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Influenza Pandemic

Pandemic Planning Guide for Employers

This guide aims to assist organizations in developing a workplace health plan for an influenza pandemic that will help to prepare for and manage the impact of an influenza pandemic on employees and business operations. It follows a four-pronged strategy :

• Communication: Opening lines of communication with employees, clients and external suppliers;
• Containment: Containing the disease to the extent possible by reducing the spread at an organization's location(s);
• Continuity - maintenance and continuity of critical services, and;
• Personal Preparedness - Preparing individuals for a pandemic.

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Guide
Guide to Developing a Workplace Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic
15 pages | 408 kb | PDF format

Appendicies
Appendix 1 : Sample Entry Point Notice
1 page | 135 kb | PDF format

Appendix 2 : Sample Infection Control Poster
1 page | 23 kb | PDF format

Appendix 3 : Handwashing Protocols
1 page | 63 kb | PDF format

Appendix 4 : Personal Emergency Preparedness

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