Our Response to COVID-19 We planned very early—with Gigafactory Shanghai as the blueprint Six-Step Return/Resume Operations Plan: In December 2019, we started planning for the potential spread of COVID-19 outside of China. Because Tesla had proactively 1. Prepare the Building worked early on with our Gigafactory Shanghai operations on how the local government and businesses responded to COVID- 2. Prepare the Workforce 19, we were better prepared on the ground in our other global locations before the impact was felt in the rest of the world. 3. Control Access Specifically, we convened a pandemic management team at the leadership level and created a Tesla Playbook, including 4. Create Social Distancing Plans COVID-19 response plans, policies and best practices. This team also implemented a six-step Return/Resume Operations Plan, 5. Reduce Touchpoints and Increase Cleaning which involved Tesla’s EHS, HR, Security and Travel teams, including members at all levels of the organization, from associates 6. Verify on the ground up through leadership, conducting risk assessments and executing plans to minimize identified risks. Fact and figures* • A track-and-trace system was implemented—99.9% effective at stopping spread of the virus • We saw fewer than 40 workplace transmission cases of COVID-19 in all of 2020 • Employee COVID-19 testing positivity rates were less than half the community rate, whether they were in the workplace or working remotely • All employees received COVID-19 prevention training • Launched touchless vehicle delivery option globally in 2020 • Free vaccines for employees aged 65+ began on March 1, 2021 • Free vaccines for all employees began on April 16, 2021 56 * Facts and figures apply to the U.S. unless otherwise indicated.
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