Question: As a transportation operation are there any changes I need to make to my vehicles ventilation system to help protect myself and passengers from COVID-19?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer transport guidance for operators
section_headers: Cleaning
Keeping public and private areas and modes of transport clean
section_content: Keep public and private areas and vehicles clean and prevent the transmission
of coronavirus as a result of touching contaminated surfaces.
Organisations could consider:

Identifying higher risk areas such as areas that are touched more regularly.
Supplying standard cleaning products for regular cleaning and making sure there are adequate disposal arrangements for used cleaning products.
Cleaning regularly-touched objects and surfaces (like door handles, handrails and ticket machines) more often than usual using standard cleaning products.
Clearing workspaces, removing and appropriately disposing of waste and removing belongings from the work area at the end of each shift.
Cleaning all workstations, shared vehicles, hand tools, controls, machinery and equipment after use and between each shift and user.
Encouraging a reduction in paper-based processes and replacing these with digital forms of communication where possible.
Encouraging workers to wash hands before boarding vehicles.
Retaining sufficient quantities of hand sanitiser/wipes within vehicles to enable workers to clean hands after each delivery/drop-off.
Using wipes to clean fuel pumps before and after use.
Cleaning vehicle keys before and after handling.
Regular cleaning of work areas consistent with published guidance.


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Explains how to keep the workplace, for example a factory safe during COVID. Do not reference ventilation system for transport vehicles.
This answer contains cleaning guides for public and private areas as well as vehicles to prevent covid-19 transmission. It does not provide any information on changes to vehicles ventilation system to protect people from Covid-19 as asked in the question.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer transport guidance for operators
section_headers: Ventilation
section_content: Organisations should consider how to increase ventilation and air flow. Where
possible, transport operators and businesses should ensure that a fresh air
supply is consistently flowing through vehicles, carriages, transport hubs and
office buildings.
To achieve this, organisations could consider:

Air conditioning. Most air conditioning systems do not need adjustment, however where systems serve multiple buildings or you are unsure, advice could be sought from HVAC engineers.
Fresh ventilation systems can operate as normal, but recirculating air systems may require adjustments to increase fresh air flow.
High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filtration.
Opening doors and windows where possible and safe to do so.

[HVAC]: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
  [HEPA]: High-Efficiency Particulate Air

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Explains benefits and suggestions for maintaining vehicle ventilation systems to keep all safe during COVID.
This is a direct answer to the question. It provides information on list of things transport operators and businesses can do to increase ventilation and air flow for vehicles, carriages, transport hubs and office buildings.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer transport guidance for operators
section_headers: Cleaning
Cleaning before increasing capacity or re-opening
section_content: Organisations should ensure that any site or location that has been closed or
kept partially open during the coronavirus outbreak is assessed and
appropriate steps taken to prepare for restart or ongoing operation.
Organisations could consider:

Conducting a working environment assessment for all sites that have been closed, before restarting work.
Carrying out cleaning procedures, providing hand sanitiser, adjusting ventilation before restarting work.
Using Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems and/or opening windows and doors to encourage ventilation, where possible and safe to do so.
Defining and communicating consistent procedures for standard and deep cleaning.

*[HVAC]: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Does not reference vehicle ventilation system.
This does not answer the question. The question is asking for information on changes to vehicles ventilation system to protect people from Covid-19. However, the answer provides information on how organizations can prepare for reopening and restart operation.

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