Business Continuity Resources for the Supply Chain
Resources for Manufacturers: COVID-19 Pandemic
Notes: Some of these resources are specifically aimed at pandemic influenza, but many of the same principles apply to COVID-19.
Business Continuity
- CDC: Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
- CDC: National Pandemic Strategy
- CDC: Pandemic Influenza for Businesses and Employers
- CDC: Pandemic Preparedness Planning for US Businesses with Overseas Operations
- ASPR TRACIE: Partnering with the Healthcare Supply Chain during Disasters
- Note: See Manufacturer section, pages 7-9
- US Chamber of Commerce Foundation: Guidance or Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Disinfection and Infection Prevention and Control
- New: CDC: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Business and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) February 2020
- CDC: Infection Control Guideline Library
- OSHA: COVID-19 Control and Prevention
- WHO: Getting Your Workplace Ready for COVID-19
- WHO: Infection Prevention and Control/WASH
Additionally, our partners shared the following disinfection practices that have been implemented during the COVID-19 response:
- Continue to emphasize the need for proper hand washing and personal hygiene at the start of all shifts.
- Make hand sanitizer and Clorox wipes available in office, breakroom, and equipment areas.
- Reduce facility access to essential personnel only.
- Prop any interior doors open to eliminate touch on doors that don’t jeopardize compliance posture.
- Perform wide-area cleaning of common areas 2x-3x day using an EPA-approved disinfectant.
Workforce Protection
- CDC: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Education Materials
- NIOSH: Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA: Protecting Workers during a Pandemic
- WHO: Non-pharmaceutical public health measures for mitigating the risk and impact of epidemic and pandemic influenza
Additionally, our partners shared the following practices to enhance workforce protection during the COVID-19 response:
- Associates that are coughing, sneezing, experiencing body aches, and malaise should NOT report to work.
- Eliminate completely shift overlap interaction at timeclock and entrance/exit locations
- Social distancing should be encouraged to include break rooms. Absolutely no grouping together for breaks / lunch inside common areas.
Resources for Distributors: COVID-19 Pandemic
Notes: Some of these resources are specifically aimed at pandemic influenza, but many of the same principles apply to COVID-19.
Business Continuity
- CDC: Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
- CDC: National Pandemic Strategy
- CDC: Pandemic Influenza for Businesses and Employers
- CDC: Pandemic Preparedness Planning for US Businesses with Overseas Operations
- ASPR TRACIE: Partnering with the Healthcare Supply Chain during Disasters
- Note: See Distributor section, pages 10-15
- US Chamber of Commerce Foundation: Guidance or Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Disinfection and Infection Prevention and Control
- New: CDC: Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Business and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) February 2020
- CDC: Infection Control Guideline Library
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Cleaning Passenger and Cargo Vessels during an Influenza Pandemic
- NCDHHS: Interim Guidance for Environmental Cleaning for Non-healthcare Settings Following Exposure to a Patient with Confirmed or Suspected 2019 Novel Coronavirus Infection
- OSHA: COVID-19 Control and Prevention
- WHO: Getting Your Workplace Ready for COVID-19
- WHO: Infection Prevention and Control/WASH
Additionally, our partners shared the following disinfection practices that have been implemented during the COVID-19 response:
- Continue to emphasize the need for proper hand washing and personal hygiene at the start of all shifts.
- Make touch-free hand sanitizer stations and Clorox wipes available in office, breakroom, equipment charging areas, and near lift equipment charging areas.
- Reduce distribution center access to essential warehouse and support personnel only.
- Prop any interior doors open to eliminate touch on doors that don’t jeopardize compliance posture.
- Perform wide-area cleaning of common areas 2x-3x day using an EPA-approved disinfectant.
- Whenever possible, use single-use equipment and limit the use of equipment sharing.
- Ensure personnel are disinfecting phones, computer screens, keyboards, mice, and other personal items.
Workforce Protection
- CDC: Coronavirus Disease 2019 Guidance for Ships
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Airlines and Airline Crew: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- CDC: Interim Guidance for Cargo Trucking Crews for the Prevention of Pandemic Influenza
- CDC: Non-pharmaceutical Interventions Education Materials
- NIOSH: Guidance on Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA: Protecting Workers during a Pandemic
- WHO: Non-pharmaceutical public health measures for mitigating the risk and impact of epidemic and pandemic influenza
Additionally, our partners shared the following practices to enhance workforce protection during the COVID-19 response:
- Minimize face-to-face interaction with visitors and third party contractors.
- Associates that are coughing, sneezing, experiencing body aches, and malaise should NOT report to work.
- Eliminate completely shift overlap interaction at timeclock and entrance/exit locations
- Social distancing should be encouraged to include break rooms. Absolutely no grouping together for breaks / lunch inside common areas.
- It is recommended to close off areas used by an ill person or wait as long as practical before beginning cleaning and disinfection to minimize potential exposure.
