WORKPLACE SAFETY REPORT/ING CARD
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Black workers matter
Overview
Food Production has been deemed an essential industry. Black and Brown Workers are risking their health to keep Americans fed—while food companies are seeing record sales. This is a reporting tool to keep track of workplace safety during COVID -19 and after the global pandemic.
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“Workers must be the best experts in their own safety. Because only workers are directly affected.”
Completing this report/ing card will help you:
- Work Safe during COVID-19
- Fight for Racial Justice in the Workplace
- Report Specific Violations/Concerns
- Understand Government Regulations for COVID-19
Who is the Workplace Safety Report/ing card for?
Black and Brown Essential Workers in Chicago and Cicero, IL.
Right to Safety—Evaluate Your Job
Fast line speeds prevent workers from maintaining social distancing on production lines. To reduce the spread of COVID-19, OSHA and CDC safety regulations require workers to practice social distancing. Social distancing means keeping six feet of physical space between people. How well does your boss keeps line speeds down so workers can separate?
How well does your boss provide masks and other PPE?
How well does your boss enforce proper mask-wearing and PPE use at all times?
How well does your boss respect sick/vulnerable/exposed workers right to sick leave without losing their jobs?
To reduce the spread of COVID-19, OSHA and CDC safety regulations require workers to practice social distancing. Social distancing means keeping six feet of physical space between people in all common areas on the plant. How well does your boss enforce distancing in common/work areas?
How well does your boss continuously sanitize + disinfect and have a special staff to do that?
How well does your boss pay hazard pay?
How well does your boss trace infected/exposed workers quickly and quarantine them for the whole CDC-defined time?