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Toyota Motor
Manufacturing Canada is one of the largest employers in southwestern
Ontario, with about 8,500 employees working across its assembly plants in
Cambridge and Woodstock. When the automaker finally
resumed production at these plants, it took a lot of steps to ensure
its workers were kept safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
To begin with, returning employees will have found their
workplace to be different to when they left. Toyota installed spaced entryways
and altered the interior of each of its facilities to help employees practice
physical distancing. It has also been conducting comprehensive health surveys
and using thermal cameras to take the temperature of anyone coming to work, encouraging
employees to stay home if they show any COVID-19 symptoms.
“We spent a lot of time re-assessing our facilities and processes, and we’ve implemented many new policies and procedures so physical distancing can be maintained as much as possible,” said Frank Voss, President, TMMC. “In any places where physical distancing can’t be accomplished, we’ve installed physical barriers and required the use of additional personal protective equipment.”
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Additionally, Toyota has been supplying all of its employees
with face masks for
use at all times while at work, ensuring that face masks, gloves, and hand
sanitizer are all readily available. It has enhanced its cleaning processes,
with restrooms, break rooms, and other high-traffic areas getting extra
attention.
According to the automaker, the protocols
put in place at its largest employment hubs in Cambridge and Woodstock
will “continue indefinitely.” It is also continually working with the federal,
provincial, and municipal public health authorities to determine the best
course of action with regard to promoting public health.
“The auto industry is a critical contributor to restoring the Canadian economy after the country-wide shutdown, and TMMC is proud to be playing a role in that recovery,” Voss said. “The time is right to re-start — and Toyota is ready.”
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Kurt Verlin was born in France and lives in the United States. Throughout his life he was always told French was the language of romance, but it was English he fell in love with. He likes cats, music, cars, 30 Rock, Formula 1, and pretending to be a race car driver in simulators; but most of all, he just likes to write about it all. See more articles by Kurt.
