Good morning,
As you have seen over the past few days, our COVID positive case counts are increasing. As a result, and in an effort to minimize spread of COVID amongst our employees, we are reimplementing some of the safety protocols that we had in place earlier this year.
Starting tomorrow, this Current COVID Protocol Chart Winter 2021.2022 will be in effect. We expect the protocols to be in place until at least mid-January. These include:
- Field employees should report directly to their assigned vehicle before each shift and “clock-in” with supervisor via phone or email. Work will be assigned in advance via text, phone call or email from supervisors.
- Social distancing of at least 6 feet is required for all employees when inside a WCRC facility, regardless of vaccination status.
- Entering a workspace that isn’t assigned to employee is prohibited.
- In-person, indoors, work-related meetings are prohibited.
- Conference rooms and break rooms will be closed to group gatherings.
- Holiday luncheons are prohibited.
- Access to shop and stockroom remains restricted to supervisors.
- One operator is assigned to one vehicle. If vehicle sharing is absolutely unavoidable, masks must be worn by all occupants regardless of vaccination status.
- Equipment and tool sharing is discouraged but if sharing is required, each piece should be sanitized before and after use.
- Masks must be worn inside a WCRC facility whenever an employee leaves their assigned workspace (office, cubical, vehicle, mechanic’s bay, etc.).
- Kiosk time keeping and materials will be entered by the employees’ supervisor or foreman.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation on following these new protocols. While we hope that these are temporary, they are also our current work rules. Employees in violation of these temporary work rules will be subject to progressive discipline.
In the end, we want everyone to remain as safe as possible at work, minimize the spread of COVID among our employees and families, and also continue to provide vital winter maintenance services for the motoring public in Washtenaw County.
Take care and stay safe,
Sheryl
