Garden stores and nurseries in Michigan can reopen and lawn care, pest control and landscaping operations can resume, with safety precautions in place, under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s newest stay-at-home order.
In order to continue efforts to curb the coronavirus outbreak, businesses in the industry are required under the order to provide safety equipment to personnel and put restrictions in place to limit in-person interactions, maintain 6 feet of distancing and frequently disinfect surfaces.
This story was originally reported by MLive.com. To read the whole story, click here. Below are the necessary steps to continue following social distancing rules:
- Developing a COVID-19 preparedness and response plan consistent with recommendations from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. Such plan must be available at company headquarters or the worksite.
- Maintaining 6 feet of separation between individuals to the maximum extent possible and creating signage to remind customers to allow for six feet when appropriate.
- Providing personal protective equipment such as gloves, goggles, face shields and face masks as appropriate for the activity being performed.
- Limiting the number of people allowed in a store at a time. Stores bigger than 50,000 sq ft must limit stores to 4 people per 1,000 sq ft of customer floor space. Smaller stores must limit the number of people in the store, including employees, to 25 percent of total occupancy limits.
- Boosting standards of facility cleaning and disinfection to limit worker and patron exposure to COVID-19, as well as adopting protocols to clean and disinfect in the event of a positive COVID-19 case in the workplace.
- Adopting protocols to limit the sharing of tools and equipment to the maximum extend possible and to ensure frequent and thorough cleaning of tools, equipment and frequently touched surfaces.
- Following any other social distancing practices and mitigation measures recommended by the CDC.
