Tesla attempts to calm Fremont workers amid rising concerns over potentially inadequate COVID-19 protections
Tesla’s newly opened Fremont facility is concerned about insufficient security measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Occupational safety at Tesla’s Fremont facility is something the company is committed to been criticized for a long time, and since Restart of production in May this year during the Coronavirus pandemicThere is a whole new level of concern for employees.
According to a report released on Friday by the San Francisco Chronicle, Fremont management has emailed to alleviate employee concerns, which they believe are less than strict security practices to prevent the spread of COVID 19 stop.
The letter – sent by Laurie Shelby, Tesla Vice President for Environment, Health and Safety – makes some rather bold claims and offers little evidence or even methods to verify them.
“We haven’t had COVID-19 job transfers since we resumed operations,” Shelby said in a statement to employees. “COVID-19 exposure occurred primarily from family members or roommates outside of work. In most cases, the employee followed the safety protocol, informed his supervisor, and stayed at home or was tested.”
In addition, the Washington Post, citing an anonymous source, recently reported that there was COVID infection in Tesla’s headquarters, located near the main Fremont factory. Tesla has not verified these claims, but rumors remain a concern.
Previous Tesla measures to prevent infection during reopening included grading layers and sequential measurement of working temperatures. These measures are no longer effective. The shifts are no longer staggered and now employee temperatures are monitored by thermal imagers.
Several Fremont factory workers who spoke anonymously to CNBC mentioned that it was almost impossible to comply with Alameda County Department of Health guidelines regulating disinfection of common tools and social distance during shifts or even during breaks maintain.
We asked Tesla for more information, but the manufacturer didn’t respond immediately.
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