Will grocery stores ban customers from coming inside?

So far, supermarkets have resisted banning customers from coming inside during the pandemic, but some experts, union leaders and small grocery owners believe it has become too dangerous to let customers browse aisles and come into close range with employees. WJXT (Jacksonville, Fla.)

 

Nevada OSHA offers new guidance on social distancing for construction sites, lunch breaks

Nevada OSHA last week issued an updated memo to the construction industry that creates an exception to social distancing rules for certain tasks. Since March 26, the regulatory agency has issued at least 84 citations for violating COVID-19 rules. According to logs obtained through a records request, observations ranged from two employees in a manlift to two employees measuring distances close together. Nevada Independent/Northern Nevada Business Weekly

 

Federal prison employee union sues Justice Department

A division of the American Federation of Government Employees, on behalf of employees at the Bureau of Prisons, has filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department alleging unsafe work conditions and practices including accepting inmates from outside facilities without quarantining them. Just the News

 

Iowa launches campaign increase testing

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is leading a social media campaign urging voluntary completion of a health assessment. The state has signed a $26 million contract to purchase 540,000 tests over the next six months from a Utah-based startup. People who have symptoms, have been exposed to coronavirus or have traveled to hot spots will be eligible for free drive-thru tests, and those who are positive will be asked to share recent contacts and travel so the state can alert those potentially exposed.  New Haven Register

 

Fed-OSHA cites Wisconsin fabricator for repeat violations

An Appleton, Wisconsin converter of shipping containers into commercial and residential structures has been cited by FedOSHA again for various violations, seven classified as repeat, including failure to train employees on hazardous materials, fall protection hazards, and how to properly operate forklifts. The company faces more than $216,000 in penalties. WeAreGreenBay.com

 

Fed-OSHA not cracking down on failures to follow COVID-19 guidelines

In Wisconsin, state authorities are telling employees who say employers aren’t cleaning worksites properly, providing protective equipment or telling them when coworkers became sick with the coronavirus, to raise their concerns with their employers or to call the police. Wausau Pilot & Review