JBS USA Reopens Greeley Beef Facility
April 24 2020 - 3:31PM
Dow Jones News
By Stephen Nakrosis
JBS USA on Friday said it was reopening its beef facility in
Greeley, Colo., following a voluntary quarantine of its
workforce.
"After voluntarily closing the Greeley beef facility in an
effort to stop potential spread among our workforce and contribute
to community containment, we have taken proactive steps to
complement our existing Covid-19 prevention efforts in the facility
and continue to provide a safe working environment," said Chris
Gaddis, JBS USA Head of Human Resources.
The company said it would conduct daily temperature screenings
of workers, and also said symptomatic team members would receive
free, on-site testing. "Any team member with a fever or other
confirmed Covid-19 symptoms will be immediately sent home."
During the closure, JBS said, the facility was deep-cleaned, a
new ventilation system was installed, existing social distancing
protocols were enhanced and physical barriers were installed on
production lines, among other steps.
"Officials from the CDC, NIOSH and WCDPHE visited the Greeley
facility multiple times during closure to assess, validate and
improve the company's reopening plan," JBS said.
--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 24, 2020 15:16 ET (19:16 GMT)
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