PTP Contributes to Lackawanna County DA’s Office Distribution of Personal Protective Equipment

Monday, April 20, 2020

April 16, 2020 Scranton, PA, The Times-Tribune   
The Lackawanna County district attorney’s office will distribute thousands of pieces of personal protective equipment to 26 municipal police departments and county detectives today.
From 10 a.m. to noon at the Lackawanna County 911 Center, the DA’s office will give out 500 K95 respirator masks, which are comparable to N95 masks; 4,000 pairs of nitrile gloves; 500 MicroMax coveralls with booties, elastic hoods and wrist covers; and 30 specialized tactical respirators for SWAT teams, according to a statement from the DA’s office. Process Technologies and Packaging of Scott Twp. donated the masks, along with 5 gallons of hand sanitizer, for the distribution.
The DA’s office spent $18,000 on the supplies that will be given out today, and it applied for a $58,000 grant for future supplies.
District Attorney Mark Powell said a shipment containing 4,000 N95 masks is expected to be delivered Monday.
— FRANK WILKES LESNEFSKY

PTP Batches Help

Friday, April 17, 2020

April 16, 2020-Olyphant, PA- PTP R&D chemists make batches of hand sanitizer to help fight the spread of COVID-19.  Gallons of hand sanitizer, along with face masks are being donated to the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s office to be distributed to first responders throughout the county.  “We are grateful to the first responders and those on the front lines keeping us safe during this health crisis” says chemist Ryan Mayer.  PTP is proud to be a part of the process that keeps helping hands clean.

PTP Response to COVID 19 Update 3/20/2020

Friday, April 17, 2020

 

 

 

March 20, 2020

Dear Valued Customer,

We appreciate your continued support as we all adapt to the rapidly changing guidelines and restrictions to reduce the effects of COVID-19.
In response to Governor Wolf’s mandate that all, non-life sustaining businesses in the state of Pennsylvania shut down by 8pm on Thursday, March 19, 2020, PTP temporarily suspended operations on Friday, March 20, 2020. The PTP Response Command Team used the day to update our strategy to continue operations while safeguarding the health and safety of our employees and adhering to local government restrictions during this crisis.
PTP will reopen on Monday, March 23, 2020. In addition to the precautionary steps we took last week and the additional cleaning practices we have in place, the following will steps will be enforced:

  • Essential office employees will telecommute as often as possible
  • Access to our production and warehouse facilities will be restricted to essential workers only
  • Extra precautionary measures will be performed prior to the start of each shift and before anyone enters our facility

PTP is committed to servicing our customers and remains operational at this time. Please contact your CSR to confirm open orders and review your company’s operational plan during this health crisis so we can work together to ease any disruptions.
Our thoughts are with those who are afflicted with the virus, and we are committed to
preventing/limiting exposure and will continue to update our response procedures as new information becomes available.

Sincerely,

Jason Lee
Chief Financial Officer