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Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program |
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The goal of this document is to help homeless shelter and drop-in operators in Toronto implement the means to proactively reduce TB transmission risk by the use of environmental control measures (e.g. ventilation, UVGI).
It also aims to help these individuals:
- Understand how TB is spread in a shelter or drop-in
- Understand how to reduce TB transmission in a shelter or drop-in
- Understand administrative and work practice control measures
- Understand how ventilation and UVGI can help reduce the risk of TB transmission in a shelter or drop-in
- Implement the most appropriate environmental control measures in a shelter or drop-in
- Maintain environmental control measures to ensure that they are effective
- Make informed decisions about planning, funding and selection of environmental control measures
These best practice guidelines make recommendations about minimum environmental control targets which shelters and drop-ins should achieve. They are not standards and this document is not a design manual. Instead, users are advised to refer to good engineering practice appropriate to the circumstances and the requirements of the applicable laws and regulations in their region.
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