COVID-19 Pandemic: Operational Readiness Resources for the Industrial & AEC Industries

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COVID-19 Pandemic: Operational Readiness Resources for the Industrial & AEC

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Complimentary COVID-19 Courses from Vector Solutions

Coronavirus 101:
What You Need To Know

Protecting yourself against the coronavirus (COVID-19) starts with getting the right information. By watching this 9-minute course, you will be able to:

  • Identify how coronavirus spreads
  • Recognize its symptoms
  • Explain how to prevent and treat the virus
  • Determine what to do if you become sick with coronavirus

Coronavirus 102:
Preparing Your Household

The intent of this course is to provide practical guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help you get your household ready for community transmission of COVID-19. By the end of this roughly 7-minute course, you will be able to:

  • Identify actions you should take before an outbreak occurs in your community
  • Identify actions you should execute during an outbreak
  • Identify actions you should take after an outbreak occurs

Coronavirus 103:
Managing Stress and Anxiety

This 9-minute course will help you:

  • Define stress and anxiety
  • Identify common signs and symptom
  • Identify how to reduce stress for yourself and others during this difficult time

Coronavirus 104:
Transitioning to a Remote Workforce

In this 7-minute course, you will be able to:

  • List best practices for leadership when transitioning to a remote workforce
  • List best practices for working remotely
  • Identify pitfalls to avoid during the transition

Coronavirus 105:
Cleaning & Disinfecting Common Spaces

In this 8-minute course, you'll get:

  • Practical guidance from the CDC for cleaning
  • Disinfecting rooms or areas where those with confirmed COVID-19 have visited

Coronavirus 106:
CDC Guidelines for Using Cloth Face Masks

This nearly 8-minute course will help you:

  • Learn the steps for creating a sewn cloth face covering
  • Learn the steps for creating a non-sewn cloth face covering
  • Identify best practices for wearing a cloth face covering

Tracking and Managing Employee Exposures to COVID-19

Conducting Risk Assessments for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to impact daily operations throughout the globe, EHS managers have been tasked with taking important measures to protect the health and safety of their workforce.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and OSHA Recordkeeping: Explained

Assuming your organization is required to maintain work-related injury and illness records, a COVID-19 case might qualify as OSHA recordable or reportable. Learn about the circumstances that would make that true, and understand key next steps.

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How Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Professionals Can Manage the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

As the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic, it is critical that safety professionals implement a plan to deal with the virus in the workplace.

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Resources for Dealing with Change, Creating Online Learning and More

OSHA's New Temporary Enforcement Guidance...

OSHA has established new, temporary discretionary enforcement for the use of fit testing of N95 respirators by health care providers in the healthcare industry. But that's only if employers make a few key efforts.

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Dealing With Change During the Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic

During this coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all being forced to change. And change isn’t always easy for people. Not that long ago, and in entirely different circumstances, I talked with Arun Pradhan about anticipating, dealing with, facilitating, and benefitting from change.

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6 Tips for Facilitating Behavior Change During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Simply giving people information or telling them what to do does not guarantee behavior change. That’s partly because we often know what we’re supposed to do but do something else anyway. Explore six things that help people change their behavior more than just telling them to will.

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What Is “Online Learning” And How to Do It Quickly and Easily During the COVID-19 Pandemic

With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing many people to work from home and reducing or entirely ending meetings for classroom-style, instructor-led training, there’s an understandable move to put instructor-led training online.

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Best Practices for Creating eLearning Courses Quickly During the COVID-19 Pandemic

In a recent article, we gave an introduction to putting instructor-led training, classroom-style training online–primarily in the of a blended learning solution of virtual classrooms, elearning courses, and additional materials that can be distributed online. In addition to that article, we’ve created more focused, detail articles about that dig deeper into creating virtual classrooms and elearning courses.

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OSHA's Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

In March of 2020, OSHA released a new Guidance for Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19. Please check it out, do everything you can to create and safe and healthy workplace, and stay compliant (and exceed compliance). Take care and be safe and healthy, friends!

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