Manufacturing workers and employers : interim guidance from CDC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Updated Oct. 29, 2020Manufacturing facilities are an integral part of the United States\u2019 supply chain. Some facilities are part of the critical manufacturing sectorpdf iconexternal icon identified by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. CDC\u2019s Critical Infrastructure Guidance advises that critical infrastructure workers may be permitted to continue work following potential exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), provided they remain asymptomatic, have not had a positive test result for COVID-19, and additional precautions are implemented to protect them and the community. Facilities that are not part of the critical manufacturing sector should follow the CDC Public Health Recommendations for Community-Related Exposure following a workers\u2019 potential exposure to COVID-19.Exposure risk among manufacturing workers -- Create a COVID-19 assessment and control plan -- Controls.2020E:\cpapFiles\WebServer\COVIDmanufacturingFacility2020oct29.pdfhttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/manufacturing-facilities-assessment-tool.html859