Governor Whitmer signs Executive Order outlining workplace safety guidelines for meat and poultry processing facilities 

 Under Executive Order 2020-145, meat and poultry processing plants must: 

• Conduct a daily entry screening protocol for employees, contractors, suppliers, and any other individuals entering the facility. 
• Configure communal work environments so employees are spaced at least six feet apart in all directions  
• Require employees to wear a face covering whenever present at the facility, except when removal is necessary to eat or drink. 
• Provide clean cloth face coverings or disposable mask options for employees to use when the coverings become wet, soiled, or otherwise visibly contaminated over the course of a workday. 

• Use face shields in addition to face coverings, as necessary. 
• Install physical barriers — such as strip curtains, plexiglass or other impermeable dividers or partitions — to separate meat and poultry processing employees from each other. 
• Take measures to ensure adequate ventilation in work areas to help minimize employees’ potential exposures. 
• Provide visual cues (e.g., floor markings, signs) as a reminder to employees to maintain social distancing. 
• Reduce processing capacity or modify the processing or production lines and/or stagger workers across shifts to minimize the number of employees in the facility at any one time. 

• Adopt sick leave policies that discourage employees from entering the workplace while sick and modify any incentive programs that penalize employees for taking sick leave.