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AFSCME Fact Sheets – NEW

Heat Safety Poster (July 18, 2024)
Heat Illness Prevention (July 28, 2023)
Monkeypox (August 19, 2022)

AFSCME Fact Sheets - Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Covid-19: Workplace Protections for Certain Health Care Workers (June 16, 2021)
COVID-19: Best Practices for Library Workers (November 16, 2020)
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COVID-19: Best Practices for Courthouses (June 17, 2020)
Re-Opening Childcare Programs: A Health and Safety Checklist (June 4, 2020)
- - - (Spanish version: Reapertura de Programas de Cuidado Infantil: Una Lista de Verificación de Salud y Seguridad)
COVID-19: Best Practices for Returning to an Office Setting (May 20, 2020)
- - - (Spanish version: COVID-19: Mejores Prácticas para Regresar a un Entorno de Oficina)
Workplace Preparedness and COVID-19 Response: Questions for Your Employer (March 2020)
Cleaning and Decontamination of SARS-CoV-2 on Surfaces (March 18, 2020)
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COVID-19: Interim Guidance for Police, Sheriffs and Law Enforcement Officers (March 26, 2020)
- - - (Spanish version: COVID-19: Guía para Policías y Agentes de la Ley)
COVID-19 & Social Assistance Workers: Preparing for Visits with Your Clients (March 17, 2020)
- - - (Spanish version: COVID-19 y Trabajadores de Asistencia Social: Preparación para Visitas con sus Clientes)
COVID-19 Preparedness for Long-Term Care Facilities (March 2020)
- - - (Spanish version: COVID-19 Preparación para Centros de Cuidado de Salud a Largo Plazo)
Interim Guidance on SARS-CoV-2 for Correctional Officers and Staff in Secured Facilities (March 19, 2020)
- - - (Spanish version: Guía sobre el SARS-CoV-2 para Oficiales Correccionales en Instituciones Seguras)
Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers in a COVID-19 Environment (March 16, 2020)
- - - (Spanish version: Equipo de Protección Personal para Trabajadores de Salud en un Ambiente con COVID-19)

AFSCME Fact Sheets - Other Health & Safety Issues

Asbestos (2011)
Asphalt (2011)
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/tagout) (2011)
Diesel Exhaust (2011)
Ebola (2014)
Federal OSHA and EPA Asbestos Laws (2001)
Fentanyl (2019)
Hepatitis A (2011)
Hepatitis C (2011)
Lead (2011)
OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (2011)
Planning for Violence Prevention (2018)
Scabies (2011)
Trenching and Excavation (2011)
Tuberculosis (2011)
Welding Hazards (2011)
Wildfire Preparedness and Response at Home (2020)
Workplace Violence (2018)