Ways to Safeguard Your Greenhouse Against the Coronavirus

There is no vaccine to prevent the coronavirus yet, and that’s true for both people and businesses. The best thing we can all do is prepare and try to prevent contamination and exposure.

According to ShipStream, which specializes in warehouse logistics, this has specific meanings for your team. ShipStream has been working to help companies determine some of the best responses to supply chain impacts, while also reducing the risk to employees. The best response is prepare ahead of time.

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The company recently posted a blog that outlined steps warehouse managers can take right now to safeguard their warehouse and warehouse management systems against COVID-19. Although the company is focused on warehouses, ShipStream COO Evans Kariuki says the same principles apply to a greenhouse, where employees may work closely together.

Some of the key points and recommendations included in the blog:

  • Identify and Control Access Areas: Most warehouses and greenhouses are connected to main offices and other buildings where non-warehouse staff work. Every additional person interacting with your team is an added risk. If you can send any of these teams or people home and have them work remotely, do so.
  • Watch Where Deliveries Come From: Sanitize packages or products that come from these regions that may be COVID-19 hot spots. It’s a smart way to address the concern of any short-lived exposure.
  • Practice Your Emergency Scenarios: Before anything goes wrong, you want a plan in place. Management should already be reading up on health care policies and contamination procedures. Identify where employees can stay comfortably if they need to be on-site for an extended period. Make sure you’ve got complete rosters for every shift and consider policies like not letting people take their breaks off site for the time being.
  • Check Inventory and Start Sourcing Alternatives for your Supply Chain: Map suppliers and move through as many tiers as you can. You want to know where your goods are coming from, both companies and locations, and start planning accordingly. Start looking for additional suppliers to prevent potential product shortfalls and bottlenecks.

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