons Under Investigation of EVD in the EU/EEA
- ECDC: Safe Use of PPE in the Treatment of Infectious Diseases of High Consequence: A Tutorial for Trainers in Healthcare Settings
- Greater New York Hospital Association Ebola Preparedness
- Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE): Ebola Fact Sheet 2: Protecting Healthcare Workers from Ebola Virus Disease
- The Joint Commission: Infection Prevention and Control
- The Joint Commission: Patient Safety
- Airports, Airlines, and Cruise Ships
- Association of Flight Attendants: Ebola Virus: Flight Crew Guidance
- CDC: Airline Guidance
- CDC: Airport Guidance
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Cruise Ships: Managing a Suspected Case of Ebola Onboard
- CDC/NIOSH: Fact Sheets for Airport Staff
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): Airvew Health and Safety Medical Topics"
- International Air Transport Association: Air Transport & Communicable Diseases
- Apartments and Residential Buildings
- Firefighters/EMS & First Responders/Receivers
- Laboratories
- Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL): Public Health Preparedness and Response
- CDC: Laboratory Worker Guidance
- CDC: U.S. Clinical Laboratories Safe Management of Specimens
- State of New Jersey Laboratory Guidelines for Handling Specimens from Patients with Suspected and Confirmed Ebola Virus Disease
- Mortuaries and Funeral Services
- Water and Wastewater
- CDC: Guidance for Residential Decontamination and Waste Removal
- CDC: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Interim Guidance for Managers and Workers Handling Untreated Sewage from Suspected or Confirmed Individuals with Ebola in the U.S.
- CDC: Guidance for Wastewater Managers and Workers Handling Untreated Sewage from Individuals with Ebola
- State of Washington: Safe Handling of Ebola-Contaminated Wastewater for Facilities Served by a Municipal Wastewater Collection and Treatment System
- Water Environment Foundation: Wastewater Worker Safety – Addressing Concerns on Ebola in Wastewater
- Other Professions
Response Outside the U.S.
- CDC: Ebola Information for Non-U.S. Healthcare Settings
- CDC: Training for Healthcare Professionals Responding to Ebola in Africa
- Doctors Without Borders: Ebola
- WHO Ebola Outbreak 2014-2015 Page