Water Environment Federation

Interim Guidance for Managers and Workers Handling Untreated Sewage from Individuals with Ebola in the United States

CDC posted guidance on 20-NOV-2014 to “provide recommendations for workers on the types of personal protective equipment (PPE) to be used and proper hygiene for the safe handling of untreated sewage that may contain Ebola virus.”

See, http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/prevention/handling-sewage.html

Mark your calendars for the Bloomberg BNA Webcast, “Wastewater Worker Safety: Addressing Concerns on Ebola in Wastewater”
scheduled to take place 25-NOV-2014 – 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET that will include a review of the guidance.  Registration can be found at http://www.wef.org/BNAEbolaWebcast/.

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