Rideshare, Taxi, Limo, and Other Passenger Drivers-For-Hire
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Returning to Work: Rideshare, Taxi, Limo, and other Passenger Drivers-for-Hire Guidance Document aiha.org Photo courtesy of Getty Images Version 2 | May 6, 2020 Guidance Document Returning to Work: Rideshare, Taxi, Limo, and other Passenger Drivers-for-Hire Overview Tips to Return to Normal Business Operations: With stay at home and shelter-in-place restrictions Communication beginning to lift, Rideshare, Taxi, Limo and other • At minimum, follow the CDC Guidance for Ride- Passenger Driver-for-Hire companies are faced with share, Taxi, Limo and other Passenger Drivers-for- difficult questions that must be addressed as they Hire. transition back to normal operations, such as: • Develop a response plan for communicating to • How can businesses or individual vehicle owners your employees of the facts of SARS-CoV-2 virus protect drivers and passengers from the disease and COVID-19 disease. during passenger transport? • Ensure drivers have face coverings and consider • How can individual vehicle owners protect other policies and communications that strongly suggest parties during off-hours personal use of rideshare passengers should also wear face coverings. vehicles? • Do not let anyone symptomatic go to work. Work with your health providers for support and guid- What should an Employer or individual ance. vehicle owner do to protect drivers – Monitor employees’ wellness. If they are not feel- and passengers during passenger ing well, they should stay home/go home and call transport? a supervisor. Revisit your leave or sick program to allow for time off. Rideshare, Taxi, Limo and other Passenger Driver- for-Hire companies should continually monitor glob- • Provide up-to-date information about COVID-19, al (World Health Organization (WHO)), federal (US SARS-CoV-2 and local, state and federal guide- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)), lines. state, and local guidelines for changes in recommen- – Have your human resources engage for health dations, disinfection strategies, employee protec- and wellness programs. tions and other best management practices. – Provide additional information for employee and Employers should also consider developing a team family use (i.e., EAP). of professionals to monitor, assess, and implement Vehicle cleaning/disinfecting, vehicle new strategies as they become available. In addi- configuration, social distancing, and personal tion, employers should consider the following strate- hygiene practices gies for reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission • Drivers shall clean and disinfect their shared vehi- during passenger transport in regards to physical cles and equipment. distancing, ventilation, enhanced cleaning practices, use of public restrooms during the course of a driving – At start and end of shifts, use disinfecting wipes/ shift, personal hygiene, employee wellness, personal supplies to routinely clean all frequently touched protective equipment (COVID-19 related protective surfaces in the vehicle and other work equip- equipment should include face coverings/masks and/ ment, including: or face shields for close contact activities, regular o Keys; work gloves) training, waste, laundering, and com- o Steering wheel (including buttons, horn); munication. AIHA | 3141 Fairview Park Dr., Suite 777 | Falls Church, VA 22042 | aiha.org ©aiha 2020 DISCLAIMER: These are meant to be general guidelines to help you re-open your establishment. Page 2 of 10 Always follow local, state and federal laws and guidelines. Guidance Document Returning to Work: Rideshare, Taxi, Limo, and other Passenger Drivers-for-Hire o All levers - on the steering wheel or seat; • Consider providing hand sanitizer (at least 60% al- o All buttons - on radio, dashboard, window reg- cohol) in the passenger area of the vehicle and ask ulator, etc.; passengers to use it upon entering the vehicle, be- fore handling/exchanging money, or after cough- o All handles - door handles used: both inside ing/sneezing. and outside (e.g., driver, passenger, cargo), of • Assist drivers with identifying locations restrooms glove compartment door; during the course of a driving shift for washing o Seat belt buckle; hands. Hands should be washed for at least 20 o Fuel cap; seconds using soap and water. o Mobile devices; • Avoid providing pooled rides or picking up multiple passengers who would not otherwise be riding to- o All other work equipment touched (e.g., pencils). gether on the same route. – Between passenger trips, use cleaning wipes • Avoid close contact (being within 6 feet) with pas- to clean any frequently touched surfaces in the sengers, when possible. passenger area of the vehicle (door handles, win- dow regulator, etc.). • Avoid exchanging money with customers, and requiring signatures, if feasible. Encourage app- – Consider covering porous seats with a snug, based or contactless credit card payments. non-porous cover that can be disinfected. • Tell the passenger to sit in the back seat; do not let • Provide disposable nitrile gloves and closable trash passengers sit in the front seat. bags or containers for use in vehicles when clean- ing and disinfecting vehicles. • When possible, require passengers to sit six feet from the driver. When transporting passengers • Use EPA-Registered Antimicrobial Products for in larger vehicles such as vans and buses, require Use Against Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. passengers to also sit six feet from others. • Provide hand sanitizer (at least 60% alcohol) to all – See graphics below for recommended seating drivers for use in vehicles: configuration based on various vehicle types. – Before and after using the toilet, taking breaks, • Keep a distance of at least 6 feet from passengers and/or eating; when you are outside the vehicle. – After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing; • Consider asking passengers to handle their own – After handling passengers’ personal belongings, personal bags and belongings during pick-up and if unavoidable; drop-off. – Between rides and after handling/exchanging – If a passenger leaves an item behind, consider money; removing and placing into a plastic or paper bag and move it to the trunk if possible. Wash hands – After putting on, touching or removing face or use hand sanitizer before and after handling. coverings; • Avoid using the recirculated air option for the car’s – Before wearing and after removing cold-weather ventilation during passenger transport; use the gloves; car’s vents to bring in fresh outside air and/or lower – Before and after pumping gas. the vehicle windows. AIHA | 3141 Fairview Park Dr., Suite 777 | Falls Church, VA 22042 | aiha.org ©aiha 2020 DISCLAIMER: These are meant to be general guidelines to help you re-open your establishment. Page 3 of 10 Always follow local, state and federal laws and guidelines. Guidance Document Returning to Work: Rideshare, Taxi, Limo, and other Passenger Drivers-for-Hire • Avoid offering free items to passengers, such as Screening and Temperature Check Tips for water bottles, magazines or mints/candies. Employees • Avoid contact with vehicle surfaces frequent- • Employees can take their temperature at home ly touched by passengers or other drivers be- or have their temperature taken using an infrared fore cleaning and disinfecting them, such as door camera and answer a medical questionnaire to frame/handles, windows, seatbelt buckles, steer- evaluate their current physical state before enter- ing wheel, gearshift, signaling levers, and other ve- ing any job site. hicle parts. • Employees, who monitor their temperature at • If you work for a company that offers a large fleet home, should update their supervisor if they have a of vehicles, ask company management for a car/ temperature exceeding 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit. taxi (when applicable) with a partition between • Any employee who has a temperature that ex- driver and passengers, if available. ceeds 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit should not be able – If feasible, construct a transparent (see-through) to access the job site until their temperature has hard barrier/partition to separate the driver from broken for a minimum of 72 hours without medica- the passenger compartment of the vehicle. tion. o Barriers should divide the driver section of the • Per the medical questionnaire, any employee who cabin from passenger seating area to mini- answers “Yes” to any of the three questions will be mize the chance of being exposed to respira- sent to the secondary evaluation area, where the tory droplets (for example, from a cough or a designated onsite nurse (if available) will assess sneeze). and determine if they are allowed on the job site. o Barriers must not obstruct windows/wind- – Example Medical Questionnaire shields and comply with other applicable local o Have you, or a person you have been in close traffic authority regulations; they must be com- contact with, been diagnosed with COVID-19 pletely transparent with no coloring or tinting within the last 14 days? (close contact is 6 feet that would prevent visibility while operating or less for more than 10 minutes.) the vehicle. o Have you experienced any cold or flu-like o Barriers must not obstruct vehicle controls symptoms in the last 72 hours (to include fever, (parking brakes, vehicle shift stick, etc.). shortness of breath, cough, sore throat, or diffi- o Materials for barriers may include solid plastic culty breathing)? or polycarbonate sheeting that are easy to see o Have you traveled internationally or another through and allow for cleaning on routine ba- hot spot (e.g., New York) in the last 14 days? sis. • Infrared camera or thermal imaging camera can be • Encourage drivers to wash clothes daily and face used to take your temperature at the job site and coverings daily on the warmest setting possible. allows for accurate information without the need • Encourage drivers to self-monitor for symptoms to touch the employee. and take their temperature daily before staring a shift. AIHA | 3141 Fairview Park Dr., Suite 777 | Falls Church, VA 22042 | aiha.org ©aiha 2020 DISCLAIMER: These are meant to be general guidelines to help you re-open your establishment. Page 4 of 10 Always follow local, state and federal laws and guidelines.