# Employee Safety – Postal Service COVID-19 Response
> **Audit** by U.S. Postal Service OIG · 2020-11-20
> *About: U.S. Postal Service*
## Report
- **Title:** Employee Safety – Postal Service COVID-19 Response
- **Submitting OIG:** U.S. Postal Service OIG
- **Component agency:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Type:** Audit
- **Publication date:** 2020-11-20

## Summary

To lead its pandemic response, the Postal Service created the COVID-19 Command Response Team at headquarters to ensure the agency followed directives and guidance from the CDC. The Postal Service implemented changes to slow the spread of the virus, manage and support affected employees, and ensure that recovered employees returned to work safely. Our objective was to assess the Postal Service’s response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak regarding the safety of its employees.


## Recommendations

- **Rec 4** (Closed): Recommendation #4: We recommend the Vice President, Employee Resource Management, in conjunction with the Vice President, Labor Relations, evaluate options and implement a nationwide health screening initiative, which may include employee self-…
## Source
- [oversight.gov report page](https://www.oversight.gov/reports/audit/employee-safety-postal-service-covid-19-response)
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