Tyson Foods Partners with Axiom Medical to Provide Enhanced Healthcare Support for Team Members
May 08 2020 - 8:30AM
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) announced today that it has partnered
with Axiom Medical, a leading occupational health services and
incident case management provider, to help support team members
during the COVID-19 crisis.
Tyson Foods has already put in place a host of safeguards and
guidelines to help ensure team member health and safety at all of
its facilities that meet or exceed CDC and OSHA guidance. As an
additional step to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, Axiom will
help case manage affected team members and enhance communications
with those impacted individuals and their families by
providing:
- Health support, including medical monitoring of ill or exposed
team members
- 24/7 telephone access to licensed medical professionals
- Facilitation of return to work clearances once team members
have recovered
- Ongoing education and best practices to reduce the spread of
illness in the workplace
“Our top priority is the health and safety of our team members,
their loved ones and our communities,” said Tom Brower, Senior Vice
President of Health and Safety for Tyson Foods. “The additional
services Axiom provides will help to ensure our team members
receive appropriate medical attention when they need it and can
return to work safely. We care deeply about the welfare of every
team member and are committed to providing them the best support as
they help us maintain a healthy and stable food supply for the
nation.”
“I am delighted that we have been able to help Tyson and their
team members with the challenges presented by COVID-19,” said Axiom
Medical President and CEO Mark Robinson. “Tyson is an essential
business critical to feeding America, and it is a privilege to
contribute to keeping Tyson team members safe in the
workplace.”
Tyson Foods formed a coronavirus task force in January and has
implemented numerous measures to protect workers. The company’s
efforts have included:
- Taking worker temperatures before every shift and installing
more than 150 infrared walkthrough temperature scanners in its
facilities to assist in this effort.
- Providing protective face masks to all team members and
requiring that they use them while at work.
- Helping team members adhere to social distancing guidelines on
the job by installing workstation and breakroom dividers, providing
more breakroom space, erecting outdoor tents where possible for
additional space for breaks, clearly marking appropriate 6-foot
distances in common use areas, and staggering start times to avoid
large gatherings as team members enter the facilities and
designating monitors at each facility to help enforce social
distancing.
- Partnering with Matrix Medical Network to help ensure the
safety and health of team members and contractors as the company
begins to reopen some facilities.
- Temporarily employing furloughed nurses and nursing students
who will augment the current Tyson staff dedicated to managing the
safe return to work process for team members.
The company has doubled its “thank you” bonus for its
frontline workers. Team members who cannot come to work because of
illness or childcare issues related to COVID-19 will continue to
qualify. Tyson Foods has also increased short-term disability
coverage to 90% of normal pay until June 30 to encourage team
members to stay home when they are sick.
About Tyson FoodsTyson Foods, Inc. is one of
the world’s largest food companies and a recognized leader in
protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under three
generations of family leadership, the company has a broad portfolio
of products and brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®, Hillshire
Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State
Fair®. Tyson Foods innovates continually to make protein more
sustainable, tailor food for everywhere it’s available and raise
the world’s expectations for how much good food can do.
Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the company has 141,000 team
members. Through its Core Values, Tyson Foods strives to operate
with integrity, create value for its shareholders, customers,
communities and team members and serve as a steward of the animals,
land and environment entrusted to it.
Visit WWW.TYSONFOODS.COM.
About Axiom MedicalFounded in 1999 and
headquartered in The Woodlands, TX, Axiom is a market leader in the
occupational health sector in North America, with unrivaled service
quality and a very strong return on investment for clients in the
USA, Canada and Mexico. For more information, please visit
the company’s website at https://www.axiomllc.com.
Media contact:Gary Mickelson(479) 236-9022
Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024