Category: Health and Safety
Sacrificed: major study of health care workers during the time of COVID
Healthcare workers (HCWs) in Ontario, Canada have faced unprecedented risks during the COVID-19...
Read MoreAcademic study finds Ontario health care staff worked under psychological distress in pandemic, feeling “sacrificed” and violated
Working unprotected and facing psychological distress over fears of contracting COVID-19 nurses, personal support workers (PSWs), custodians and other Ontario front-line health care workers felt they were being “sacrificed” by...
Read MoreAirborne Transmission – OCHU, SEIU, and Unifor write letter to Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health
OCHU, SEIU, and Unifor have written to Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health asking that Ontario change its guidance to reflect airborne transmission.
Read MoreA room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air
The risk of contagion is highest in indoor spaces but can be reduced by applying all available measures to combat infection via aerosols. Here is an overview of the likelihood of infection in three everyday scenarios, based on...
Read MoreHealth Care Worker SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Flying Under the Radar
A high percentage of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections among health care workers appear to go undetected, often because they have mild or no symptoms and workplace testing isn’t sufficient,...
Read MoreNegative pressure aerosol containment box: An innovation to reduce COVID-19 infection risk in healthcare workers
In spite of the use of complete personnel protective equipment (PPE) the risk of infection in health care workers (HCW’s) remains high. The use of barrier enclosure with ‘Aerosol Box’ during intubation has shown significant...
Read MoreEffectiveness of Face Masks in Preventing Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Guidelines from the CDC and the WHO recommend the wearing of face masks to prevent the spread of coronavirus (CoV) disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, the protective efficiency of such masks against airborne transmission of...
Read MoreDisposable versus Reusable Medical Gowns: A Performance Comparison
Highlights Medical gowns are essential personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers and medical professionals.Due to shortages of PPE during surge capacity situations, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, the CDC...
Read MoreFAQs on Protecting Yourself from COVID-19 Aerosol Transmission
A complete FAQ guide on COVID-19 aerosol transmission.
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Newsletter – October 6
Unions win increased access to N-95 masks
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Health care unions welcome significantly improved COVID-19 protections for 400,000 health care workers
Today the Chief Medical Officer of Health issued Directive #5, which provides clear guidance that N-95 or superior protection masks, face shields and other equipment are to be provided to health care staff working on the front line in long-term care facilities or hospitals dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks, among other improvements.
Read MoreCDC revises coronavirus guidance to acknowledge that it spreads through airborne transmission
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidance on the coronavirus Monday, acknowledging that it can sometimes spread through airborne particles that can “linger in the air for minutes to hours” and among people who are more than six feet apart.
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