Today, DOH Sec. Levine signed an order  directing public health safety measures for businesses permitted to maintain in-person operations.

Below is a summary of the biggest lifts that will require the most resources/times to implement:

• Establish protocols for execution upon discovery that the business has been exposed to a person who is a probable or confirmed case of  COVID19
• Implement temperature screening before an employee enters the business, prior to the start of each shift or, for employees who do not work shifts, before the employee starts work, and send employees home that have an elevated temperature or fever of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
• Provide employees access to regular handwashing with soap, hand sanitizer, and disinfectant wipes and ensure that common areas (including but not limited to break rooms, locker rooms, dining facilities, rest rooms, conference or training rooms) are cleaned on a regular basis, including between any shifts
• Provide masks for employees to wear during their time at the business, and make it a mandatory requirement to wear masks while on  the work site, except to the extent an employee is using break time to eat or drink, in accordance with the guidance from the Department of Health and the CDC. Employers may approve masks obtained or made by employees in accordance with Department of Health guidance
• Ensure that all employees are made aware of these required procedures by communicating them, either orally or in writing, in their native or preferred language, as well as in English or by a methodology that allows them to understand.

This order shall take effect immediately and be enforceable as of 8:00 p.m. on April 19, 2020