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Great Lakes Wine & Spirits has taken the following action steps to ensure the safety of our employees and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic in accordance with OSHA and CDC recommendations:
Implement Basic Infection Prevention Measures- Emphasizing basic infection prevention measures. Implement good hygiene and infection control including frequent and thorough hand- washing, encourage employees to stay home if sick, and respiratory etiquette, including covering coughs and sneezes with tissue or sleeve
- Employees to clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces (phones, computers, keyboards, desks, etc.).
- Hands-free doors, trash cans, hand sanitization stations
- Sanitize office, warehouse, and delivery vehicles between each shift
- New café procedures including pre-packaged food, only handled by SERV Safe Provider.
- Social Distancing and Hygiene Safety signs displayed in all facilities
- Any employee exhibiting symptoms must leave the facility immediately
- Utilizing Telemedicine service for all employees
- Sanitization kits in each delivery vehicle
- Restructured and painted/marked zones in warehouse to (visually) ensure social distancing in warehouse workspaces
- No out-state/country visitors allowed in building(s)
- Flexible work schedules, staggered start times, work remotely if/when possible
- Providing workers with up-to-date information on COVID-19 risk factors and protective behaviors
- Daily discussions with union stewards and union leadership to address any issues ideas or best practices
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Mt. Etna
When Mt. Etna was ‘rediscovered’ 20 years ago, there was an eruption of activity which continues to flow today Geek is old enough to remember when there were semi-regular new ‘discoveries’ in the wine world. New Zealand comes to mind as a hot ‘new’ category in 1980 (even though they’ve…
When Mt. Etna was ‘rediscovered’ 20 years ago, there was an eruption of activity which continues to flow today Geek is old enough to remember when there were semi-regular new ‘discoveries’ in the wine world. New Zealand comes to mind as a hot ‘new’ category in 1980 (even though they’ve been making wine there since the 19th century and ramped thing up seriously in the early 60’s). Likewise, we remember when $15 old-vine Cabernet from Chile was all the rage as they aggressively went after international markets with their best wines which were priced well below similar quality wines from elsewhere. Ditto Argentina and their ‘new’ grape called Malbec which took the world by storm in the 90’s & 00’s. Fast forward to today, and…
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