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TAB 3: INFLUENZA PANDEMIC MATRIX <br />The following matrices provide strategies and response activities for the City. They include a City-wide <br />matrix and matrices for each Department. <br />City-wide Strategies/Response <br />WHO Pandemic Phase <br />Strategies/Response <br />Inter -Pandemic Period <br />Provide pandemic awareness training to include seasonal <br />Phase 1— no new <br />influenza symptoms, transmission, and infection control measures <br />human subtype — <br />such as hand washing, cough and sneeze etiquette, and routine <br />animal influenza may <br />cleaning and disinfecting of desk tops, keyboard, phones, door <br />be present poses low <br />knobs, steering wheels, and any shared equipment. <br />risk in humans <br />Encourage employees and their family members who are medically <br />able to get an annual flu shot to protect against seasonal influenza <br />Phase 2 — no new <br />strains. <br />subtype in humans <br />Encourage employees who are ill with fever or flu-like symptoms to <br />however, circulating <br />animal influenza poses <br />stay at home or go home if they become ill while at work to prevent <br />substantial risk of <br />exposing other employees to their illness. <br />human disease <br />• Develop a strategy to suspend programs and close facilities if a <br />Phase 6 alert is declared. <br />• Implement cross -training measures among employees, as <br />appropriate, to ensure continuation of essential services and <br />performance of critical functions. <br />• Install hand sanitizer dispensers in City buildings, as appropriate, <br />and distribute hand sanitizer to field service employees. <br />Pandemic Alert Period <br />• Encourage the use of disinfectant sprays or wipes on door handles, <br />Phase 3 - new human <br />phones, computer keyboards, shared desks and countertops, and <br />subtype no/little human <br />the steering wheels, door handles, buttons, knobs, controls, etc. of <br />to human transmission <br />vehicles and other shared equipment as needed and appropriate. <br />• Update current vendor support lists and maintain adequate <br />inventory of cleaning/disinfecting supplies and personal protective <br />gear such as gloves and masks for normal use as well as for needs <br />during pandemic phase. <br />• Explore/Establish mutual aid agreements with surrounding <br />municipalities, where appropriate, for assistance in providing <br />critical services. <br />D-35 <br />