Virginia Releases State-Specific COVID Safety Standards
Dear WANADA Members,
According to a
news release that accompanied the regulations, the workplace risk assessment training requirements for businesses with employees in medium-to-high risk (which begin on page 43 of the regulations) are effective as of August 26. According to the regulations, employees at public-facing retail businesses are automatically classified as, at minimum, "medium-risk" employees.
Businesses are also required to develop an infectious disease response plan, and to provide all employees at medium-risk jobs (or higher) with training on COVID-19 symptom awareness, safety education, and appropriate uses of personal protective equipment. This plan must be developed no later than September 25.
The DOLI has also created
a helpful infographic that features the steps you must take in order to comply with these workplace safety regulations, which
go above and beyond the state's
phase three guidelines
and best practices.
We will continue analyzing these regulations and work with counsel to prepare guidance so that WANADA members will be as informed as possible regarding the state's standards. Please continue complying with all state and CDC mandates and best-practices, and continue rigidly documenting your efforts to do so. With COVID cases on the rise once again in Virginia, it is critical that you take great care to keep your employees and customers safe.
Please let me or Joe Koch (
jk@wanada.org) know if you have any questions. Thank you, as always, for your commitment to safety and security during this difficult time.
