California Transit Association

The California Transit Association is closely monitoring federal, state and local actions to combat the outbreak of COVID-19.

Employee risks of occupational exposure to a virus, including in the transit industry, may vary from very high to low risk. The level of risk depends in part on whether jobs require proximity to people potentially infected with the virus, or whether they are required to have either repeated or extended contact with known or suspected sources of a virus.

The Center for Disease Control recommends that transit agencies take the following immediate steps:

• Educate and train employees on proper hand hygiene, cough etiquette, and social distancing techniques.
• Understand and develop work practice and engineering controls that could provide additional protection to your employees and customers, such as the proper selection, use, and disposal of personal protective equipment.
• Review, upgrade, or modify, as needed, your agency’s Standard Operation Procedures for cleaning and disinfecting of railcars, buses, and other transport vehicles.
• Coordinate with local public health departments, utilize your agency’s website, social media, or other outlets to list facts or information, such as developing a Q&A page.
• Coordinate with local media to provide relevant facts.
• Develop or update your agency’s Disaster Plan to include emergency preparedness. Review the plan and conduct employee training and drills regularly.

*Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.