{"id":29802,"date":"2020-12-11T10:25:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T15:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=29802"},"modified":"2020-12-11T10:25:44","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T15:25:44","slug":"usps-wants-employees-to-remember-the-proper-procedures-for-ordering-face-coverings-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2020\/12\/11\/usps-wants-employees-to-remember-the-proper-procedures-for-ordering-face-coverings-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"USPS wants employees to remember the proper procedures for ordering face coverings during the coronavirus pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>USPS 12\/11\/20 &#8211; The Postal Service wants employees to remember the proper procedures for ordering face coverings during the <a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.usps.com%2Fcoronavirus%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.F.Howard%40usps.gov%7C8db78390cc9d46a4294308d89de5239a%7Cf9aa5788eb334a498ad076101910cac3%7C0%7C0%7C637432954749324050%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=N1hCPs%2FCmWeKsa2x2zcriWI87Lys7uvY7GEu1muMnmM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>coronavirus pandemic<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Generally, only district supply coordinators should order face coverings. Individual employees should\u00a0<em>not<\/em>\u00a0order coverings, including off-catalog purchasing.<\/p>\n<p>However, Postal Inspection Service and some maintenance employees are permitted to use off-catalog means to purchase certain masks.<\/p>\n<p>The Topeka, KS, Material Distribution Center (MDC) catalog has a supply of surgical masks, as well as disposable and reusable masks available at no cost. To check current availability, go to the online\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblue.usps.gov%2Fblue%2Fcovid-19%2Fsupplies.htm&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.F.Howard%40usps.gov%7C8db78390cc9d46a4294308d89de5239a%7Cf9aa5788eb334a498ad076101910cac3%7C0%7C0%7C637432954749324050%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=abs%2BzekqfTa0zU1gEp49E4qwupgofWJyHn%2FFSE8DOBc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>COVID-19 Sanitation Supplies Availability worksheet<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and select the \u201cTopeka MDC\u201d tab.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblue.usps.gov%2Fblue%2Fcovid-19%2Fwelcome.htm&amp;data=04%7C01%7CKathleen.F.Howard%40usps.gov%7C8db78390cc9d46a4294308d89de5239a%7Cf9aa5788eb334a498ad076101910cac3%7C0%7C0%7C637432954749334010%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=2j5TwsqG5LWvF4MFbIVOmpdRZVyw1xMDQr3lLDDqf1M%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>COVID-19 Employee Resources Blue page<\/em><\/a>\u00a0has additional information under the \u201cSupplies, Cleaning and Maintenance\u201d tab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28638\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/USPS478x275-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/USPS478x275-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/USPS478x275-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/USPS478x275.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USPS 12\/11\/20 &#8211; The Postal Service wants employees to remember the proper procedures for ordering face coverings during the coronavirus pandemic. Generally, only district supply coordinators should order face coverings. Individual employees should\u00a0not\u00a0order coverings, including off-catalog purchasing. However, Postal Inspection Service and some maintenance employees are permitted to use off-catalog means to purchase certain masks. 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