PPE — Plant & Pest Advisory

NJ PPE Access Program For NJ Businesses

On the New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub, there is news that NJ Businesses can receive discounts to purchase PPE from approved retailers. There is a 10% discount on PPE products for all businesses, and qualified small businesses may receive an additional 25% discount. If you are planning your PPE purchases for the winter or next season, this may be an opportunity to save some money in the process. The site links to participating vendors, has tools to determine if you qualify for additional discounts and estimating your PPE needs, as well as letting you sign up for notifications of future discount programs.

If you have questions about the program, you can ask them at SmallBusinessPPE@njeda.com.

Sourcing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Your Farm Employees

PPE suppliers have been backlogged with orders for N95 facemasks, hand sanitizers, disinfectants and disposable gloves. Sourcing supplies for your essential agricultural workers may be a challenge. NJ Farm Bureau, with assistance of staff from Congressman Van Drew’s office, have been compiling lists of local and regional businesses that are able to supply PPE equipment (see table below).

Vendor Dave McDonough at General Chemical and Supply in Moorestown, strongly recommends farmers should “act fast”! Expect that as other businesses resume operations (i.e. reopen), demand will spike and cause delays. With this in mind, Pete Furey, NJ Farm Bureau Executive Director, suggests farmers should not sit on their hands and order at least a month’s supply of what is needed from where ever they regularly purchase PPE supplies.

Recognizing the rapid tightening of PPE supplies, the Fruit and Vegetable Assoc (FFVA) participated in a working group with the Dept of Homeland Security, FEMA and the FEMA Supply Chain Stabilization Task Force to prioritize and elevate the needs of the agricultural/food sector to gain access to additional personal protection equipment, as well as disinfectants and sanitation supplies, to protect the health and safety of employees within the ag sector. Attached is a spreadsheet shared by the FFVA listing additional sources of PPE and sanitation/disinfectant supplies.

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Lastly, in emergency situations, if farms cannot get PPE mask/gloves for their workers, they should contact their county Office of Emergency Management (OEM) who can request supplies from the Regional Operations Intelligence Center (ROIC). This is the public-private emergency response unit within the State Police emergency management headquarters that is handling the state supply of PPE.

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Sources of PPE Equipment & Supplies

Company	Products	Contact	Address	Phone	Email
General Chemical & Supply	masks	David McDonough	858 North Lenola Road, Unit 1A Moorestown NJ 08057	856 778 5550	DMcDonough@GCSNJ.US For ordering: Shannon@GCSNJ.US
Valken Sports	masks	Rob Pierce		856-207-2983
LD innovations	masks	David Reynolds		856-287-1602	Dir0614@gmail.com
Evolution – St. Louis	hazmat suits, masks, gowns, hand sanitizer & wipes	John Elmuccio		908-868-8284	jelmuccio@evolutionstl.com www.evolutionstl.com
Care and Wear	masks, gloves, goggles, gowns	Chaitenya Razdan		800-410-5505 (office) 509-356-9128 (fax)	crazdan@careandwear.com www.careandwear.com
Gempler’s	masks, gloves, goggles, gowns			800-382-8473	gemplers.com

NJ PPE Access Program For NJ Businesses

Sourcing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Your Farm Employees

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