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Some workers are at risk of contracting diseases, such as HIV,
hepatitis, tuberculosis and lyme disease. Other workers might
be targeted with anthrax or smallpox. In the U.S., most workers
who are at risk of infection are covered by regulations that
require their employer to provide every possible protection.
Those regulations are frequently not followed, particularly
in small businesses. Workers who are exposed to possible infection
should take steps to determine whether their employer is complying
with the applicable regulations and, if necessary, take appropriate
action.
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome
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 Information Regarding Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (Occupational Safety
and Health Administration)
News
on Prevention of SARS
SARS
and Public Health Legislation (Second Interim Report, April
2005); SARS
and Public Health in Ontario (First Interim Report, April
2004) Ontario Commission to Investigate the Introduction
and Spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SARS Infection Control
and Exposure Management (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention)
SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Health Canada)
SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Fact Sheet (Toronto
Public Health)
SARS:
What Every Health Care Worker Needs to Know (Service
Employees International Union factsheet)
SARS:
When a Global Outbreak Hits Home (Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, October 2003)
Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 2003)
Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (World Health Organization)
Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Infection Control in Healthcare,
Home, and Community Settings (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, January 2005)
Update
on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) (Canadian
Auto Workers Local 2002, March 2003)
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
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Health Care Workers Hit Hardest by SARS Epidemic — The epidemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
has hit healthcare workers harder than any other group. In Toronto,
out of a total of 144 people who came down with SARS after being
exposed to the disease in Canada (as opposed to those who were
exposed in other countries, but became ill after traveling to
Canada), 73 are healthcare workers. In Hong Kong, 62 percent
of the locally-acquired cases have been among healthcare workers.
Exact figures are not available for China, but there, too, healthcare
workers have experienced rates of SARS infection that are much
higher than the general population. In the U.S., which has largely
avoided the SARS epidemic, only three percent of those infected
have been healthcare workers, according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.  (NYCOSH Update on Safety
and Health, May 27, 2003)
Health Officials Seek Infection-Control Help From CDC to
Control Virus Canadian health officials, concerned about
the continued spread of the illness known as SARS among health
care workers and new studies suggesting that the virus can survive
on objects for 24 hours, have asked experts from the United
States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to visit their
hospitals and help them control the epidemic there. The C.D.C.
team from Atlanta arrived yesterday as health workers caring
for SARS patients in hospitals in the Toronto area were advised
to wear two sets of gloves and two gowns as well as full face
shields while caring for patients with SARS, or severe acute
respiratory syndrome. Earlier, health workers were advised to
wear only one set of gloves and gown and a special mask. (New York Times, April 23, 2003)
AFSCME Demands Fast Action On OSHA Tuberculosis
Standard: Regulation That Has Been 10 Years in the Making Would
Also Protect Workers from SARS — One of the nation's largest unions today
called on Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to issue long overdue
tuberculosis (TB) standards that would provide workers with
protections against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees
(AFSCME), AFL-CIO, repeated its earlier demands for action by
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) because
of similarities in the precautions needed to prevent exposure
to both TB and SARS. (AFSCME press release, April 15, 2003)
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