ArcelorMittal USA Taking Coronavirus COVID-19 Precautions
ArcelorMittal USA has taken steps like banning visitors, employee training and meetings with vendors for the time being. ArcelorMittal is no longer hosting visitors at its plants, has postponed or cancelled employee training, and has banned business air travel through April 15. ArcelorMittal spokesman William Steers said "ArcelorMittal is committed to taking all necessary precautions to protect the health and well-being of our employees, contractors, vendors and customers to ensure the continuity and sustainability of our business and communities. While all ArcelorMittal USA plants and offices will remain open, our most important asset is our people, and in order to continue to live our health and safety values, we are taking measures to keep our families, operations, customers, and visitors safe."
Steers said "Employees that have the ability to perform their jobs remotely are allowed to work from home where the school district in an employee's work location or their residential school district closes due to COVID-19. These employees are permitted to work from home for the duration of the closure as long as they have the capability to do so. Vendors can only come to ArcelorMittal USA mills if approved by the plant manager, and all sales activities and meetings have been called off. Vendors have been notified that their employees must be free from any signs of respiratory illness before they enter any steel mills.”
ArcelorMittal USA is also encouraging social distancing and instructing employees to immediately contact their manager if they show any COVID-19 symptoms, such as fever, cough or shortness of breath, whether at home or at work. Managers have the authority to send employees home if exhibiting symptoms. Anyone who tests positive for coronavirus has been instructed not to report for work and may be eligible for benefits. Some salaried employees also are being allowed to work from home. Workers were told to maximize the use of conference calls and Skype, and to try to keep six feet away from each other.
Source : Strategic Research Institute