Information on Cleaning and Decontamination

Residences

• Interim Guidance for U.S. Residence Decontamination for Ebola and Removal of Contaminated Waste

Airline Crews, Cleaning Personnel, and Cargo Personnel

• Ebola Guidance for Airlines
• Interim Guidance for Ebola Virus Cleaning, Disinfection, and Waste Disposal in Commercial Passenger Aircraft

Environmental Infection Control

• Cleaning and Disinfecting Healthcare Environments

Additional Resources

• OSHA/NIOSH/EPA Fact Sheet: Safe Handling, Treatment, Transport and Disposal of Ebola-Contaminated Waste [PDF – 6 pages]
• OSHA PPE Selection Matrix for Occupational Exposure to Ebola Virus [PDF – 3 pages]
• EPA's Disinfectants for Use Against the Ebola Virus
• OSHA Fact Sheet: Cleaning and Decontamination of Ebola on Surfaces [PDF – 3 pages]

Untreated Sewage

• Guidance for Handling Untreated Sewage
• FAQs for Handling Untreated Sewage

• Interim Recommendations for Cleaning Houses Safely in Areas in West Africa with Ebola Outbreaks After People with Symptoms of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) are Transferred to Ebola Treatment Units or Community Care Centers
• Mixing and Using Chlorine Solutions in West African General (Non-ETU) Healthcare Settings

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