Selby company says "no evidence" Covid cases were contracted in warehouse
Public Health England is working with Clipper Logistics
Last updated 27th Apr 2021
A company in Selby says "there is no evidence" to suggest a number of confirmed coronavirus cases were contracted in its warehouse.
Clipper Logistics says the Environmental Health Officer has visited its site in the last week and "verified their approach".
North Yorkshire County Council says the company is working closely with all agencies.
"No community is insusceptible"
Clipper Logistics has released a statement in response to the outbreak. It states: "As this global crisis progresses, it’s clear no community is insusceptible to Coronavirus and, like many others, we, too, have been impacted with a number of confirmed cases.
"That said, there is no evidence to suggest these cases were contracted in the warehouse.
"As the health and wellbeing of our staff is our number one priority, we are maintaining our social distancing protocols, conducting daily on-site testing and communicating regularly with staff and the Environmental Health Officer, who has visited the site in the last week and verified our approach.”
Clipper Logistics says it has various measures in place to stop Covid-19 spreading:
"Our warehouse initiatives include stringent social distancing measures and cleaning regimes across the shop floor, communal areas and outside spaces, including daily deep cleaning via fogging, in line with the guidelines from the Government and Public Health England.
"Warehouse operations have also been altered to accommodate one-way systems to ensure there is no cross-over of colleagues, whilst picking and packing desks have been spread out so colleagues are able to socially distance.
"Team members are also provided with hand sanitiser and masks. The start and end times of shifts have been staggered, with marked ‘entry’ and ‘exit’ areas.
"Clipper has been working closely with Public Health England and the North Yorkshire County Council to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of all team members on site is protected. Daily on-site testing has commenced and will continue for two weeks following the initial rise in COVID-19 cases."