title: A new Occupational Safety and Health Administration directive regarding H1N1 influenza in the workplace.
abstract: This article addresses the following aspects of a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) directive associated with H1N1 in the workplace: the recordability of H1N1 exposure in the workplace; the need for employers to have a pandemic plan that addresses the identification and management of H1N1 exposure risk to employees; the respiratory protection requirements of an exposure control plan; OSHA workplace inspections in response to exposure complaints or fatalities associated with H1N1; and the availability of OSHA compliance guidance for employers.
authors.affiliation: Rowe, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Sheila M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Litchfield
mesh_terms: D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D016272:Occupational Health; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration; D017132:Workplace