Preparing Your Workplace for COVID-19

Our doctorate-level Certified Industrial Hygienists and experienced Professional Engineers can work with your organization to assess your worker’s risk of occupational exposure to COVID-19.

With the rising number of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 cases across the U.S., many companies are struggling with how to prepare for a potential outbreak in their workplace. This respiratory disease (COVID-19) may cause mild to severe illness in infected people and is transmitted primarily through the droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. While we’re learning new things about how the virus reacts every day, it’s been shown to remain viable on surfaces for hours to days and it may also be possible to contract the virus by touching contaminated surfaces.

That makes it critical to develop and implement appropriate workplace controls to systematically minimize risk for exposure for workers and customers, and establish a response protocol to disinfect rooms or areas where personnel with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 have visited.

Our doctorate-level Certified Industrial Hygienists and experienced Professional Engineers can work with your organization to assess your worker’s risk of occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2.

Our related services include:

• Site-Specific Risk Assessments: to evaluate job risks for occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19.
• Enhanced Cleaning Protocol Development: to routinely and effectively clean all frequently touched surfaces in the workplace.
• Indoor Air Quality/HVAC System Evaluations: to ensure the proper operation and optimum performance of your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
• Site-Specific Disinfection Protocol/Outbreak Response Plan Development: to establish procedures for the cleaning and disinfection of rooms or areas where people with suspected or with confirmed COVID-19 have visited.
• OSHA Compliance Assistance: to ensure your cleaning staff and workers are performing their work operations in accordance with OSHA regulatory requirements, including:
  • Hazard Communication;
  • Personal Protective Equipment;
  • Respiratory Protection;
  • Bloodborne Pathogens; and
  • Other federal, state, or local requirements.