BACK TO WORK SAFELY™ FOR LIBRARIES

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Dana Hollins, MPH, CIH

June 26, 2020

AIHA BACK TO WORK SAFELY™ GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

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• Follow Local & State Follow Local & State RequirementsRequirements

• Conduct Conduct a Hazard Assessmenta Hazard Assessment

• Make Plans to Prepare for Re-Make Plans to Prepare for Re-OpeningOpening

• Train Train EmployeesEmployees

• Communicate to Communicate to Library PatronsLibrary Patrons

• Ease Ease Back into OperationBack into Operation

PRIOR TO REOPENING

STEPS TO MINIMIZE POTENTIAL FOR THE VIRUS TO ENTER THE LIBRARY

•• Schedule Events VirtuallySchedule Events Virtually

•• Encourage staff to WFH (when Encourage staff to WFH (when possible)possible)

•• Prescreen Patrons and EmployeesPrescreen Patrons and Employees

•• Encourage Encourage Employees to Stay Home Employees to Stay Home if not Feeling Wellif not Feeling Well

•• Consider Temperature ChecksConsider Temperature Checks

•• Post Signs Post Signs at Library Entranceat Library Entrance

•• Isolate Deliveries and ReturnsIsolate Deliveries and Returns

• Separate Work LocationsSeparate Work Locations

• Install Physical Install Physical Partitions Partitions

• Increased Ventilation / Increased Ventilation / Fresh AirFresh Air

• Increase Filter Increase Filter EfficiencyEfficiency

• Install or Use Portable Install or Use Portable HEPA HEPA Filtration UnitsFiltration Units

• Limit Personal Fan UseLimit Personal Fan Use

STEPS TO MINIMIZE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS

•• Stagger Stagger Shifts/Limit Personnel and Shifts/Limit Personnel and Patrons in Patrons in the the LibraryLibrary

•• Maintain Physical DistanceMaintain Physical Distance

•• Limit Personal Limit Personal ContactContact

•• Evaluate/Change Evaluate/Change Work Work PracticesPractices

•• Encourage Personal Encourage Personal HygieneHygiene

•• Enhanced Enhanced Cleaning/ DisinfectionCleaning/ Disinfection

STEPS TO MINIMIZE THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS

PPE CONTROL

• Wear Disposable Gloves when Disinfecting Surfaces

• Wear Face Coverings if Interacting with Others

PPE CONSIDERATIONS

• ASHRAE: https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/resources• CDC General Business Frequently Asked Questions website:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/general-business-faq.html• CDC Guidance for Schools and Child Care Programs website:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/index.html• CDC Cleaning and Disinfection for Community Facilities website:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/cleaning-disinfection.html• CDC Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Facility Everyday Steps, Steps When Someone is Sick,

and Considerations for Employers website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/disinfecting-building-facility.html

• CDC Schools and Child Care Programs: Checklist for Teachers and Parents website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/checklist.html

• CDC Cleaning and Disinfection for Non-emergency Transport Vehicles: Interim Recommendations for U.S. Non-emergency Transport Vehicles that May Have Transported Passengers with Suspected/Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) website: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/disinfecting-transport-vehicles.html

• Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Mitigating COVID-19 When Managing Paper Based, Circulating, and Other Types of Collections: https://www.imls.gov/webinars/mitigating-covid-19-when-managing-paper-based-circulating-and-other-types-collections

• OSHA Frequently Asked Questions and Answers About Face Coverings, Surgical Masks and Respirators in the Workplace: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/covid-19-faq.html

• OSHA Guidance As Non-Essential Businesses Reopen and Employees Return to Work: https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/06182020

RESOURCES