This document was prepared by the Virginia Department of Health to serve as a template for medical offices/organizations where respirators are used to develop and implement their written respiratory protection program as required by the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134). Throughout the template, there are technical and editorial notes that do not need to be retained but are meant to guide individualizing the plan. It includes the following appendices: 1) list of employees using respirators; 2) Medical questionnaire; 3) Work factors for respirator use; 4) Medical recommendation for respirator use; 5) Respirator Fit-test record; 6) Information for employees using respirators when not required under the OSHA standard; 7) References.
This is a 96 page toolkit developed by CDC, OSHA , NIOSH to assist hospitals in developing and implementing effective respiratory protection programs, with an emphasis on diseases that can be spread to healthcare personnel by aerosol transmission.
This is a course created by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). It is designed to train frontline personnel in best practices to prevent and control HAIs and pathogens that can spread in the healthcare setting. It consists of 11 modules (including prevention of CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, VAP/VAE, C. difficile MRSA) and how to improve understanding of disinfection and sterilization. This is a course created by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). It is designed to train frontline personnel in best practices to prevent and control HAIs and pathogens that can spread in the healthcare setting. It consists of 11 modules (including prevention of CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI, VAP/VAE, C. difficile MRSA) and how to improve understanding of disinfection and sterilization.
A 1-paged poster that illustrates how germs can spread between people via the respiratory system. It explains about activities performed in healthcare that pose increased risk of transmission and defines ways to decrease risk.
CDC
IPC Foundational Level
English
All Settings
Behavioral Health Facilities
Adult Day Care
Assisted Living Facility
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility
Home Health
Hospice & Palliative Care
Dialysis
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Acute Care Rehabilitation Hospital or Long-term Care Acute Hospital
Acute Care Hospital
Mobile Clinic
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Pediatric/NICU
Dental
Department of Health
Personal Protective Equipment
Hand Hygiene
Standard Precautions
Air Quality
Nonclinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Infection Preventionist
Patients, Family, Visitors, Unpaid Caregivers
Respiratory Infections
Print Resources
Graphics
Downloadable
A 1-page poster that illustrates the risks from exposure to dirt – with a focus on Aspergillus and Cryptococcus. It emphasizes that construction, demolition and disruption of walls and other structures can pose a risk and advises attention to ventilation, and to using barriers during construction.
CDC
IPC Foundational Level
English
Adult Day Care
Assisted Living Facility
Nursing Home / Skilled Nursing Facility
Home Health
Hospice & Palliative Care
Dialysis
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Acute Care Rehabilitation Hospital or Long-term Care Acute Hospital
Acute Care Hospital
Mobile Clinic
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Pediatric/NICU
Department of Health
Personal Protective Equipment
Hand Hygiene
Cleaning and disinfection
Nonclinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Clinical / Direct Healthcare Personnel
Infection Preventionist
Print Resources
Graphics
Downloadable
This is a poster to educate workers about the hazards in building construction and maintenance projects where Aspergillus and other organisms can pose a risk to vulnerable people.
Essentials
Acute Care Hospital
Acute Care Rehabilitation or Long-Term Care Acute Hospital (LTACH)
Adult Day Care
Air Quality
Ambulatory (Outpatient) Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Assisted Living Facility ALF
Behavioral Health Facilities
CDC
Construction
English
Free
Fungal Infections
Hospice and Palliative care
Infection Preventionists
Non-Clinical / Indirect Healthcare Personnel
Nursing Home
Pediatric / NICU
Physical Environment / Environment of Care (EOC)
Respiratory Infections
