COVID-19 SUT 25 – MAIL PROCESSING: Guidelines for PVS drivers – 04.02.2020
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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.