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COVID-19 Prevention Measures and Organizational Policies in the California Grocery Store Industry (AIHce EXP 2021 OnDemand)
Course Description: Recorded at AIHce EXP 2021 At the beginning of the pandemic, initial prevention measures were primarily focused on health care workers, but lagged weeks behind for other essential workers in the grocery industry. A survey was sent to California grocery workers to gather information about their experiences, including prevention measures and written policies in their workplace during the pandemic. Trying to meet the new high demands for food access, 78% of grocery workers agreed that their workload has increased significantly since the beginning of the pandemic. Intensifying this demand, 81% of grocery workers agreed that they were concerned for their safety during customer interactions, and 71% of grocery workers feared for their personal safety when engaging with angry customers. Additionally, responses concerning prevention measures among grocery workers who worked at an independent versus a chain grocery store were significantly different. For example, 70% of independent grocery workers agreed that the number of customers allowed in the store was reasonable, compared to 38% of chain grocery store workers. Therefore, capturing information about the work conditions, organizational policies, and workload placed on grocery workers from both independent and chain grocery stores is important to help stakeholders understand how to further support their protection from COVID-19 exposure. Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the session, the participant will be able to: Recall inconsistencies in the implementation of prevention measures between Independent Grocery Stores and Grocery Chain stores. Compare organizational policies between Independent Grocery Stores and Grocery Chain stores. Describe working conditions among grocery workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Describe the mental health of grocery workers during the pandemic. Recall how policies are communicated to grocery workers from their employers. State why further evaluation of COVID-19 intervention in the grocery industry is necessary. Recognize the importance of collaboration in research to provide evidence for stakeholders to develop legislation to improve occupational health and safety. Contact Hours: 1 Presentation Date: 05/25/2021 Presenters: Constancia Dominguez Session recordings are available for 90 days from purchase. Stock #: AOD21_J9 ISBN #: Author/Editor: Member $25/Non-Member $35/Student $25 Your Price: $35.00

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