Watch this session to learn about the needs regarding infectious diseases of one of our most vulnerable workforces: gig workers

CLEAN Lessons Learned

Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Workers: Challenges, Solutions & Invisible Barriers

Gig Economy Workers Discussion Panel: Knowledge Dissemination and Application

This was the Gig Economy session of the CLEAN 2022 summit: Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Workers: Challenges, Solutions & Invisible Barriers with moderators Kenneth Martinez and Corey Boles and speakers Corey Boles and El’gin Avila. 

This session brought together professionals who delved into the concerns surrounding gig worker safety in the context of infectious diseases. Central to the discussions was the heightened vulnerability of gig workers to infectious disease spread, given their unique work environments and frequent human interactions.

Participants addressed the critical gaps in current safety protocols tailored to the gig economy. They emphasized the need for rigorous health standards specifically to prevent gig workers’ infectious disease transmission. The discourse stressed effective communication channels to inform gig workers about emerging health threats and best practices to safeguard against them.

Concluding on a hopeful note, there was a collective call to action for health specialists, policymakers, and industry leaders to collaborate, ensuring that gig workers are adequately protected against infectious disease risks.

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Education: Risks and Recommendations

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Keynote Presentation: Higher Risk Occupations and COVID-19

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First Responder Discussion Panel: Risks, Training, PPE and Decontamination

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Agriculture and Construction

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Sponsor Spotlight

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)

AIHA is the association for scientists and professionals committed to preserving and ensuring occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) in the workplace and community. Founded in 1939, we support our members with our expertise, networks, comprehensive education programs, and other products and services that help them maintain the highest professional and competency standards. More than half of AIHA’s nearly 8,500 members are Certified Industrial Hygienists, and many hold other professional designations. AIHA serves as a resource for those employed across the public and private sectors and the communities in which they work.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC is the nation’s leading science-based, data-driven service organization that protects the public’s health. For over 70 years, they’ve put science into action to help children stay healthy so they can grow and learn, to help families, businesses, and communities fight disease and stay strong, and to protect the public’s health.

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