Saginaw County Health Dept and Governor Release Orders for Business Procedures

IMPORTANT BUSINESS UPDATE

Saginaw County Health Department Issues Orders to Businesses

Order SCHD2020-01: It is hereby ordered that public and non-profit agencies report donated Personal Protection Equipment and other medical supplies detailing the type, quantity, and intended use of the donated materials to the Saginaw County Emergency Management Coordinator. This order shall become effective on April 1, 2020 at 8 am and shall apply to all donated supplies currently on hand. This order shall be effective until the current shortage abates.

Full Order: https://www.saginawpublichealth.org/media/0spgko2s/2020_03_31_order_schd2020-01.pdf

Order SCHD2020-02: Businesses and entities in Saginaw County remaining open under Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-21 must:

Develop and implement a daily screening procedure for all staff upon reporting to work sites. The screening procedures must include the following:

Ask if the employee has symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, diarrhea. A temperature check is strongly recommended in lieu of verbal confirmation when a touchless thermometer is available.
Ask if the employee has had close contact in the last 14 days with an individual diagnosed with COVID-19.
If an employee answers “yes” to any of the screening questions, the employee is not permitted on the work site and should self-isolate/self-quarantine at home for:

A minimum of 3 days (72 hours) have passed without fever (without the use of fever-reducing medicine) AND resolution of substantial improvement in respiratory symptoms AND 7 days have passed since first symptoms began.
14 days if the employee had close contact with an individual diagnosed with COVID-19. Note: 14 day quarantine period does not apply to hospitals, healthcare facilities, EMS, other organizations that employ healthcare workers in the inpatient or outpatient setting, all providers and support staff involved in patient care, and public health staffing actively involved in the COVID-19 response (local or state).

Develop and implement a social distancing plan (at least 6 feet from another person) for employees working in shared spaces and customers waiting for services inside or outside of the business.
Limit capacity inside facilities to provide for social distancing between customers and employees. This includes, but is not limited to use of signs, visual markings, contact barriers, entrance limits and specialized hours.
Publish this order at all facility entrances so that it is visible to all employees and customers.

Full Order: https://www.saginawpublichealth.org/media/0spgko2s/2020_03_31_order_schd2020-01.pdf

Governor Whitmer Signs Executive Order Protecting Workers Who Stay Home, Stay Safe When They or Their Close Contacts Are Sick

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-36, prohibiting all employers from discharging, disciplining, or otherwise retaliating against an employee for staying home from work if they or one of their close contacts tests positive for COVID-19 or has symptoms of the disease. Executive Order 2020-36 also strengthens the governor’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order by declaring that it is the public policy of the state that all Michiganders who test positive or show symptoms, or who live with someone who tests positive or shows symptoms, should not leave their homes unless absolutely necessary.

Executive Order 2020-36 takes effect immediately and will remain in place until the end of the governor’s declared emergency or until otherwise rescinded.

Under Executive Order 2020-36, any and all individuals who test positive for COVID-19 or who display one or more of the principal symptoms, such as fever, atypical cough, and atypical shortness of breath, must remain in their home or place of residence. This includes Michiganders who are otherwise free to leave their homes under Executive Order 2020-21. People who test positive or who are experiencing symptoms must wait to leave their homes until three days have passed since their symptoms have resolved and seven days have passed since symptoms first appeared, or since they were swabbed for the test that yielded the positive result.

In addition, any and all close contacts of a symptomatic individual or of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 should remain in their home until 14 days have passed or the symptomatic individual receives a negative COVID-19 test.

Health-care professionals, workers at a health-care facility, first responders (e.g., police officers, fire fighters, paramedics), child protective service employees, workers at child caring institutions and correctional officers are exempt from staying at home if a member of their household tests positive for COVID-19 or displays one or more of the principal symptoms provided that their employers’ rules governing occupational health allow them to go to work.

Individuals and household members who test positive for COVID-19 or who display one or more of the principal symptoms may leave their home or place of residence when necessary to obtain food, medicine, or supplies that are needed to sustain or protect life and when those items cannot be obtained via delivery. People may also engage in outdoor activities, including walking, hiking, running, cycling, or any other recreational activity consistent while remaining at least six feet from people from outside the individual’s household.

When symptomatic people or their close contacts leave the home, they should wear some form of covering over their nose and mouth, such as a homemade mask, scarf, bandana, or handkerchief. For now, however, supplies of N95 masks and surgical masks should generally be reserved to health-care professionals, first responders (e.g., police officers, fire fighters, paramedics), and other critical workers.

Information around this outbreak is changing rapidly. The latest information is available at Michigan.gov/Coronavirus and CDC.gov/Coronavirus.

To view executive order 2020-36 and for a flow chart to help Michiganders understand when they should stay home, click the link below:

Flow Chart for When to Stay at Home

Executive Order 2020-36

Resources for Business and the Community

The Saginaw County Chamber of Commerce maintains a list of federal, state, and local resources that provide aid and information for your business, employees and our community during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. This information is ever-changing, please check the Chamber's website, Facebook, and your email frequently.

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