Roper Corporation

Workers at the Roper plant in Walker County are concerned about having to line up to get their temperatures taken, and other lack of social distancing.

One local manufacturer are voicing cornoavirus concerns... claiming they are at a greater risk of catching the virus.... wdef news 12 taylor bishop is live at the roper stove plant in lafayette.

Several workers have reached out to us concerned for their safety while working at the plant.

Employees have sent us pictures of long lines before they can even get inside and start working.

They say it's to get their temperature taken before starting work.

This is my second trip to the plant and in my several attempts to contact a rep from roper, i have not heard back from them yet.

Lafayette police say they have not received any calls or complaints yet concerning the plant, but a roper corp.

Rep reached out to walker county spokesperson joe legge about workplace conditions saying, "roper has informed us they have taken extraordinary "roper has informed us they have taken extraordinary measures to protect the safety of its workforce.

Some of those efforts include adjusting workstations to achieve social distancing, installing plastic dividers and providing protective gear where distance cannot be created, cleaning high- touch areas multiple times per shift, and implementing a temperature screening before employees enter the plant.

We have asked all workplaces and businesses that currently remain open to observe the necessary precautions advised by the cdc and the governor's executive order to slow the spread of covid- 19."

We're working to learn more on why employees feel like they are at risk of covid-19 and the plans that are taking place.

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