Learn about pandemic planning A pandemic may seriously affect your business and workers’ health. Find out how to control the spread of infection and plan for a possible pandemic. Follow these resource links to help you understand infectious illnesses and develop your workplace prevention and preparedness plans. WSIB resources Here are some WSIB resources you can download and use to help control infection, plan for a pandemic, and inform workers. This pamphlet (234k, pdf) has information about flu, pandemic flu and considerations when planning for the impact of pandemic flu in your workplace. There is also a tip sheet (118k, pdf) and a checklist of considerations (102k, pdf) that will help you with your pandemic planning. Several resources can be used to provide workers with information on staying healthy (143k, pdf), the cold vs. the flu (252k, pdf), and flu and pandemic prevention information (142k, pdf). Hand washing is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Here is a fact sheet (131k, pdf) to help see if you are doing it properly. You can also learn more about the Considerations of the World Health Organization's Levels of Pandemic Alert (16k, pdf). Learn more The Public Health Agency of Canada also has general information about flu and flu prevention, as well as specific information about Human Swine Influenza. fightflu.ca is one-stop source for information and resources about influenza from the Government of Canada, created in collaboration with provincial and territorial governments. If you are travelling, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada maintains a page of essential information for Canadians abroad. CCOHS launched a website called Pandemic Planning. This site gives Canadian employers, workers and practitioners useful information, as well as tools and resources to create healthy workplaces during an influenza pandemic. Contact your local public health department and/or your municipal government to learn about their pandemic plan. The Ontario Ministry of Labour provides health and safety alerts with links to reliable information, and plays an important role in protecting worker health and safety during emergencies. Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has developed The Ontario Health Plan for Pandemic Influenza. In the event of a provincial emergency, see the Ministry of Labour’s Provincial Emergencies and Urgent Advisories page.