OSHA, FDA Develop Safety Checklist for Food Mfg Employees Amid Pandemic
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have developed a checklist for human and animal food manufacturers to consider when continuing, resuming or reevaluating operations due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The checklist is useful for persons growing, harvesting, packing, manufacturing, processing or holding human and animal food regulated by FDA. The checklist includes the following considerations:
. Ensure employee health and a safe workplace;
. Investigate exposure and determine when an employee should be tested for the coronavirus; and
. Configure the work environment to help minimize the risk of spreading the coronavirus among workers.
In addition, the checklist provides examples of ways to align workstations to include social distancing
practices.
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