COVID19: Precautionary Measures to Be Taken for Packaging Workers’ Safety at Workplace

As we all are aware of the deadly spread of Coronavirus known as Covid19 all over the world, millions have been affected and thousands of people are dead in the world. It’s such a devastating situation and governments all over the world implemented partial and complete lockdowns to slow down the spread.

It is important to implement some precautionary measures for the workers especially when they are at the workplace.  In the packaging and printing industry, millions of workers already suffered a lot including many who lost their jobs. According to the famous packaging industrialist who recently said that cardboard packaging is the backbone of the supply chain in the United States. Many companies who are still working under such circumstances as Emenac Packaging USA have implemented some drastic measures at the workplace to keep the employees safe from Covid19.

Using Disinfectants, Wearing Masks, and Gloves:

Packaging industry workers have been working hard to produce and deliver custom packaging all over the world. They need to be protected so that they keep doing what they are best at. Workplaces should be cleaned with disinfectants many times a day so that if there is any virus or dangerous strains, they will be dead in less than a minute. Apply the strict rule of wearing masks and gloves. This will keep the employees safe while touching the same surfaces and breathing in the same environment.

Different workers engage continuously in the same process of printing or die-cutting the packaging boxes, they would be touching the same surfaces simultaneously, and so wearing gloves is essential and needs special monitoring. As speaking of a Factory in Italy, factories developed an app that rings an alarm if two employees or workers get close in a 3-meter radius. Workers are strictly asked to maintain social distancing at workplaces.

Automation in various packaging processes:

The packaging industry produces millions of packaging boxes and delivers them to fulfill the needs of product manufacturers. It’s a tough and time taking process with a lot of hard work. Factories are producing the products from medicine to retail products, they need packaging quickly. It is suggested by many industry experts to automate the partial or whole process of manufacturing custom packaging boxes in such circumstances for a while. This will help you to keep your workers safe. You can reduce human interaction by using conveyors, sealers, strapping and taping machines.

Contaminated surfaces:

Medical researchers and scientists revealed that various surfaces can hold the virus for different time-lapse. Such as:

Cardboard Surface: 24 hours

Air: 3 Hours

Copper Surface: 4 hours

Plastic & stainless steel Surface: Up to 2-3 Days

Take important safety measures while dealing with the plastic and iron surfaces as they hold and allow the virus to stay for a longer period. Make sure that your workers are following all the guidelines and taking safety measures like wearing gloves, washing hands many times a day for at least 20 seconds, using hand sanitizers, disinfectants the surfaces regularly.