CoViD-19

and the Workplace

Special Module for BOSH for SO1 Training
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 CoV & CoViD-19
• Coronavirus (CoV) – large family of viruses which
may cause illness in animals or humans
o Humans
 Common cold
 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (CoViD-19)
• CoViD-19 – infectious disease caused by the most
recently discovered CoV, severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
o New virus & disease were unknown before the outbreak
began in Wuhan, China in December 2019
WHO, 2020
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 Symptoms of CoViD-19
• Most common:
o Fever
o Dry cough
o Tiredness
• Less common:
o Body aches and pains
o Nasal congestion
o Headache
o Conjunctivitis Mild & begin gradually
o Sore throat
o Diarrhea
o Loss of taste or smell
o Skin rashes
o Discoloration of fingers or toes
WHO, 2020
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 Transmission
• People can catch CoViD-19 from others who have
the virus
• Disease spreads primarily from person to person
through small droplets from the nose or mouth
which are expelled when a person with CoViD-19
coughs, sneezes, or speaks

WHO, 2020
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 Workplace Safety & Health

Increasing Physical & Mental

1 4
Reducing Risk of
Resilience
Infection from CoViD-19

Minimizing Contact
Rate

Reducing Transmission of
CoViD-19 2 3
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 Increasing Physical & Mental Resilience

Eat nutritious & well- Exercise

cooked food regularly

Enjoin companies
to provide free
Drink plenty of medicines &
fluids & avoiding vitamins
alcoholic
beverages

Provide referrals to
workers needing
counseling or presenting
Have adequate rest &
with mental health
at least 8 hrs. of sleep
concerns

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Thank you!

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