Safely Returning America to Work: Part I: General Guidance for Employers

J Occup Environ Med. 2020 Sep;62(9):771-779. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001984.

Abstract

: Businesses are struggling to re-open as the world continues to deal with the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The reopening of businesses will require employers to implement safe return-to-work strategies through evaluation, testing, work modifications, and development of appropriate workplace policies. There will be unique challenges along the way as no one approach will be ideal for all workplaces and industries. This document is intended to provide return-to-work guidance for both employers and the occupational and environmental medicine physicians who will be supporting businesses in implementing safe return-to-work strategies.

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Commerce / organization & administration*
  • Communicable Disease Control / organization & administration*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission
  • Humans
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
  • Return to Work*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • United States