The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Training Program (WTP) has been tracking information about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as it pertains to protecting workers involved in emergency response and cleanup activities performed in the United States. This page contains health and safety resources for workers who may be at risk of exposure to COVID-19.

Training Resources

The National Clearinghouse creates training tools to aid in the development of awareness-level courses or other awareness-level materials. These tools provide health and safety guidance to workers who work in industries with the potential for exposure to COVID-19.

WTP Resources

COVID-19 is a new disease and we are still learning much about it, including how it spreads. This Training Tool will be updated with new information as the situation evolves.

• Protecting Yourself from COVID-19 in the Workplace(9.1MB)
• Protecting Yourself from COVID-19 in the Workplace(4.0MB)
• Protecting Yourself from COVID-19 in the Workplace (Online version)

WTP Awardee Resources

• Indiana University Bloomington
  • Community Level Training: Ebola and Infectious Diseases of Public Health Significance – Health and Safety Essentials for All Workers and Communities
• Emory University
  • Emergency Medical Services Biosafety Transport-Operator Course
  • Clinical Biosafety Awareness Course
  • Public Health Biosafety Awareness Course
• Laborers’ International Union of North America Training and Education Fund
  • Infectious Disease Awareness
  • Infectious Disease Operations

WTP Technical Workshops

• WTP 2020 Spring Workshop on Protecting Infectious Disease Responders During the COVID-19 Outbreak
• WTP 2016 Infectious Disease Workshop

Federal Links and Documents

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Coronavirus (COVID-19)

CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

• Coronavirus Disease 2019

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• COVID-19: Interim Health Guidance for Air Carriers and Crews

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Coronavirus Disease 2019

NIH National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)

• Coronaviruses

NIH National Library of Medicine (NLM)

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 Resources
• Journal Article Citations

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• COVID-19
• OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

U.S. Department of Labor

• Coronavirus Resources

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Coronavirus
• Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2

State/Local Links and Documents

• California Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Standard
• Interim Guidance for Protecting Health Care Workers from Exposure to 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

Please refer to your local and state Department of Health for additional state-specific guidance on COVID-19.

Other Links and Documents

• Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI) COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak Preparedness Center
• Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Global Cases Map
• National Academy of Medicine Duty to Plan: Health Care, Crisis Standards of Care, and Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
• National Ebola Training and Education Center Novel Coronavirus Page
• Western New York Council on Occupational Safety and Health Coronavirus Information
• World Health Organization Coronavirus