Extending a digital risk mitigation intervention for workers deployed in diverse post-flood environments to address unique SAR-CoV-2 virus infection exposure risks in construction workplaces

ABSTRACTFlooding events continue to increase in both frequency and intensity. Workers involved in post-floodreconstruction work are at increased risk of adverse health effects due to respiratory exposures and otherhazards. With the advent of the SARS-CoV-2 virus into the global community, these workers are even more atrisk for severe illness. Proposed e-learning platform "Pocket Ark" provides training before flooding occurs,real-time decision support during a clean-up, and communications capabilities during and after cleanup to theworkers involved. We propose to extend this project to include SARS-CoV-2 screening and education modules.Pocket Ark will be expanded to recognize early onset symptoms in workers and prevent its spread in theworkplace as well as provide training regarding risk reduction in the workplace, and resources to locate healthcare resources. This platform addresses an important public health problem and uses a novel app-based e-learning platform to improve and enhance the cognitive understanding of flood-related health hazards withinthis vulnerable working population.