Question: As a transit system employer, what can we do to keep our transit maintenance workers safe on the job?

Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: What Transit Maintenance Workers Need to Know About COVID-19
section_headers: What steps should my employer take?
section_content: Employers of transit maintenance workers should develop a COVID-19 health and
safety plan to protect employees according to CDC business
guidance.
This plan should be shared with you and your coworkers. Employers should:

Take steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 if an employee is sick. Actively encourage sick employees to stay home. Sick employees 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.
Provide information on who to contact if employees become sick.
Implement flexible sick leave and supportive policies and practices. Consider drafting non-punitive emergency sick leave policies if sick leave is not offered to some or all employees.
Designate a person who is responsible for responding to COVID-19 concerns. Employees should know who this person is and how to contact them.
Provide employees with correct information about COVID-19, how it spreads, and risk of exposure.
Conduct worksite assessments to identify COVID-19 prevention strategies.
Provide employees training on good hand washing practices and other routine infection control precautions. This will help prevent the spread of many diseases, including COVID-19.
Develop policies for worker protection and training according to OSHA standards (e.g., hazard communicationexternal icon, personal protective equipmentexternal icon, etc.) for employees prior to conducting disinfection work tasks, particularly if new chemicals are introduced in the workplace to use.
Provide employees with access to soap, clean running water, and drying materials, or alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing at least 60% alcohol at their worksite.
Provide employees with appropriate PPE as needed for cleaning and disinfecting and provide training on properly using them.
Provide disposable disinfectant wipes so that frequently touched surfaces can be wiped down by employees. Provide products to disinfect that meet EPA’s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2external icon, diluted household bleach solutions, or alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol, and are appropriate for the surface. Provide employees training on manufacturer’s directions for use.
Provide tissues and no-touch disposal receptacles for use by employees.
Place posters that encourage staying home when sick, covering coughs and sneezes, and washing hands often practices at the entrance to the workplace and in other workplace areas where they are likely to be seen.
Reach out to local public health officials to establish ongoing communications to facilitate access to relevant information before and during a local outbreak.
Follow all applicable federal regulations and public health agency guidelines.


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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: What Transit Maintenance Workers Need to Know About COVID-19
section_headers: As a transit maintenance worker, how can I protect myself?
section_content: For transit maintenance workers, potential sources of exposure include close
contact with a coworker with COVID-19, contacting surfaces touched or handled
by a person with COVID-19, or by touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.

Limit close contact with others by maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet, when possible.
Avoid touching surfaces often touched by transit passengers.
Practice routine cleaning and disinfection of frequently touched surfaces following the directions on the cleaning product’s label.
Proper hand hygiene is an important infection control measure. Wash your hands regularly with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol.
Key times to clean hands in general include: 
Before, during, and after preparing food
Before eating food
After using the toilet
After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing


Additional times to clean hands on the job include: 
Before and after work shifts
Before and after work breaks
After touching surfaces in the vehicles frequently touched by passengers
After putting on, touching, or removing cloth face coverings


Avoid contact with body fluids.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.


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This answer is directly related to actions that transit people should be taking which is exactly what the person asking the question was looking for
This answer is excellent because it provides a lot of information as to how transit workers can protect themselves and others while working during the pandemic. This answer fully answers the question.

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Answer passage (source: CDC):
page_title: What Transit Maintenance Workers Need to Know About COVID-19
section_headers: Which transit vehicle surfaces should be cleaned? What are the best cleaning chemicals to use when cleaning?
section_content: Perform routine cleaning and disinfection of all frequently touched non-porous
surfaces within the interior of the transit vehicle on a daily basis and, in
particular, before maintenance workers conduct repairs such as removing or
repairing seats. These surfaces can include hard seats, arm rests, door
handles, seat belt buckles, light and air controls, adjacent walls and
windows, and grab handles. If the surfaces are visibly dirty, they should be
cleaned prior to disinfectant application. For soft or porous surfaces, remove
any visible contamination if present and clean with appropriate cleansers
indicated for use on these surfaces.
Appropriate disinfectants include:


EPA’s Registered Antimicrobial Products for Use Against Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, are expected to be effective against COVID-19 based on data for harder to kill viruses. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for all cleaning and disinfection products (e.g., concentration, application method, and contact time). A list of products with EPA-approved emerging viral pathogens claims is available at:
https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-
sars-cov-2external icon.


Diluted household bleach solutions prepared according to the manufacturers label for disinfection can be used if appropriate for the surface. Follow manufacturer’s instructions for application and proper ventilation. Check to ensure the product is not past its expiration date. Never mix household bleach with ammonia or any other cleanser. Unexpired household bleach will be effective against coronaviruses when properly diluted.

Alcohol solutions with at least 70% alcohol.

Wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) required for using the cleaning
and disinfection products according to the product manufacturer’s
instructions. After removing PPE, employees should wash their hands with soap
and water for at least 20 seconds. Work uniforms worn during cleaning and
disinfecting should be laundered afterwards. If possible, launder
items
using the warmest appropriate water setting for the items and dry items
completely. Clean hands after handling laundry by washing hands with soap and
water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol if
soap and water are not available.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This answer is excellent because it fully answers the question, and provides a lot of detail as to how transit workers can keep themselves safe from the virus on the job.
This seems like a very good answer that goes into detail about what to wear and how to clean. Also provides links to additional information

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