Resources for Healthcare Locals

Personal Protective Equipment

• Difference between Masks and Respirators CDC Infographic

• OSHA Respirator E-Tool

• National Institute of Occupational Safety Respirator Trusted Source Info

• National Institute of Occupational Safety Personal Protective Equipment Overview

• Sequence for Putting on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• CDC/NIOSH Guidance on Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Face-piece Respirators

• EPA’s Registered Antimicrobial Products for Use Against Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Cause of COVID-19

• Clothing and Attire for Healthcare Workers Caring for Patients with COVID-19

• Personal Protective Equipment For COVID-19 InfoGraphic

• Guidelines for Decreasing Aerosol-Producing Medical Interventions for Patients with/suspected COVID-19 for Inpatient Care Areas

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for COVID-19 Donning Instructional Video

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for COVID-19 Doffing Instructional Video

• COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment: Donning

• COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment: Doffing

• Nebraska Medicine COVID-19 PPE Guidance Extended Use and Limited Reuse of Disposable Facemasks, Respirators and Protective Eyewear

• Updated guidance from CDC, NIOSH, and OSHA on COVID-19 relevant to healthcare workers.

  • • The memo covers:

      • CDC Updated Infection Control Guidance governing mask usage in healthcare facilities

      • OSHA Interim Enforcement Guidance in Healthcare

      • Expanded Temporary Enforcement Guidance on Respiratory Protection Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facemasks

      • NIOSH Interim Final Rule on New Classification of Masks for Healthcare Workers

Infection Control, Exposure, and Return to work

• CDC Guidance for Direct Service Personnel (personal care attendants, paraprofessionals, etc)

• Handwashing is a Sign of Solidarity from 1199UHE

• 10 Steps to Preventing the Spread of the Coronavirus (1199UHE)

• CDC: What What Healthcare Personnel Should Know about Caring for Patients with Confirmed or Possible COVID-19 Infection

• OSHA standards and directives (instructions for compliance officers) and other related information that may apply to worker exposure to novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

• CDC Guidance for Healthcare Workers Return to Work

• Fact Sheet for Healthcare Workers: Positive Test for Covid-19

• University of Washington Factsheet Safer Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Strategies to Reduce and Prevent COVID-19 Transmission

• CDC Guidance for Dental Services

• CDC Guidance for Ambulatory Care Settings

• SEIU 121RN Model Symptom Tracker

CMS Guidance

• April 2020 Updated CMS Guidance for Nursing Homes

• March 2020 CMS Guidance on Home Health

• CMS Notice of Upcoming Reporting Requirements for Nursing Homes: Reporting Incidence of COVID-19 in Staff and Residents

• CMS Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials : CMS Guidance to state and local officials on re-opening nursing homes. Released May 18, 2020.

Instructional Videos

• COVID-19 Informational Training for Home Care Workers : In this course, learners will review how to assist a client who may be positive for COVID-19, including learning what COVID-19 is, how it is spread and ways to protect themselves and others from exposure to COVID-19.

Data

• Nursing Home COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by State May 2020

Updated Guidance from CDC, NIOSH, and OSHA Revised April 2020

Federal OSHA Guidance for Workplaces And Employers

OSHA Whistleblower Resources: This webpage provides valuable resources on worker rights, including fact sheets on whistleblower protections for employees in various industries and frequently asked questions.

OSHA's Online Whistleblower Complaint Form

Employer Checklist for a Safe Work Environment

Coronavirus Preparedness Labor/Management Checklist

• English, Tagalog, Chinese

Coronavirus Health & Safety Checklist for Leaders, Union Staff & Delegates

Hospital Checklist

• English, Spanish, French

Home Care Checklist

• English, Spanish, French

Nursing Home Checklist

• English, Spanish, French

• Medicaid Authority Template Letter for Home Care Worker Hazard Pay

• SEIU Locals: Overview Bargaining Over COVID-19 Terms

• Memorandum of Agreement between SEIU 1199NW and MultiCare Healthsystem addresses pto, telework, quarantine, worker safety, hazard pay and floating pools.

• SEIU 503 Issues Guidance to Employers, Government and Policy Makers on Protecting Working Families During COVID-19 Pandemic

• 503 Letter of Agreement with State of Oregon addresses telework, safety equipment, essential staff, school closure & leave time, worksite closures, vacation caps and cash out, mandated and self-quarantine, high risk groups, exposure risk, and worsening threat

• Model Agreement Crisis Pay 1199UHE addresses crisis pay rates during a declared state of emergency.

• 721 Meeting Agreement with LA County and Revised Respirator and Mask Policy March 2020 lays out regular labor management meetings and a revised respirator and mask policy for LA County workers.

• Pennsylvania Nursing Home Hazard Pay Agreements

• Sava Nursing Home (HCMI) Hazard Pay Agreement

• 1199UHE Upstate Agreement with McGuire

• 1199UHE Upstate MOU with SCL

• 1199UHE Upstate and RCA Agreement

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for COVID-19 Instructional Video

• 1199UHE COVID Information Session Q and A March 13, 2020

• 1199UHE Training and Information Video Nursing Home Edition March 14, 2020

• Local 775 Home Care and COVID-19 Facebook Live Peer Mentor Tamerah Jenkins asks questions of Dr. Fredrick Chen of the Harborview Medical Center from the perspective of a caregiver. Despite the changing nature of the status quo on the virus, other Home Care workers will likely find the information helpful.

• SEIU-UHW LIVE: The Latest COVID-19 Preparedness Update, with SEIU UHW Local leaders and Dr Parodi from Kaiser Permanente

• HCMN: Washing Off COVID-19: The Racism & Xenophobia Too.

COVID-19 Meeting Request to Employer Template

• HCPA

COVID-19 Info Request to Employer Template

• HCPA

COVID-19 Labor-Management Template Agenda (HCPA)

Nursing Home Supply Checklist (HCPA)

Checklist for emergency preparedness and re-opening of non-essential services in hospitals.

• Healthcare Demands Letter 3.20.20 / Press Release

• Story Collection Campaign on Personal Protective Equipment Shortages

• Letter to AHA Re: Muzzling of Healthcare Workers

• Overview H.R. 6201, FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT

• Eligibility for Paid Leave Under Families First Act

• Summary of March 2020 COVID-19 Legislation

• Coronavirus Paid Sick Leave Info Sheet 040620