On March 26, the Department of Agriculture issued guidance for grocery stores to ensure continuation of services to Pennsylvanians while maintaining a healthy workforce.
“In our current COVID-19 pandemic, retail food workers are among the heroes,” said Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. “We need their workforce to remain healthy – physically and mentally – and encourage managers and employees to heed this guidance. For their own sake and for all who rely on their life-sustaining service.”
The guidance documents issued for Grocery and Convenience Store Procedures and Sanitization and Diagnosed Employee Procedures, include recommended overall best practices to protect against COVID-19 and also recommendations for:
-- Customer protection;
-- Employee protection;
-- Facility sanitization;
-- Guidance for managing COVID-19 positive employees; and
-- Recommendations for both managers and employees to maintain physical and mental health.
“Pennsylvania’s supply chain is solid – farmers, production facilities, and truckers are all still working,” added Redding. “Buying more than you need only hurts other Pennsylvanians; it hurts those working to provide these essentials, it hurts your neighbors, and it hurts our food banks.”
Visit the Department of Agriculture’s COVID-19 Response webpage for more information.
For the latest information on the coronavirus and precautions to take in Pennsylvania, visit the Department of Health’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) webpage, Follow them on Twitter, or Like them on Facebook.
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[Posted: March 26, 2020]
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