Covid-19 Hygiene Procedures - Packaging & Delivery

Hand washing policy

Washing your hands regularly with soap followed by thorough drying is the single most important action we can take, this must be followed:

Upon entry
In the instance you touch any body parts listed below
Before packaging, order picking, delivering
Before and after eating and drinking
Before and after using the bathroom
Before you leave
Anywhere else detailed in this document

No touching of your face, head, hair, eyes or any other body parts during shift. If you need to do so, gloves are to be disposed of, hands washed immediately, followed by with fresh glove application.
When putting on fresh gloves ensure you have washed or sanitised hands immediately prior and only touch the cuff of your glove with bare hands.
When taking gloves off do so without touching the exterior of the glove with your bare skin.
Ensure hand washing with soap for at least 20 seconds followed by thorough drying in every instance
Please see recommended links at the bottom.

Upon arrival to shift:

Hand washing
Phone sanitizer with alcohol and blue roll
Cellarman to complete key contact surface disinfection checklists:

Kitchen
Lab
Office & General

Packaging:

Hand washing followed by thorough drying is essential:

Noting all points aforementioned above
Immediately prior to packing run, followed by fresh nitrile gloves
Immediately following any breaks, followed by fresh nitrile gloves
At the end of the packaging run
This applies to all areas of packaging line

Packaging contd:

Disinfection areas, both prior to and after packaging:

Using diluted bleach solution, prepared fresh daily - process outlined below.

Pack out area & bench
Can loading area
Door handles on line
Packing HMI & labeller HMI & services (using 70% isopropyl alcohol)

Surface disinfectant preparation:

Ensure the bottle is clearly labelled and dated, fresh solution is to be prepared daily and discarded EOD as it degrades rapidly
Ensure to wear chemical gloves/glasses.
Thoroughly spray down the area with solution and allow 1 minute contact time.
Using disposable gloves & wipe down the area with fresh blue roll. Dispose of blue role immediately.
70% Alcohol is also a highly effective surface disinfectant, no need to rinse or wipe.
Further details on chemical material compatibility to follow soon.

Surface cleaning - 1 minute contact time
Current methods deemed most effective vs hCov^
Chemical	Dilution	Notes
Bleach 30ml AI* = NaClO 1500ppm	Water 560ml	Zenith bottle only Label bottle with date + ‘’Bleach’’ Refresh daily
Hypoquest 16ml AI* = NaClO 1500ppm & NaOH	Water 480ml	Refresh daily Label bottle with date
Isopropylene 225ml AI* = C3H8O	Water 525ml (top up to top ring on regular bottles)	Regular brewhouse bottles No need to refresh Currently reserved for brewhouse ops & home delivery car disinfection

Other options only if chems above run low ‘’likely effectiveness on some strains hCov^’’:
Chemical	Dilution	Notes
Zenith 4X 20ml (purple stuff)	Water 480ml	Wipe with blue roll
PAA 50ml AI*= H2O2	Water 450ml (PAA 1% dilution)	Potentially non rinse depending on surface material
Any brand household disinfectant spray		See Sam, can check active ingredient concentrations

*AI - hCov relevant active ingredient

^ - see references/further resources at base of document

Order picking:

Prior to picking: Hand washing and thorough drying, immediately followed by fresh nitrile gloves.
After picking: Hand washing and thorough drying, immediately followed by fresh nitrile gloves.
Area to be included on daily surface disinfectant checklist.

Home delivery - vehicle disinfecting & van loading:

Vehicle key contact point disinfection to be completed at start & end of shift.

Whilst we cannot perform disinfection on the whole vehicle interior, we can focus our efforts on key contact surfaces and strict hygiene protocol around driving and delivering.

Ensure to read the follow two docs:

1 Required reading: PPE guidance

https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/COVID-19-guidance-wearing-and-removing-personal-protective-equipment-healthcare-settings-updated.pdf

2 Required reading: Delivering items to someone that is suspected infected

https://wiki.queercare.network/index.php?title=Delivering_items_to_someone_who_is_(potentially)_infected_protocol

Flow chart - Loading:
Hand washing upon arrival + fresh gloves > Vehicle disinfect key contact surfaces > Hand washing + fresh gloves > Driving

Vehicle disinfecting & van loading

Step by step:

Wash hands thoroughly upon entry to the brewery immediately followed by fresh nitrile gloves.
Disinfection of vehicle key contact points to be completed at start & end of shift Using alcohol 70% spray down the following areas and allow 1 minute contact time for disinfection:

Steering wheel
Gear stick
Door
Boot handles
Key
Signal switches
Radio
Door knocking ‘tool’
Mobile phone and apply disposable nitrile phone cover

Wash hands thoroughly immediately followed by fresh nitrile gloves and proceed to the destination.

Driving & delivery:

Overview:

Unfortunately, given the current situation, we need to consider ourselves and customers as potential carriers. By acting as such we can aim to minimise contamination both to and from the customer by sticking to the following protocols and minimise risk all round.

Flow chart - Delivery:

Driving > Arrive + call customer > Remove gloves > Hand sanitiser > Fresh gloves > Delivery > 2mtr Distance > Remove gloves > Hand sanitiser > Fresh gloves for driving

Call the customer to inform them delivery has arrived & inform them that we’re making a contactless delivery.
In the event of no answer prepare to use contact tool
Remove driving gloves and place in disposal container
Hand sanitiser application with 1 minute contact time
Fresh glove application
Home delivery:

Ask the recipient to back away from the door at least two meters, deliver the case either outside the building (if ok with customer) or immediately inside the doorway.
Do not step through the door.
Back away two meters, and let them get the items by picking up the bag remaining at a distance of two meters. Don’t hand off items in person.

Santise contact tool and store
Remove gloves and dispose in the disposal container
Hand sanitiser application with 1 minute contact time
Fresh gloves application
Continue on to next destination
Wash your hands with hand sanitiser for more than 20 seconds if possible

End of delivery shift:

Glove disposal, these should be considered contaminated and disposed of immediately.
Hand washing, 20 seconds, followed by thorough drying and fresh gloves.
Disinfection of key vehicle contact points: