Interim recommendations

Série de recommandations portant sur une ou des questions spécifiques et informée par les données scientifiques disponibles tout en ne comportant pas de synthèse ou revue des connaissances, par l’examen des recommandations issues d’autorités sanitaires québécoises, canadiennes et internationales et incluant une consultation ou un consensus d’experts.

Read more about Avian influenza H5N1 – recommendations for the protection of workers in the dairy cattle sector

Avian influenza H5N1 – recommendations for the protection of workers in the dairy cattle sector

  • Livia Pinheiro Carvalho
  • Stéphane Caron
  • Marianne Picard-Masson

This poster focuses on highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) (HPAI H5N1) of clade 2.3.4.4b. It is intended for workers of the Réseau de santé publique en santé au travail (RSPSAT) who work to prevent occupational illnesses and injuries in all workplaces in Quebec. It is based on interim recommendations aimed at guiding possible RSPSAT interventions with dairy producers concerning this…

  • Interim recommendations
Read more about COVID-19: Interim Recommendations on Preventive Workplace Measures for Pregnant and Nursing Workers

COVID-19: Interim Recommendations on Preventive Workplace Measures for Pregnant and Nursing Workers

  • Myreille Arteau
  • Stéphane Caron
  • Francine Codère
  • Jasmin Villeneuve

The Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) has mandated the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) to establish a working group to develop interim recommendations for workplaces and in the context of the application of preventive withdrawal and reassignment of pregnant or breastfeeding workers.

The working group brings together physicians and…

  • Interim recommendations
Read more about COVID-19: Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Hemodialysis Units

COVID-19: Infection Prevention and Control Measures for Hemodialysis Units

  • Comité sur les infections nosocomiales du Québec

In the context of the community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the presence of residents of seniors’ residential and long-term care centres (CHSLDs) in hemodialysis clinics, what are the recommendations to apply when managing dialysis users in ambulatory hemodialysis units?

  • Interim recommendations
Read more about Hierarchy of Control Measures in the Workplace

Hierarchy of Control Measures in the Workplace

  • Groupe de travail SAT-COVID-19

Public health recommendations for occupational health are based on the principle of a hierarchy of preventive and protective occupational health measures according to their effectiveness in the specific context of COVID-19. The measures presented in this information sheet are in addition to other measures recommended for workplaces and workers, which in combination increase worker protection.<…

  • Interim recommendations
Read more about COVID-19: Preventive and Protective Measures for Funeral Services Businesses

COVID-19: Preventive and Protective Measures for Funeral Services Businesses

  • Richard J. Côté
  • Maude Bigras

The Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) presents  the interim recommendations regarding the preventive and protective measures to be taken by funeral services businesses (FSBs) that must take charge of the bodies of deceased persons whose death was attributable to COVID-19. 

  • Interim recommendations
Read more about Temporary Foreign Workers - Practical Information for Employers

Temporary Foreign Workers - Practical Information for Employers

  • Groupe de travail SAT-COVID-19

If a worker gets sick, all of their coworkers and housemates may have to be isolated. These preventive measures are aimed at protecting the health of all workers so companies can continue to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic while respecting workers’ rights and freedoms. Employers are responsible for providing accommodations and working conditions that make it possible for temporary foreign…

  • Interim recommendations
Read more about COVID-19: Interim Recommendations for Public Health Management of Cases and Contacts in the Community

COVID-19: Interim Recommendations for Public Health Management of Cases and Contacts in the Community

  • Comité sur la gestion des cas et des contacts de COVID‑19

This document is available in French only : COVID-19 : Mesures pour la gestion des cas et des contacts dans la communauté : recommandations intérimaires.

  • Interim recommendations
Read more about COVID-19: Pregnant and Breastfeeding Workers - Preventive Measures in the Workplace

COVID-19: Pregnant and Breastfeeding Workers - Preventive Measures in the Workplace

This is a supplement to the document COVID-19 (SRAS-CoV-2) : Recommandations intérimaires sur les mesures de prévention en milieux de travail pour les travailleuses enceintes ou qui allaitent version 3.0, July 13, 2020. [in French only]

In Québec, a worker who is pregnant or breastfeeding may avail herself of a preventive reassignment as outlined in the For a Safe Maternity…

  • Interim recommendations
Read more about COVID-19: Collection, Disinfection and Storage Processes for Single-Use N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators

COVID-19: Collection, Disinfection and Storage Processes for Single-Use N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators

  • Caroline Bernier
  • Sandie Briand
  • Valérie Cortin
  • Najwa Ouhoummane
  • Andrée Pelletier
  • Caroline Poirot
  • Centre d'expertise en retraitement des dispositifs médicaux

This document is intended for managers and clinical personnel involved in medical device reprocessing (MDR).

Its purpose is to describe the guidelines to be followed for the overall process of collecting, disinfecting and storing single-use N95 FFRs in order to:

  • Ensure the safety of personnel.
  • Ensure compliance with and implementation of infection…
  • Interim recommendations
Read more about COVID-19: Disinfection of N95 Single-Use Filtering Facepiece Respirators

COVID-19: Disinfection of N95 Single-Use Filtering Facepiece Respirators

  • Valérie Cortin
  • Sandie Briand
  • Caroline Bernier
  • Andrée Pelletier
  • Najwa Ouhoummane
  • Caroline Poirot
  • Mélanie Fortier
  • Centre d'expertise en retraitement des dispositifs médicaux

This document is intended for decision makers, managers and clinical personnel involved in medical device reprocessing (MDR). It presents the technologies approved by Health Canada in the COVID-19 context as well as a promising - although as yet unauthorized - option for disinfecting N95 FFRs.

  • Interim recommendations
RSS News Feed