Thread by @beansprouts_mom

Looking forward to Apr 12 @ashraenews webinar with @WBahnfleth & moderator @healthyheating. We know that #COVIDisAirborne, and BC schools (all buildings really) can do more to keep us safe. Ask your district to register facilities, OH&S, legal, HR & other staff! #bced #bcpoli

To help @WBahnfleth & @healthyheating, a small 🧵on current #COVIDisAirborne knowledge & practice in #bcpoli. Maybe some examples can be incorporated?

I'll look at BC Legislature, BC CDC, Vancouver Coastal Health, UBC, and Vancouver & Surrey School Districts.

Let's investigate!

How will BC measure up wrt understanding and implementing @ashraenews COVID guidance?

BC Legislature: "The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads in several ways, but most commonly through airborne transmission" Wow! It says airborne. Measures are poor.

leg.bc.ca/Documents/LABC…

Ok, what about the BC CDC (Centre for Data Control? Disease Collaboration? We aren't sure.)

Ok. Weird. #COVIDisAirborne inside parliament buildings but not anywhere else? I guess that makes sense, since school buildings block COVID all together?

bccdc.ca/health-info/di…

Still on the BC CDC, okay, they do at least mention ventilation.

Maybe the BC CDC guidance for healthcare professionals is better?

Oh.

bccdc.ca/health-profess…

But wait! Later on, there is a mention of Ventilation. I don't think this reflects best practice, though. Or current COVID-19 knowledge.

bccdc.ca/health-profess…

And then, at the bottom of the BC CDC Infection Control page, there is this:

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Moving on from BC CDC, what does Vancouver Coastal Health say?

It's actually better than BC CDC. Not sarcasm. I'm kinda surprised.

Not #COVIDisAirborne but more clear on aerosols.

Vancouver Coastal Health has crappy advice for the public, though:

All right, searching Vancouver Coastal Health for ASHRAE only brings up one document, unrelated to COVID: vch.ca/Documents/VCH-…

Searching for Ventilation? Back to the useless blurb above, ventilation as in life support. Nothing useful that I can find.

Taking break to spend time with family. Fellow citizen detectives, if look up how COVID is transmitted and how it's prevented for other BC organizations, school districts, etc, dump it here and I will link back to the thread later!

Ok, back BC's COVID-19 safety esp wrt to aerosol mitigation. Now, to Vancouver School Board.

VSB has made efforts. Parents have expressed frustration, tho, that there are no performance targets / knowledge. Do you see ASHRAE refs?🧐

vsb.bc.ca/COVID-19/Venti…

VSB links to VCH doc with unfortunate misinformation about role of portable air cleaners, and a lack of understanding of the technical analysis required to evaluate their role, sizing, etc. Anyone see ASHRAE ref'd?

vsb.bc.ca/COVID-19/Venti…

Let's look at VSB Communicable Disease Prevention Plan (LOL - they can't even call it COVID anymore).

Finally! An @ashraenews reference! Oh. It's outdated. 🤦‍♀️

vsb.bc.ca/COVID-19/updat…

What about Surrey, the other large school district in BC? COVID is over in Surrey 🥳🥳🥳. Looks like I'm gonna have to dig a bit to find their Communicable Disease Plan.

#KindnessGaslighting #bced

Found Surrey's Plan! Updated Mar 21, 2022. Major planning for the Sixth Wave! Hahahaha - Not.

sbsurreystor.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/…

Here's the only @ashraenews ref (oooh and a Rocky Point ref. More on that later h/t @ianwrob)

Break # 2: Back tomorrow. Dinner & family time now. Will keep going and also add others' resources right into the tread!