Apple Senior Vice President of Operations Sabih Khan has outlined how the company plans to ensure health and safety across its global supply chain amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new safety guidelines were revealed on Thursday in Apple’s annual Supplier Responsibility Progress report. It opens with a public letter from Khan that thanks supply chain partners across the globe, as well as details how the company is ensuring protections for workers at factories and plants during the coronavirus crisis.
Khan said the 2020 report is a “look back” on past sustainability and safety efforts, but also includes some of the actions that Apple is taking to “address COVID-19’s unprecedented challenges.”
“From the outset, we worked with our suppliers to develop and execute a plan that puts the health of people first,” Khan wrote. “Thousands of Apple employees have worked tirelessly to execute that plan in partnership with our suppliers around the world.”
Some of the actions that Apple has taken at supply chain facilities include health screenings, requiring the use of personal protective equipment, givings masks and sanitizer to all employees, and enforcing social distancing and decreased density at workplaces.
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