Coronavirus: TRSA Guidance Docs, Advisories and Webinar Info.
TRSA recently released several documents to support member efforts to communicate with key stakeholders (leadership, employees, customers) as COVID-19 outbreaks multiply worldwide. All documents are posted on a single TRSA webpage for easy continuing reference.
The webpage is broken down into sections for each stakeholder. These include:
For Your Leadership Team – Procedures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for protecting employees and controlling the spread in workplaces of the COVID-19 disease by the 2019-nCoV virus; guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO), TRSA and other international laundry experts on processing potentially contaminated items.
For Your Employees – Answers to commonly asked questions (Q&A) on risks and characteristics of the virus and personal strategies; from the CDC, illustrated personal practices (posters) to control the spread of the virus and instructions for handwashing and hand sanitizer use.
For Your Customers (TRSA Members Only) – Description of our industry’s capabilities for combating the presence of COVID-19 on textiles, highlighting readiness to continue serving customers in a large-scale outbreak.
Additionally, TRSA will host a live webinar on March 11 at noon EDT to discuss what’s known about how the virus spreads and suggest what to say to the most important stakeholders in your business about its strategies for contending with the disease. Attendees will hear perspectives from an epidemiologist, industry human resources professional and TRSA. For more information and to register for the webinar, click here.
TRSA will provide additional updates as public health authorities learn more about the virus and the disease. TRSA also will continue to consult with industry experts worldwide on this issue to keep you informed on the latest developments related to the emergence of COVID-19/2019-nCoV.