ILA-USMX Joint Safety Committee
Working Together For The Benefit Of All
ILA-USMX OSH Alerts are devised to reflect the best possible information and guidance, and are products of diligent research and
the most up to date subject matter knowledge. Consequently, while the information contained herein is believed to be accurate, owing
to a host of factors ILA-USMX can convey no direct or implied warranty relative to the reliance of parties upon content.
OSH ALERT 2020-04 [25 February 2020]
The "Novel Coronavirus" Update
Since the publication of ILA~USMX Joint Safety Committee OSH Alert 2020-03 (27
January 2020), the U.S. experience with the Novel Coronavirus has not changed in any
substantial way. Currently (as of yesterday; reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention), there have been 14 confirmed cases documented in the U.S. On
review, none of those cases have any connection to commercial or passenger ocean
shipping. And while that's relatively good news, our sense is that we're not out of the
woods just yet.
For that reason, we continue to actively monitor all available resources in our ongoing
assessment of potential risk to our labor and management constituents.
Two important resources we use (of many), are the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
the World Health Organization. Both organizations have webpages that are exclusively
devoted to provide accurate and timely information to those seeking to maintain a
protective, up-to-date posture.
We'd like to share access to those websites with all persons and organizations receiving
our OSH Alerts, and for that purpose provide the relevant links here:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC):
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
World Health Organization (WHO)
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Got a question about this particular subject? Write to the JSC at: blueoceana@optonline.net
