IDENTIFYING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DURING COVID-19

IDENTIFYING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DURING COVID-19

Functioning critical infrastructure is imperative during the response to the COVID-19 emergency for both public health and safety as well as community well-being. Certain critical infrastructure industries have a special responsibility in these times to continue operations. 

CISA’s Identifying Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19 guidance and accompanying list are intended to support state, local, and industry partners in identifying the critical infrastructure sectors and the essential workers.

This document gives guidance to state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions and the private sector on defining essential critical infrastructure workers. Promoting the ability of such workers to continue to work during periods of community restriction, access management, social distancing, or closure orders/directives is crucial to community resilience and continuity of essential functions.CISA made a technical update to the document on March 23, 2020 to clarify the description of a small number of essential services and functions in the list.