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 COVI━19.

TODAY,THEY GAVE WMAR 2 NEWSHAGER A LOOK AT WHAT THEYDOING TO PROTECT EMPLOYEESINSIDE ONE OF THEIR FACILITIESIN BALTIMORE COUNTY.(HAGER S━UP) 36:05“Amazonhas 3,000 workers at thisfulfillment center on BroeningHighway alone, and it saysi━ checkingits COVID safety protocols onan hourly basis” (TRACK) SHESPENDS MOST OF HER DAY RACINGAGAINST THE CLOCK MOVINGPRODUCTS, BUT DOMINIQUENESBETH VOLUNTEERED TO BE ASOCIAL DISTANCING TEAM MEMBERAT THIS AMAZON FULFILLMENTCENTER.

(SOT━DominiqueNesbeth/Amazon Process Guide18:04“I 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 that”(TRACK) ALONG WITH HER NORMALDUTIES, SHERREYL GILCHRISTRAINS NEW EMPLOYEES ON SAFEPRACTICES.

(SOT━SherreylGilchrist/Amazon LearningAmbassador 24:49“Of 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 over” (TRACK) BACK INMARCH, THE CENTER TOOK IFIRST STEPS TO PROTECT ITSTHREE THOUSAND EMPLOYEES.(SOT━Harkirat Sareen/AmazonGeneral Manager 29:54“Staggered shift breaks tomake sure our people arencrowding at the entrances.Wedistancing.

Enforcing thesi━foot rule within thebuilding and then we starteddeploying masks for everyone”(TRACK) EVEN IN A ON━POIN━TWO MILLION SQUARE FOOTBUILDING, CREATING ROOM FOR ASI━FOOT BUFFER WASNREQUIRING 150 SEPARATE CHANGESIN THE SORTING AND DELIVERY OFGOODS, AS WELL AS MAKESHIFTBARRIERS AND ON━ WAY WALKPATHS.

THERMAL TEMPERATURESCREENINGS FOR EVERYONEENTERING THE BUILDING BEGANLAST MONTH.

(SOT) 33:31“Ifsomebody walks in and letsay their temperature is abovea certain level, we talk withthem, work with them and askthem to go home” (TRACK) THEYARE MEASURES, WHICH WORKERLIKE DOMINIQUE NESBETHAPPRECIATES, SAYING SHE FEELSSAFER AT WORK THEN WHEN SHEHAS TO RUN OUT TO A GROCERYSTORE.

(SOT) 18:50“I wouldnbe working here if I didnfeel safe” .“Amazon says ifa worker calls in and reportsthat theytheythey will pay them to stayhome to keep them frombringing the infection totheir c━ workers.

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