Occupational Exposures – Field Workers

• Field workers should follow the personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements provided to them by the incident commander.
• A minimum of Biosafety Level 3 PPE should be used for fieldwork posing possible infective exposure.
• Tyvek outer clothing
• Gloves
• Booties
• Positive-pressure HEPA-filtered respirators
• All PPE must be decontaminated or disposed of as biohazardous waste.