Nevada businesses in shutdown urged to develop opening plan
On Tuesday, the Nevada Division of Division of Industrial Relations, as part of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, issued the following news release regarding the governor's directive for businesses as they prepare to open as part of the state's Roadmap to Recovery plan.
On April 30, 2020, Governor Sisolak laid out the State’s Nevada United: Roadmap to Recovery plan, designed to build a path forward and safely restart Nevada’s economy. Nevada has a proven record of resiliency.
This plan takes a collaborative approach to unify efforts towards collective goals to rebuild our communities back stronger than they were before. Government entities, businesses and individuals all have a role to play to ensure a successful recovery, which will require common sense and personal responsibility. Go here to read the full Roadmap to Recovery plan.
Develop a Plan
Each business in our state needs to begin considering how it will reopen in a phased approach depending on the level of health risk to Nevadans. Consider the following as you develop your COVID‐ 19 reopening action plan:
—Amend your Written Safety Program to address the potential hazards in each phase of reopening (required for businesses with more than 10 employees) (NAC 618.538).
— Per your Written Safety Program, evaluate new hazards as they are identified and re‐evaluate known hazards to identify any additional mitigation measures needed (NAC 618.540(1)(b)). Businesses should consider engineering controls, administrative controls, safe work practices, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
— Develop and implement training for employees for any equipment, engineering process, administrative control or PPE required by your plan (NAC 618.540(1)(c).
— Establish methods for ensuring compliance with the amended safety rules and work practices (NAC 618.540(1)(e).
— Establish policies and practices that ensure social distancing.
— Establish policies and practices to sanitize common surfaces and encourage hand washing.
— Conduct daily surveys of changes to staff/labor health conditions.
— Address how to serve customers who are sick or in vulnerable populations.
Need Help Developing a Plan?
Free technical assistance is available from Division of Industrial Relations’ Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS) as you develop your plan. SCATS can be reached at (702) 486‐9140 (Southern Nevada), (775) 688‐3730 (Northern Nevada), and (775) 778‐3312 (Elko). You may also contact SCATS electronically here.
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