Business Planning General Information

Pandemic Influenza Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (PDF - 4.97 MB) (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)
Provides contingency planning process for a pandemic. Also provides business planners with sector-specific and common pandemic information planning variables keyed to escalating disaster phases.

• What Employers Can Do to Protect Workers from Pandemic Influenza, Fact Sheet (PDF - 47.5 KB)  - En Español (PDF - 40.5 KB) (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
  Provides employers a set of occupational safety and health controls, "hierarchy controls", to reduce exposures to pandemic influenza in their workplaces.
• Healthcare Workplaces Classified as Very High or High Exposure Risk for Pandemic Influenza,  What to do to protect workers.  Fact Sheet, (PDF – 54.2 KB)  En Español (PDF – 363 KB) (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
  Provides engineering controls, training practices, administrative controls, and recommended personal protective equipment for workplaces that require workers to have contact with people who are known or suspected to be infected with the pandemic virus.
• Considerations for Antiviral Drug Stockpiling by Employers in Preparation for an Influenza Pandemic (PDF - 497 KB) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  Provides guidance to employers on antiviral stockpiling to help protect the health of their employees and to assure continuity of operations.
• Proposed Guidance on Stockpiling of Respirators and Facemasks in Occupational Settings (PDF - 437.54 KB) (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• Protect Yourself, Pandemic Flu Respiratory Protection. Quick Card, (PDF – 26.1 KB) - En Español (PDF – 38 KB) (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
  Provides brief information on who needs to wear a respirator and what’s needed for a respiratory protection program.
• Respiratory Infection Control: Respirators Versus Surgical Masks. Fact Sheet, (PDF – 1.6 MB) – En Español (PDF – 1.6 MB); (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
  Highlights the significant differences between these two types of personal protective equipment.
• Interim Guidance on Environmental Management of Pandemic Influenza Virus
  CDC guidance on hygiene and use of disinfectants on surfaces frequently touched by hand (equipment, door handles, light switches, etc.).
• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers (PDF - 405 KB) (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• Federal Employment Laws
  • Federal Employment Laws - For Employers
  • Contacts for Employers and Employees with Questions on Federal Employment Laws

• Cover Your Cough (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Includes flyers and posters, in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Chinese, Hmong, and Khmer.
• Stopping the Spread of Germs at Work (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Basic precautions for protecting employee health.
• How to Protect Yourself in the Workplace during a Pandemic, QuickCard (PDF - 27.2 KB) - En Español (PDF – 40 KB) (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
  Provides basic hygiene and social distancing precautions that can be used in every workplace to avoid situations that increase the risk of exposure.
• Protect Yourself, Pandemic Flu Respiratory Protection. Quick Card, (PDF – 26.1 KB) - En Español (PDF – 38 KB) (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
  Provides brief information on who needs to wear a respirator and what’s needed for a respiratory protection program.
• Respiratory Infection Control: Respirators Versus Surgical Masks. Fact Sheet, (PDF – 1.6 MB) – En Español (PDF – 1.6 MB)  (Occupational Safety & Health Administration)
  Highlights the significant differences between these two types of personal protective equipment.
•  Interim Guidance on Environmental Management of Pandemic Influenza Virus
  CDC guidance on hygiene and use of disinfectants on surfaces frequently touched by hand (equipment, door handles, light switches, etc.).
• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers (PDF - 405 KB) (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
• Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic (PDF - 313 KB) (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
  Provides guidance and recommendations on infection control in the workplace, including information on engineering controls, work practices, and personal protective equipment, such as respirators and surgical masks.
• Federal Employment Laws
  • Federal Employment Laws - For Employees
  • Contacts for Employers and Employees with Questions on Federal Employment Laws