COVID-19 and Fresh Produce: Protect Your Workforce

This practical checklist helps fresh produce businesses protect workers and maintain supply during COVID-19. It covers hygiene training, effective hand washing, and clear reporting of illness, plus temperature screening on entry and exit. Guidance includes reconfiguring packing sheds to increase spacing, zoning teams, enhanced cleaning, and staggered breaks. For field harvest crews, it outlines isolating teams, installing hand wash stations, dedicated amenities, tool sanitation, and adjusted schedules to reduce crowding. It also addresses seasonal worker accommodation with decentralized housing, minimized shared facilities, strict cleaning protocols, and social distancing, as well as safer transport practices to limit cross-contact.