CDC creates COVID-19 flyers in 13 different languages for meat and poultry processors
June 19, 2020
Language should never be an obstacle to employee safety!
CDC has developed one-page flyers with recommendations and strategies for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in meat and poultry processing facilities. The first flyer includes key strategies for employers to prevent COVID-19 infection among employees. The second flyer includes tips for employees to protect themselves and other from COVID-19 at work and at home.  
 
 
 
 
Access them by clicking here. (Scroll to bottom of the page)
 
 The fliers are available in the following languages: 
 
 
 
 
 Amharic
 
 Arabic
 
 Burmese
 
 Chinese
 
 French
 
 Haitian-Creole
 
 Karen
 
 Korean
 
 Nepali
 
 Spanish
 
 Somali
 
 Tigrinya
 
 Vietnamese
 
 Because OccuFit utilizes individual sound booths in its testing units, up to 8 employees can be tested at one time without coming in close contact with each other. At full capacity, OccuFit can test over 400 employees per day and keep everyone at a safe distance, complying with CDC guidelines. To watch how this is done, click the link to watch the                                                                                     video                                                                                .
 
NHCA initiated a Task Force for developing guidance to safely conduct hearing testing during the                                                             COVID-19 pandemic. The intent of this document is to provide a “Best Practices”                                                                                guidance to Hearing Testing Professionals to help minimize their risk of SARS CoV-2 infection through                                                                                person-to-person spread within occupational health clinics, company in-house testing and mobile test                                                                                environments.                                                                                                                                           Among other topics such as PPE and screening, the document addresses social distancing on mobile testing units. It states the following:                                                                                                                                                         - Mobile unit testing multiple employees within a single test booth:                                                                                        a. Social distancing may not be possible but reducing the number of individuals tested at one                                                                                        time should be practiced                                                                                        i. Consider testing ≤ 50% of test booth capacity                                                                                        ii. Consider spacing employees in an alternate or zig-zag layout and not physically                                                                                        opposite each other                                                                                        iii. Dividers, curtains or protective screens are recommended between employees next                                                                                        to and opposite each other                                                                                        iv. Require employees to wear face cloth covering                                                                                        v. Monitor employees for coughing or sneezing                                                                                        vi. If any employee starts coughing or sneezing, all employees must be                                                                         immediately removed, and the test area disinfected                                                                                                                                                                                                           THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH OCCUFIT BECAUSE WE USE INDIVIDUAL SOUND BOOTHS WHICH ALLOWS FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING  DURING THE ENTIRE TEST.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             This helpful document can be found                                                                                                                     here.
 

