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AIHA Back to Work Safety Resources
BOHS COVID-19 Hub
CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Resources
HSE UK Working Safely during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
IAQA Draft Reference and Guidelines for Post Cleaning Validation of Structures Contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 May 2020
Safe Work Australia COVID-19 Information for workplaces
WHO Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of COVID-19 March 2021
Commit2C.A.R.E Free Download of 'The role of the industrial hygienist in a pandemic
Airborne transmission of respiratory viruses (science.org)
A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection
Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2: The world should face the reality
Breath-, air- and surface-borne SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals
Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Epidemiologic Evidence for Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 during Church Singing, Australia
Evidence of Long-Distance Droplet Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by Direct Air Flow in a Restaurant in Korea
Exhaled aerosol increases with COVID-19 infection, age, and obesity
How Did We Get Here: What Are Droplets and Aerosols and How Far Do They Go? A Historical Perspective on the Transmission of Respiratory Infectious Diseases
SARS-CoV-2 disease severity and transmission efficiency is increased for airborne compared to fomite exposure in Syrian hamsters
Science Brief: SARS-CoV-2 and Surface (Fomite) Transmission for Indoor Community Environments
Ten scientific reasons in support of airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2
The airborne contagiousness of respiratory viruses: A comparative analysis and implications for mitigation
Close proximity risk assessment for SARS-CoV-2 infection
Exhaled CO2 as a COVID-19 Infection Risk Proxy for Different Indoor Environments and Activities
University of Colorado Boulder, COVID-19 Airborne Transmission Tool
Practical indicators for Risk of Airborne Transmission in Shared Indoor Environments and their Application to COVID-19 Outbreaks
Commit2C.A.R.E. COVID-19 International Research Team
AIOH Buying Guide for P2 Respirators (Australia & NZ), August 2020
Comparing the quantitative fit-testing results of half-mask respirators with various skin barriers in a crossover study design: a pilot study
Fit Testing Disposable P2/N95 Respirators during COVID-19 in Victoria, Australia: Fit Check Evaluation, Failure Rates, and a Survey of Healthcare Workers
Pass rate of the BSN Medical ProShield® N95 filtering facepiece using quantitative fit testing in frontline anaesthetists and anaesthesia nurses working on a COVID-19 airway team
Respirator fit-testing: busting the myths
Testing the Proper Fit Of Respirator Masks During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The pragmatic use of industrial elastomeric facemasks in health care practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
AIHA Reducing the Risk of COVID-19 Using Engineering Controls, August 2020
Efficacy of Portable Air Cleaners and Masking for Reducing Indoor Exposure to Simulated Exhaled SARS-CoV-2 Aerosols
Experimental investigation of indoor aerosol dispersion and accumulation in the context of COVID-19: Effects of masks and ventilation
Guide to air cleaner purchasing
Open Letter to address the use of Electronic Air Cleaning Equipment in Buildings
Use of portable air cleaners to reduce aerosol transmission on a hospital coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ward
Testing mobile air purifiers in a school classroom: Reducing the airborne transmission risk for SARS-CoV-2
How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?
Mask use, risk-mitigation behaviours and pandemic fatigue during the COVID-19 pandemic in five cities in Australia, the UK and USA: A cross-sectional survey
Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) transmission in residential aged care using ultraviolet light (PETRA): a two-arm crossover randomised controlled trial protocol
The effect of respiratory activity, non-invasive respiratory support and facemasks on aerosol generation and its relevance to COVID-19
Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions Potential Implications for Reducing Transmission of COVID-19
ACGIH White Paper on Ventilation for Industrial Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic, August 2020
ASHRAE Guidance for Building Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, May 2020
ASHRAE Position Document on Filtration and Air Cleaning January 2018
CDC Ventilation in Buildings, June 2021
CDC Improving Ventilation in Your Home, June 2021
CIBSE COVID-19 Ventilation, July 2021
HSE UK Ventilation and air conditioning during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health School Ventilation: A Vital Tool to Reduce COVID-19 Spread, May 2021
NCCEH Indoor CO2 Sensors for COVID-19 Risk Mitigation: Current Guidance and Limitations, May 2021
OzSAGE Safe Indoor Air (Ventilation), September 2021
REHVA COVID-19 Guidance How to operate HVAC and other building service systems to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) disease (COVID-19) in workplaces, April 2021
REHVA COVID-19 Multi-room and Recirculation Calculator
Environmental Modelling Group (EMG) and Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours (SPI-B): Application of CO2 monitoring as an approach to managing ventilation to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission May 2021
Construction
Victorian Building Authority VBA guideline for contractors and trades managing their risk of exposure to Coronavirus (COVID-19), 2020
Healthcare
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care NSQHS May 2021
COVID-19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce, Australian Guidelines for SARS-CoV-2 infection prevention and control of COVID-19 in healthcare workers June 2021
Respirators, face masks, and their risk reductions via multiple transmission routes for first responders within an ambulance
Estimating the burden of COVID-19 on the Australian healthcare workers and health system during the first six months of the pandemic
Hearing the voices of Australian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Preparing for a COVID-19 pandemic: a review of operating room outbreak response measures in a large tertiary hospital in Singapore
Schools
AIRAH COVID-19 Guidance for School Buildings advice document and infographic
Association Between K–12 School Mask Policies and School-Associated COVID-19 Outbreaks — Maricopa and Pima Counties, Arizona, July–August 2021
CDC Ventilation in Schools and Childcare programs, February 2021
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 5-step guide to checking ventilation rates in classrooms, August 2020
Mask Use and Ventilation Improvements to Reduce COVID-19 Incidence in Elementary Schools — Georgia, November 16–December 11, 2020
Pediatric COVID-19 Cases in Counties With and Without School Mask Requirements — United States, July 1–September 4, 2021
Ventilation procedures to minimize the airborne transmission of viruses in classrooms
AIHRA Guidance Document for Primary and Secondary Schools COVID-19 Ventilation Optimisation, November 2021
Transport
Community Outbreak Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Among Bus Riders in Eastern China
Tracing surface and airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA inside public buses and subway trains
Choir
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by inhalation of respiratory aerosol in the Skagit Valley Chorale superspreading event
Gyms
Ventilation and air cleaning to limit aerosol particle concentrations in a gym during the COVID-19 pandemic
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