Wednesday, August 19, 2009

HHS: Updated Guidance For Businesses And Workplaces

 

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Later this morning the HHS, along with Homeland Security and the Commerce Department will hold a webcast on the updated guidance for the business community on dealing with pandemic influenza.


The webcast is may be viewed at www.flu.gov  at 11am EDT.

 

The updated guidance documents are linked below, which you may want to review before, during, and after the broadcast.

 

 

Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to the 2009 – 2010 Influenza Season

AUGUST 19, 2009

CDC is releasing new guidance that recommends actions that non-healthcare employers should take now to decrease the spread of seasonal flu and 2009 H1N1 flu in the workplace and to help maintain business continuity during the 2009–2010 flu season.1 The guidance includes additional strategies to use if flu conditions become more severe and some new recommendations regarding when a worker who is ill with influenza may return to work. The guidance in this document may change as additional information about the severity of the 2009-2010 influenza season and the impact of 2009 H1N1 influenza become known. Please check www.flu.gov periodically for updated guidance

 

 

 

General Business and Workplace Guidance for the Prevention of Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Flu in Workers

August 10, 2009, 10:00 AM ET