The Postal Service is asking employees to adhere to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for social distancing and face coverings as coronavirus infections surge across the United States. The latest data show that the number of people with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, tops 1 million per week. USPS employees…
The Postal Service is reminding employees that new social distancing procedures have been implemented to help protect workers who deliver mail during the coronavirus pandemic. To reduce health risks, the organization has temporarily modified procedures for Mobile Delivery Devices (MDDs); Form 3811, Domestic Return Receipt; Form 3849, We ReDeliver for You; and any hard-copy receipt…
While conducting a site visit for the Employee Safety â Postal Service COVID-19 Response audit, we identified building maintenance and safety issues at Philadelphiaâs Spring Garden Station that were not directly related to the scope of the audit. Specifically, we identified 30 deficiencies ranging from minor to more serious violations. We believe these issues warrant…
The Postal Service will distribute additional reusable face coverings to all employees as part of the organizationâs ongoing effort to help its workers stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 Response Command and Supply Management are distributing the new coverings, starting this week. The distribution will continue through November. The new coverings are blue and…
Postal Service employees should only display USPS-approved posters in retail spaces âparticularly when it comes to posters that explain the organizationâs safety protocols in response to the coronavirus pandemic. USPS has created posters related to COVID-19 that address the use of face coverings and masks by customers in postal retail lobbies. These posters can easily…
The Postal Service wants to ensure facilities have sufficient supplies of personal protective equipment and other coronavirus pandemic-related material as the organization gears up for the peak delivery season in the fall. In a memo last week, USPS encouraged facility managers to use August and September to build their inventories for the end of the…
Background The Postal Service is required to maintain a safe and healthy environment for both employees and customers in accordance with its internal policies and procedures and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety laws. Our fieldwork was completed before the President of the U.S. issued the national emergency declaration concerning the novel coronavirus disease…
The Postal Service has introduced a website to provide customers and employees with the latest information on the organizationâs response to the coronavirus pandemic. The site, available at about.usps.com/newsroom/covid-19, explains how USPS â an essential public service during the crisis â is continuing operations while striving to protect employees and customers. Customers working from home,…
