Aug 28 Update - Blueprint for a Safe Economy
Governor Gavin Newsom rolled out the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a statewide, stringent and slow plan for living with COVID-19 for the long haul. It includes county-by-county information as well as many questions and answers about operating safely.
In addition to your county requirements, businesses must also adhere to any state and federal mandates for safety.
The State of California requires all businesses to:
- Perform a detailed risk assessment and implement a site-specific protection plan (SPP)
- Train employees on how to limit the spread of COVID-19, including how to screen themselves for symptoms and stay home if they have them
- Implement individual control measures and screenings
- Implement disinfecting protocols
- Implement physical distancing guidelines
What do you need to do to open?
Create a site-specific protection plan
Example Template from Sonoma County
Read the COVID-19 Employer Playbook Supporting a Safer Environment for Workers and Customers (updated 7/28/2020)
State of California Industry-Specific Guidance for Safe Operations
- Agriculture and Livestock - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Auto Dealerships and Rental Operators - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Childcare Industry - Reopening Guidance
- Communications Infrastructure Industry - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Construction - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Delivery Services Industry - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Energy & Utilities - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Food Packing - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Hotels and Hospitality - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Life Sciences - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Limited Services - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Logistics and Warehousing Facilities - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Manufacturing - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Mining & Logging - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Office Workspaces - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Public Transit - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Real Estate Industry - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
- Retail - Reopening Guidance | Checklist
Federal Guidelines
- For additional guidance on developing a plan to reopen safely, also visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
- OSHA’s guidelines give specific steps on how to manage and isolate employees displaying COVID-19 symptoms.
