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JCB to resume production with stringent safety protocols in place
With all but a handful of its production lines, used for the manufacture of ventilators and PPE, halted since March 18, JCB has announced a partial re-start, with five plants reopening.
Graeme Macdonald, the company’s CEO says low-level production is to resume, with the objective of satisfying demand for agricultural machinery.
Factories including the Loadall division at Rocester, Earthmovers and Landpower facilities both in Cheadle, transmissions plant in Wrexham and cab manufacturing plant at Uttoxeter have resumed production. The move means a return to work for more than 400 employees, most of which have been furloughed since the start of April, as have the vast majority of the manufacturer’s 6,500 strong workforce.
Mr Macdonald adds; “Ahead of this re-start, an exhaustive review was undertaken to enable us to introduce wide-ranging measures that will best protect our employees. The actions we have taken ensure that safe distancing between employees on-site can be achieved at all times. In circumstances where risks are greater, additional protective visors are being provided.”
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Additional measures protecting employees from Covid-19 include;
- Employees to self-assess for symptoms before leaving home
- Temperature checks overseen by medical staff for every employee arriving for work
- Issuing of surgical masks to office and shop floor employees
- Provision of visors for shop floor employees for extra protection
- Introduction of thermal imaging cameras at UK plants later this month
- Widespread provision of hand sanitiser
- Clearly-marked walkways and a reduction in office desks to maximise social distancing
- Closure of canteen facilities and vending machines and suspension of car sharing schemes
- Disabling of lavatory hand dryers in favour of paper towels
- Working from home for employees where at all possible
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