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Mandatory Stand-Up Talk
April 2, 2020
Guidelines for PVS drivers
Step 1: When Postal Vehicle Service (PVS) drivers and other
employees are reporting for work, ensure that they are not
congregating in the dispatch office or around the time clock. They
must maintain social distancing of 6 feet or more.
Step 2: Sanitize the driver’s equipment (i.e., keys, radio, scanner,
etc.) and place equipment on a counter to minimize time in the
dispatch area. In facilities with assigned dispatch clerks, the clerk is
responsible for sanitizing the equipment; otherwise, the Supervisor of
Transportation Operations or the Transportation Manager is
responsible for ensuring sanitization is completed.
Step 3: Provide PVS drivers with disposable gloves, hand sanitizer
and cleaning supplies to take with them.
Step 4: Provide PVS drivers with information daily about the
importance of social distancing, washing hands, and cleaning keys,
radios, scanners, and vehicles, both before and after tours.
Step 5: If a PVS driver is showing signs of not feeling well, send the
individual home. If a driver has been out on the route and comes in
during the tour not feeling well, send the individual home and make
sure that the vehicle and all equipment is sanitized before it can be
assigned to another employee.
Step 6: When PVS drivers are backed into the dock and
loading/unloading at a processing facility, they must maintain at least
a 6-foot distance from other employees. Do not have more than one
person in a van or trailer at a time. If PVS drivers are assisting each
other and/or consolidating mail, they still need to maintain social
distancing.
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Step 7: PVS drivers should follow the guidance in Step 6 when
delivering or picking up at a customer service unit or mailer.
Step 8: Ensure break areas allow PVS drivers to practice proper
social distancing. Vehicles may be used as a break location if
necessary.
Step 9: Designate a postal employee as a yard master (with a radio)
to keep PVS drivers informed as to when the door is available to back
into. The same yard master should be used to direct PVS drivers as
they come in the yard and to ensure that the PVS driver is sanitizing
the inside of the cab when they are no longer using that vehicle.
Step 10: When PVS drivers are coming in to end their tours, ensure
they maintain proper social distancing while in the dispatch area and
around the time clock. Have PVS drivers sanitize all equipment that
they have used during their tours (keys, radios, scanners and
anything else that they have been in contact with). Assign someone
in the dispatch office to ensure that this is done.
When supplying the PVS drivers with disposable gloves, make sure
that they are putting them in a trash receptacle when they are done
using them.
Note 1: Constantly keep the dispatch area and the time clock area
cleaned and sanitized.
Note 2: Emphasize that these measures are for the safety and health
of the PVS drivers, their co-workers and family members.
Note 3: While maintaining social distancing, we still need to conduct
business by abiding by the Postal Services rules and regulations.
Note 4: If you need to have a meeting with a driver in private or with
union members, find an area that allows for proper social distancing,
such as a large office or conference room.
Thank you for listening.
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