Amazon addressing safety in its fulfillment centers
Amazon addressing safety in its fulfillment centers
She spends most of her day racing against the clock moving products, but Dominique Nesbeth volunteered to be a social distancing team member at the Amazon Fulfillment Center on Broening Highway.
THRIVED AS PEOPLE ORDER MOREFROM HOME DURING THECORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, BUT THECOMPANY HAS REFUSED TO RELEASEINFORMATION ABOUT HOW MANY OFITS WORKERS HAVE BECOMEINFECTED WITH COVIâ19.
TODAY,THEY GAVE WMAR 2 NEWSHAGER A LOOK AT WHAT THEYDOING TO PROTECT EMPLOYEESINSIDE ONE OF THEIR FACILITIESIN BALTIMORE COUNTY.(HAGER SâUP) 36:05âAmazonhas 3,000 workers at thisfulfillment center on BroeningHighway alone, and it saysiâ checkingits COVID safety protocols onan hourly basisâ (TRACK) SHESPENDS MOST OF HER DAY RACINGAGAINST THE CLOCK MOVINGPRODUCTS, BUT DOMINIQUENESBETH VOLUNTEERED TO BE ASOCIAL DISTANCING TEAM MEMBERAT THIS AMAZON FULFILLMENTCENTER.
(SOTâDominiqueNesbeth/Amazon Process Guide18:04âI like the factespecially that Iteam so I can see firsthandwhat we do so I know for afact I feel safe here andeveryone else to, because weneed to make sure of thatâ(TRACK) ALONG WITH HER NORMALDUTIES, SHERREYL GILCHRISTRAINS NEW EMPLOYEES ON SAFEPRACTICES.
(SOTâSherreylGilchrist/Amazon LearningAmbassador 24:49âOf course,knowledge is power.
Traininggrown adults to keep a mask onwhile working has been alittle work, but wededicated to being as safe aspossible.
We have families wewant to go home to at the endof the day and I have threeboys myself so I definitelywant to be able to return whenthis is overâ (TRACK) BACK INMARCH, THE CENTER TOOK IFIRST STEPS TO PROTECT ITSTHREE THOUSAND EMPLOYEES.(SOTâHarkirat Sareen/AmazonGeneral Manager 29:54âStaggered shift breaks tomake sure our people arencrowding at the entrances.Wedistancing.
Enforcing thesiâfoot rule within thebuilding and then we starteddeploying masks for everyoneâ(TRACK) EVEN IN A ONâPOINâTWO MILLION SQUARE FOOTBUILDING, CREATING ROOM FOR ASIâFOOT BUFFER WASNREQUIRING 150 SEPARATE CHANGESIN THE SORTING AND DELIVERY OFGOODS, AS WELL AS MAKESHIFTBARRIERS AND ONâ WAY WALKPATHS.
THERMAL TEMPERATURESCREENINGS FOR EVERYONEENTERING THE BUILDING BEGANLAST MONTH.
(SOT) 33:31âIfsomebody walks in and letsay their temperature is abovea certain level, we talk withthem, work with them and askthem to go homeâ (TRACK) THEYARE MEASURES, WHICH WORKERLIKE DOMINIQUE NESBETHAPPRECIATES, SAYING SHE FEELSSAFER AT WORK THEN WHEN SHEHAS TO RUN OUT TO A GROCERYSTORE.
(SOT) 18:50âI wouldnbe working here if I didnfeel safeâ .âAmazon says ifa worker calls in and reportsthat theytheythey will pay them to stayhome to keep them frombringing the infection totheir câ workers.
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