Question: What practices should employers and employees be adopting to protect employees in the waste management industry?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: What Waste Collectors and Recyclers Need to Know about COVID-19
section_headers: As a waste collector or recycler, how can I protect myself and slow the
spread?
section_content: For waste collectors and recyclers, potential sources of exposure include
having close contact with a coworker or member of the public with COVID-19, or
by contacting surfaces touched or handled by a person with COVID-19.

Notify your supervisor and stay home if having symptoms.
Follow CDC-recommended steps if you are sick. You should not return to work until the criteria to discontinue home isolation are met, in consultation with healthcare providers and state and local health departments.
Follow CDC recommended precautions and notify your supervisor if you are well but have a sick family member at home with COVID-19.
Limit close contact with others by maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet when possible.
CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission. Cloth face coverings may prevent people who don’t know they have the virus from transmitting it to others. These face coverings are not surgical masks or respirators and are not appropriate substitutes for them in workplaces where masks or respirators are recommended or required.
Practice routine cleaning and disinfection of frequently touched surfaces, such as steering wheels, door handles, levers, and control panels. Key times for cleaning include: 
At the beginning and end of every shift
After anyone else uses your vehicle or workstation


Wear your normal personal protective equipment (PPE) as you go about your day. This may include work gloves, eye protection (such as safety glasses), and a work uniform or coveralls.
Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered disinfectantexternal icon to clean eye protection at the beginning and end of your shift.

Replace work gloves when they become damaged (for example, if they are ripped or torn). 

Practice proper hand hygiene and cough and sneeze etiquette. These are important infection control measures. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol. Key times to clean hands include:


Before and after work shifts and work breaks


After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
After using the restroom
Before eating or preparing food
Before putting on, touching, or removing cloth face coverings



Avoid contact with body fluids, if possible. Use gloves if you have to touch surfaces contaminated by body fluids.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. Be extra careful when putting on or taking off PPE.
Stay up to date on your company’s current policies on COVID-19. Follow the social distancing guidance provided by your employer.


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This answer is explain how to be safe but not targeting waste management.
This is a direct answer to the question. It provides comprehensive information on safety practices for people who work in waste management industry.
This highlights the steps employers and employees should take in the waste management industry to prevent COVID 19

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