Workplace safety for COVID-19 essential workers

For businesses that are open, workplace safety procedures are critical to keeping essential workers safe and healthy. (Photo: iStock)

Grocery clerks. Restaurant staff. Public transit workers. Gas station attendants. Mail carriers. Truck drivers. Warehouse and food processing workers. Public safety officers. And, of course, healthcare professionals. They all are essential workers.

Across the world, non-essential businesses are closing or significantly reducing activities to keep more people at home, while essential businesses look for ways to keep their workers safe and healthy.