Companies have been taking additional safety measures to keep their employees safe.
- Posted: Apr 23, 2020 5:44 PM
- Updated: Apr 23, 2020 7:00 PM
- Posted By: Will Robinson-Smith
Since they were classified as “essential businesses” in Alabama health orders, manufacturing facilities around the state were allowed to stay open and operating throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Because workers are still coming in, it made it imperative that companies take steps to keep workers as safe as possible.
For Brown Precision in Huntsville, this week brought another level of safety precautions: staggered work shifts. Co-CEO Greg Brown said creating two shifts, one that goes from Monday through Wednesday and another from Thursday through Saturday, comes in addition to some other precautions already in place.
Because workers are still coming in, it made it imperative that companies take steps to keep workers as safe as possible.
For Brown Precision in Huntsville, this week brought another level of safety precautions: staggered work shifts. Co-CEO Greg Brown said creating two shifts, one that goes from Monday through Wednesday and another from Thursday through Saturday, comes in addition to some other precautions already in place.
“We’re lucky. We have 80,000 square feet, 140 people so it’s really easy for us to stay separated. We’ve brought in companies to spray and sanitize everything,” said Brown.
He said work slowed dramatically for his company because of coronavirus-related restrictions. Compared to this time last year, Brown said that their revenue plummeted by 46 percent.
He said the manufacturing work they do for medical implants is still doing well, and in some areas has gone up, but it’s a much different story for their work in aerospace.
“On the aviation side, it’s just crickets. Add to the fact that we were doing a lot of work for the Boeing 737 Max, which is currently grounded,” said Brown.
He said work slowed dramatically for his company because of coronavirus-related restrictions. Compared to this time last year, Brown said that their revenue plummeted by 46 percent.
He said the manufacturing work they do for medical implants is still doing well, and in some areas has gone up, but it’s a much different story for their work in aerospace.
“On the aviation side, it’s just crickets. Add to the fact that we were doing a lot of work for the Boeing 737 Max, which is currently grounded,” said Brown.
A machinist working at Brown Precision on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The company took additional safety measures to protect employees who are working during the coronavirus pandemic.
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