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Health Crisis Prevention + Management For Modern Businesses
Whether you have a growing hospitality group or a major nationwide concept, it’s imperative that you protect your reputation and brand loyalty from illness, outbreaks, and other health crises.
Zero Hour Health’s team of advisors will help you prevent and manage your risk so your team can focus on growing the business.
Advisory from the most knowledgeable industry experts, 24/7/365.
Whether it’s navigating a foodborne illness outbreak, receiving guidance on best practices with your local health department, or general questions about your employees’ health, we’re here to keep you, your staff, and your business safe.
Detecting and preventing illnesses, before they go public.
The best way to stop a crisis is to prevent it from becoming one in the first place. We’ll help you create a culture of safe working, detect problematic illnesses before they spread, and, most importantly, keep your business out of the news.
Protecting the most important asset in your businesses: your brand.
An outbreak is one of the few crises that can permanently damage a brand. From local news, to the nightly news, to the trading floors, your reputation is the foundation of your business and its value. Protecting that asset is a top priority.
Screening and assisting the hiring process for at-risk positions.
Whether you need to do physical examinations to ensure a prospective employee can do the job, or your industry regulations call for a battery of exams, we streamline this process and handle it for every step of the way. Save time, hire quicker, and protect yourself against workers' comp claims.
A suite of services to support every aspect of your operations.
This is just a core breakdown of the main services we provide to our clients. We build highly customized solutions to support any need you have.
ZHH Pro
ZHH Pro is our industry-best advisory service. We tailor our support to solve your most pressing needs, whether you've got 6 locations or 600 locations. We can provide 24/7/365, high-level clinical support to keep your business running.
The single best way to prevent illness in the workplace is to prevent sick employees from showing up in the first place. ZHH Wellness Checks are the best solution to identify and assess potentially sick employees.
From Flu to Hep A, vaccinations are a vital part of keeping your workforce healthy. We help businesses identify employee immunization history, track their records, and facilitate vaccinations both on-site and off.
Ensure that potential employees are fit to perform their roles safely and effectively using our industry-best pre-employment programs. We help employers maintain compliance with stringent industry standards and regulations without adding friction to the hiring process.
Wildfire smoke increases health risks in the short and long term, and heavy winds mean it can change and affect the wider Southern California area. (Washington Post)
The fires in LA are affecting some parts of the water supply, with a number of boil water notices and in many areas, warnings to use only bottled water. (NY Times)
Bird Flu News:
15 more states enrolled with the USDA’s milk testing program, bringing the total to 28 states and 65% of the nation’s milk production. (CIDRAP)
Egg shortages continue after the loss of around 40 million egg-laying hens in the U.S. in 2024, with a whopping 43% of those lost in the last two months. (Newsweek)
Health News:
TB rates dropped sharply after a study in Brazil offered conditional cash rewards to families living in poverty. (Nature)
Richmond, VA, has a water crisis entering its fifth day on Friday, with tap water finally restored to many areas, but a number of boil water advisories are continuing. (News 12)
Advisors to President-elect Trump are trying to identify a disease that would allow them to use public health restrictions to close the southern border. (NY Times)
One NY county on Long Island is warning residents of a surge in rabies cases in wild animals since summer. (ABC)
A new study identified key factors driving vaccine hesitancy in Black women, including mistrust in healthcare and government due to past medical exploitation, concerns about long-term safety, and ineffective communication. (MedPage Today)
The FDA added a warning label to two RSV vaccines about the real but rare increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome, though they say the benefits still outweigh the risks. (Medpage Today)
The Government Accountability Office says the FDA hasn’t met mandated targets for inspections of domestic and foreign food facilities since 2018. (CIDRAP)
Mental Health & Substance Use News:
Wildfires can take a large mental health toll on residents and firefighters, and support is available in the LA area for those struggling. (ABC)
After Helene’s floods, North Carolina is trying to respond to the traumatic events with mental health support for residents. (NPR)
If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or need help, call or text 988.
Best Questions:
What are the dangers of wildfire smoke?
Our hearts are breaking for Los Angeles and the wildfires there. While a number of our clients have closed restaurants in the evacuation zones, there are plenty of businesses open in the area that will be deeply impacted by wildfire smoke through the weekend. Wildfire smoke can be very dangerous, even for healthy people, since very fine toxic particles can get into your lungs. Some liken breathing wildfire smoke to smoking cigarettes, up to a half pack a day, when the air quality index (AQI) reaches 200. For those with pre-existing respiratory issues, like asthma or COPD, wildfire smoke can double emergency room visits. There’s also growing evidence that it increases long-term health risks for things like dementia and cardiovascular disease. First responders are at the highest risk, followed by kids, older adults, pregnant people, and anyone with diabetes, heart, kidney, or lung diseases. A good rule of thumb is that if you can see or smell smoke, you can assume the air quality isn’t healthy.
When should we bring outdoor workers in or close our drive-through windows?
We’ve helped some of our clients create outdoor worker safety guidelines for air pollution and smoke before, and we wanted to share these with you. Here are some best practices for wildfire smoke:
Provide N95 masks for outdoor workers in smoky or polluted conditions when the AQI is 151 or higher.
Sensitive groups may feel health effects at 101 and above and may need to move indoors at lower AQIs. These include people with heart or lung diseases, people with diabetes, pregnant people, and older adults.
Offer more frequent indoor breaks, use of temporary shelters with filtered air, and reduced work time on days with AQI between 101 and 200.
Ensure clean indoor air by closing windows, turning on air filtration systems, and setting HVAC to recirculate rather than pull in outdoor air.
Consider pulling unnecessary employees indoors:
AQI of 151 or higher (and any remaining outdoor employees should wear N95 masks)
Wildfire smoke is visible at the work site
Pull ALL employees indoors:
AQI of 200 or higher
If you have specific wildfire health questions or would like help creating your team’s policy about outdoor worker health, don’t hesitate to reach out - ZHH can help!
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