Ultimately, each employee should develop and discuss with their supervisor (if necessary depending on individual medical conditions) a personal action plan for how to deal with poor air quality. This plan may include discussions with a health care provider.
EHS 306 Wildfire Protections Training is required for outdoor workers when they work for one or more hours during a work shift when AQI levels are at or above 151.
Other resources include Air Quality Tips and Resources information from the LBNL Energy Technologies Area (ETA), 1 Minute 4 Safety and the EHS Field Guide for safety meetings or safety item openers during regular meetings.
Share a safety slide in your next meeting with air quality tips.
Learn more about controls for limiting wildfire smoke impacts.
EPA,CDC, CDPH Cal/OSHA, Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19
- CDPH’s “Wildfire Smoke – Considerations for California’s Public Health Officials“
- EPA Indoor Air Quality During Wildfires
- CDC’s “Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19”
- CDC’s “Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke”
- Cal/OSHA Protecting Indoor Workplaces From Wildfire Smoke
- California Air Resources Board (CARB)
- Final 2024 Update to EPA’s AQI Breakpoints
Air Quality Forecasts
Other Resources
- LBNL Indoor Air Quality During Periods of Wildfires – Position Paper
- LBNL Security and Emergency Services (SES) Wildfire Smoke Information and Resources
- LBNL Environmental Technologies Area (ETA) “Air Quality Tips and Resources”
- “Smoke Mitigation Update” by Facilities Engineering – 5/25/2021
- LBNL Elements Wildfire Smoke Related Articles (1/2019 to 7/2022)
