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6 www.osha.gov to learn more about control prevention for healthcare workers and employers. The above link includes guidance for emergency medical services (EMS) and medical transport. Workers and employers involved in EMS or other medical transport operations will need to adapt guidelines for the mobile work environment. That may mean relying on PPE (e.g. respirators) to protect workers when use of AIIRs or other isolation mechanisms are not practical and when staff have potentially prolonged, close contact with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients in transit. Also refer healthcare workers to www.osha.gov for hazard recognition. The CDC guidance for wastewater employees is located on the same OSHA website page and includes the following: 1. Coronaviruses are susceptible to the same disinfection conditions in the healthcare setting as other viruses, so current disinfection conditions in wastewater treatment facilities is expected to be sufficient. This includes conditions for practices such as oxidation with hypochlorite (i.e., chlorine bleach) and peracetic acid, as well as inactivation through the use of ultraviolet irradiation. 2. There is no evidence to suggest that additional, COVID-19-specific protections are needed for employees involved in wastewater management operations, including those at wastewater treatment facilities. Wastewater treatment plant operations should ensure workers follow routine practices to prevent exposure to wastewater, including using the engineering and administrative controls, safe work practices, and PPE normally required for work tasks when handling untreated wastewater. Declaration of Local State of Emergency In the event a more aggressive public health response is necessary because the spread of the virus threatens the health, safety, and welfare of citizens and the community by posing an immediate danger to the public, the mayor may declare a local emergency for a period of up to three days, which can extended with the consent of the City Council. A Declaration of Local State of Emergency directs the City Administrator and Public Safety/Emergency Management Director to determine what steps need to be taken to operate and support the response to the emergency incident, including what phase the City executes within the Pandemic Response Plan.