All,
The GA Governor finally issued his written order last night for a “shelter in place”. Attached you will find two PDF’s. The first is the order and the second is FAQ’s. This order is effective today at 6pm and it supersedes or takes the place of all other local (county and city) GA orders. So now there is one standard for all of GA.
This order does not shut TIA down.
The GA order is very similar to how we we have been operating in PA. Both GA and PA permit businesses to operate as suppliers to “Critical Infrastructure” according to the US Dept. of Homeland Security (second PDF contains the entire list). This means we can ship and manufacture product only for those customers who deem themselves as “essential” or “critical infrastructure” according to the Homeland Security list.
Some customers have provided TIA letters on their company letterhead stating such. These letters are submitted to me for approval or rejection. Once approved, we may carry on as usual with that customer. No letter or a rejection equals no work being done for those customers.
In this “critical infrastructure” we have customers supplying temporary housing for medical workers, building materials for caskets, kitchens, etc., supplies for people working from home plus others. What we are providing enables the community to help reduce the risk of or help treat people with COVID-19.
We have been operating this way in PA for two weeks now. Effective next week in GA, we will operate the same way as PA. The approved customers for PA will be approved customers in GA as well. We are assembling the entire list for the appropriate folks in GA. It will be out later today. The list may grow as other customers may be approved.
In addition, the order says we must implement measures which mitigate the exposure and spread of COVID-19 among its workforce. It then provides a suggested list of measures. Many of these measures we already have in place in addition to other measures we have taken but are not listed. We will be reviewing the list to determine any additional measures to take next week. In addition, we continue to monitor CDC, WHO, OSHA, GA Dept of Health, etc. guidelines and may implement or change measures accordingly.
In both GA and PA, HR and Production Group Leaders/Supervisors can provide employees letters documenting their permission to travel for work.
I continue to ask for your cooperation and understanding as we forge ahead one day at a time. I also thank you for your willingness and dedication to continue working in the midst of the circumstances we find ourselves.
Sincerely,
Bob