Interim Guidance On Cleaning Transit Vehicles During A Pandemic

 

 

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Since a pandemic will represent a long-term, ongoing event - one that could last a year or more - we simply can't shut down everything and have everyone go home until the `all-clear' is sounded.

 

It won't be `business as usual', but we will have to find ways to continue to function as a society. 

 

And that means that transportation of people, and goods, will have to continue. At least on a limited basis.

 

After all, most American cities have less than a week's food on hand.  Vital resources - like city water supplies - are dependent upon the regular delivery of chlorine. Pharmacies and hospitals will need restocking, practically on a daily basis. 

 

If transportation stops, then commerce stops. 

 

And if commerce stops, then the impact on society would be incalculable. Basic necessities, such as food, water, and even electricity could be compromised.  

 

While the idea of working through a pandemic may seem counterintuitive, we must find ways to to that in order to reduce the `collateral damage' of a pandemic.

 

The HHS has just released Interim Guidance on Cleaning Transit Vehicles and Facilities during a Pandemic, which are designed to give various industries and businesses guidelines on how to best disinfect vehicles during a pandemic event, and thereby reduce the risks to subsequent passengers.

 

 

Interim Guidance on Cleaning Transit Vehicles and Facilities during a Pandemic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More information on how businesses and workplaces can prepare for a pandemic can be found on the HHS's Pandemicflu.gov site, Workplace planning page.

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