The outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) presents new challenges in the workplace as you strive to keep your business running and support the health and well-being of your workforce. With the rules rapidly changing and everyone working to prevent the spread of illness, know that J. J. Keller is here to help. Our safety and regulatory experts are closely monitoring every change and are providing free resources to help you through this difficult time.
J. J. Keller President & CEO Rustin Keller wants you to know we are prepared to provide our products & services despite challenges that may arise. Read his letter >
Transportation News
- Cross-border truckers are required to use ArriveCAN upon entering Canada (2/24/21)
- FMCSA extends and modifies COVID-19 waiver for CDLs and med cards (2/18/21)
- FMCSA extends COVID-19 Emergency Declaration for another three months (2/16/21)
- FMCSA updates COVID-19 medical and licensing waiver with some modifications (12/21/20)
- May employees take FMLA leave to avoid COVID-19 complications? (12/17/20)
- FMCSA’s Emergency Declaration revised to include vaccine distribution (12/2/20)
- Commercial drivers given more time to renew HMEs (10/30/20)
- FMCSA extends medical and licensing waivers with some modifications (9/22/20)
- FMCSA extends emergency exemption through the end of the year (9/14/20)
- FMCSA’s emergency exemption extended (again) (8/14/20)
- FMCSA announces another extension to its emergency exemption (7/14/20)
- 4 weeks added to emergency exemption but fewer are eligible (6/9/20)
- FMCSA issues new waiver for pre-employment drug testing (6/9/20)
- COVID-19 changes FMCSA’s auditing procedures (5/22/20)
- FMCSA extends emergency exemption through June 14 (5/13/20)
- FMCSA’s crash preventability program relaunched (5/5/20)
- FMCSA helps distribute protective masks to truckers (4/30/20)
- FMCSA proposes to remove CDL privileges for unresolved testing violations (4/29/20)
- PHMSA issues enforcement notices for UN packaging and hand sanitizers (4/23/20)
- States given more time to disqualify drivers, update driving records (4/21/20)
- TSA extends TWIC expiration dates by 180 days (4/16/20)
Remote Worker Resources
Returning to Work
News & FAQs
- Virginia adopts permanent COVID-19 standard (1/28/21)
- Executive Order addresses worker protections from COVID-19 (1/25/21)
- CDC webpage provides COVID-19 building ventilation strategies (1/22/21)
- OSHA issues stronger workplace guidance on COVID-19 (2/1/21)
- Cal/OSHA adopts emergency temporary COVID-19 standard (12/2/20)
- OSHA emphasizes seasonal worker safety during upcoming holidays (11/24/20)
- School’s out for the summer: What about the FFCRA? (6/11/20)
- Court case may have COVID-19 ADA regarded-as implications (6/4/20)
- COBRA deadlines delayed due to COVID-19 outbreak (5/6/20)
- COVID-19 and Employee Leave Practices
- Transportation Agency Notices
- State Orders Regarding Businesses and Activity Restrictions
(Updated twice per week) - Letter from Rustin Keller
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Letter From J. J. Keller President & CEO Rustin Keller
Our customers look to J. J. Keller to help keep their employees safe and their businesses compliant. We understand that especially during times such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that our customers and others know we are prepared to reliably provide products and services despite challenges that may arise. I would like to personally take this opportunity to share the following:
Prepared with a Business Continuity Plan
J. J. Keller has an extensive Business Continuity Plan, under the direction of our Executive Leadership Team, which ensures our ability to continue serving customers in numerous scenarios. This includes a specific pandemic illness plan for situations such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, with defined action plans for all alert levels.
Availability of Our Experts, Products & Services
We are actively informing and protecting our associates to prevent illness at our facilities, including emphasizing healthy habits, using remote working options, social distancing such as web-based meetings, following CDC travel guidelines and rescheduling visits to our facilities. All of these actions are in line with J. J. Keller's certification to stringent ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), ISO 27001 (Information Security Management) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health & Safety) standards, which provide resiliency to serve our customers.
In the event of higher-level alerts than we are experiencing today, we are ready with tested contingency plans. With a large remote workforce and all of our associates, except for those in manufacturing and shipping, able to work remotely, we have the ability to continue supporting your drivers, learners and other employees, and we will be here to answer the phone if they have questions.
It is difficult, of course, to anticipate all future product supply issues impacted by COVID-19. The overall effect on our product supply is minimal at this time. We differ from many other businesses because 90% of our products and services are from here in Neenah, Wisconsin, and of the products we source, less than 5% are produced in China. Masks and respirators are two products that we currently are not able to supply.
Helping Companies Respond to COVID-19
In summary, our preparedness at J. J. Keller exemplifies best practices, and our own experts are helping companies respond. We are offering the free whitepaper "Coronavirus & Your Workplace" to share important information for your workplace, such as OSHA compliance and employee rights during an epidemic.
Thank you for your continued trust in J. J. Keller,
Rustin Keller
President & CEO