As the US economy works its way towards reopening, experiences like those at the Charmin factory will be the new normal. As they say here, these steps are awkward at first, but everyone has adjusted. Businesses should start thinking now about how they will reconfigure their operations and workspaces, prior to getting the green light from their local jurisdiction, so they are ready from the moment their shelter in place order is lifted.
Essential business provide the framework for a new normal at US worksites
At the Charmin factory, shift changes have been stretched out over three hours, to keep workers separated at the plant door. Employees have their temperature taken on the way in. And instead of roaming freely throughout the mile-long plant, workers are compartmentalized, with color-coded badges.