I am Janal Floyd, a Equipment Operator III with the City of Norfolk Streets Roads and Bridges Division. I am writing you today to express my desire to have the temporary VOSH Standards for proper PPE be made permanent.

 

Staying safe on the job is very important to me and my fellow crew members. We all work several other jobs, in addition our jobs with the City of Norfolk. We all work full time and are doing so to provide for our families. Right now our Health and Safety are at risk. Appropriate PPE is essential to our safety as well as that of our families and community.

 

I have a toddler and pregnant wife at home who is due any day now, and carrying any strand of flu or COVID 19 is unacceptable for us. I believe we can continue to depend on you to assist us in this fight. Our safety manager at the City Of Norfolk Division of Streets and Bridges has done a good job with the funds he has been allotted to provide bleach water, spray bottles, disposable and washable mask, sanitizer, sanitizing fogger solutions, and other essential PPE for our essential duties as needed during this pandemic, but funding and workplace PPE are just part of the need.

 

The other part is having the temporary Standard become permanent on January 27th. Please consider this request so that we may all feel safe to do our jobs and return home healthy every day.

 

Sincerely - Janal Floyd