South Dakota - COVID-19: Manufacturing Business Checklist

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

ENTRY TO/EXIT FROM BUILDING

• Schedule work shifts to reduce congregate settings and improve social distancing (i.e. stagger start and end times so all employees are not arriving and/or leaving at the same time)

  Yes

  No

• Install additional time clocks to prevent bottlenecks (if applicable)

  Yes

  No

• Hand sanitizer at entrances/exits

  Yes

  No

PERSONNEL SCREENING

• Pre-screen employees for fever and other symptoms prior to employees entering building

  Yes

  No

• Screen visitors to building

  Yes

  No

ENGINEERING CONTROLS

• Handwashing stations/hand sanitizers at every potential point of contact

  Yes

  No

• If fans are used in facility, blow clean air toward employees’ breathing zone

  Yes

  No

• Install high-efficiency air filters and increase ventilation rates in the work environment

  Yes

  No

EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND EDUCATION

• COVID safety training, presentation, or information shared (in all common languages used by workers)

  Yes

  No

• Posters/signs put up to encourage frequent and proper handwashing (in all common languages used by workers)

  Yes

  No

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT MEASURES

• Provide personal protective equipment (PPE) based on the hazard to worker (if applicable)

  Yes

  No

• PPE is properly fitted and periodically refitted, as applicable; regularly inspected, maintained, and replaced as necessary

  Yes

  No

• Train workers who use personal protective equipment how to properly put it on, use/wear, remove, clean and store to avoid contamination of self, others, and environment

  Yes

  No

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS AND WORK PRACTICES

• All non-essential meetings, huddles, conferences cancelled

  Yes

  No

• Stagger breaks to minimize intermingling of team members and/or expand break areas

  Yes

  No

• All non-necessary visitors not admitted to building

  Yes

  No

• Enhanced cleaning of all common areas, including additional downtime for fogging with a sanitizer as needed

  Yes

  No

• Publicly posted sick leave policy

  Yes

  No

• Specific procedures for disinfecting

  Yes

  No

• Physical 6-foot markings on ALL work benches/tables/conveyors/assembly lines for distance markers

  Yes

  No

• Modify workstations to minimize close contact between workers; install physical barriers (e.g., plastic sneeze guards) or ensure 6 feet or more between employees

  Yes

  No

• Reduce production line staffing to extent feasible to minimize close worker contact

  Yes

  No

EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH

• Process for identifying and separating employees who become ill/symptomatic while at work

  Yes

  No

• Flexible leave policies to accommodate workers who are ill and make employees aware of policies

  Yes

  No

• Sick workers able to stay home without fear of reprisals

  Yes

  No

• Do not require a healthcare provider’s note for employees who are sick with acute respiratory illness to validate their illness or return to work

  Yes

  No

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