Businesses can do several things to keep flu from spreading, but need to be prepared for a large number of absences from the 2009 H1N1 influenza. It is important to keep your workforce healthy and informed
Educate employees on good health hygiene:
- Cough or sneeze into a tissue or sleeve
- Use tissues and throw them away
- Wash hands often with soap and water or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Stay home when you are sick
It is a good idea to have hand sanitizer or masks available for customers and staff.
Prepare for the worst case scenario. What if half your staff or their families are sick with influenza and cannot work for a week?
- Can employees work from home (telecommute)?
- Do you have people you can call in to work, like a temporary service?
- Can you afford to close your business for a week?
- Would you continue to pay your employees?
Specific Occupations
Resources
ADHS and CDC have several pages of information to help businesses prepare for a pandemic
Please visit
http://www.cdc.gov/flu for national updates on flu information. Information on flu activity in Arizona can be found at
http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oids/epi/flu/index.htm
Note:
A number of the links on this page are PDF files and require Acrobat
Reader™ to
view.