Health and Safety Policy - Resources for Businesses
- Date Published
- Jun 19, 2020
- Category
- Business, Community Involvement, Events, General Info, Travel
Content published by Dallas County.
Supplemental Order on Continuing Requirements After Expiration of Stay Home, Stay Safe
Effective as of 11:59 p.m. on June 19, 2020, and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on August 4, 2020.
All commercial entities in Dallas County providing goods or services directly to the public must develop and implement a health and safety policy. The Health and Safety Policy must require, at a minimum, that all employees or visitors to the commercial entity’s business premises or other facilities wear face coverings. Commercial entities must post the Health and Safety Policy required by this Executive Order in a conspicuous location sufficient to provide notice to employees and visitors of all health and safety requirements. Failure to develop and implement the Health and Safety Policy required by this Executive Order within five (5) calendar days following the Effective Date may result in a fine not to exceed $500 for each violation.
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Orden suplementaria sobre los requisitos continuos después del vencimiento de quédate en casa, quédete a salvo
En vigencia a partir de las 11:59 p.m. el 19 de junio de 2020 (“Fecha de entrada en vigencia”) y continuando hasta las 11:59 p.m. el 4 de agosto de 2020.
A partir de la Fecha de entrada en vigencia de esta Orden, todas las entidades comerciales en el Condado de Dallas que brindan bienes o servicios directamente al público deben desarrollar e implementar una Política de salud y seguridad ("Política de salud y seguridad"). La Política de salud y seguridad debe exigir, como mínimo, que todos los empleados o visitantes de las instalaciones comerciales de la entidad comercial u otras instalaciones usen coberturas faciales en un área o al realizar una actividad que necesariamente implicará contacto cercano o proximidad con compañeros de trabajo o el público donde seis pies de separación no es posible. La Política de salud y seguridad requerida para ser desarrollada e implementada por esta Orden también puede incluir la implementación de otras medidas de mitigación diseñadas para controlar o reducir la transmisión de COVID-19, tales como revisiones de temperatura o exámenes de salud. Las entidades comerciales deben publicar la Política de salud y seguridad requerida por esta Orden en un lugar visible suficiente para notificar a los empleados y visitantes sobre todos los requisitos de salud y seguridad. No desarrollar e implementar la Política de salud y seguridad requerida por esta Orden dentro de los cinco (5) días calendario posteriores a la Fecha de entrada en vigencia de esta Orden puede resultar en una multa que no exceda los $500 por cada violación.
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Sample Health and Safety Policy & Graphics
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Additional content published by the City of Cedar Hill.
NEW DALLAS COUNTY ORDER MANDATES MASKS OR FACE COVERINGS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19
A new Dallas County order has been issued requiring all businesses to implement a health and safety policy that includes face coverings or masks for visitors and employees where six feet of separation is not feasible.
Effective as of 11:59 p.m. on June 19, 2020, (“Effective Date”) and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on August 4, 2020, unless extended, modified, or terminated early by Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins:
a. From the Effective Date of this Order, all commercial entities in Dallas County providing goods or services directly to the public must develop and implement a health and safety policy (“Health and Safety Policy”). The Health and Safety Policy must require, at a minimum, that all employees or visitors to the commercial entity’s business premises or other facilities wear face coverings in an area or while performing an activity which will necessarily involve close contact or proximity to co-workers or the public where six feet of separation is not feasible.
The Health and Safety Policy required to be developed and implemented by this Order may also include the implementation of other mitigating measures designed to control or reduce the transmission of COVID-19 such as temperature checks or health screenings. Commercial entities must post the Health and Safety Policy required by this Order in a conspicuous location sufficient to provide notice to employees and visitors of all health and safety requirements. Failure to develop and implement the Health and Safety Policy required by this Order within five (5) calendar days following the Effective Date of this Order may result in a fine not to exceed $500 for each violation.
b. All people 10 years or older shall wear a face covering over their nose and mouth when in a public place where it is difficult to keep six feet away from other people or working in areas that involve close proximity with other coworkers. The CDC advises face coverings for people 2 years or older. Face coverings may include homemade masks, scarfs, bandanas, or a handkerchief. Dallas County residents should continue to maintain social distancing of at least six feet while outside their home. Dallas County employees are also required to wear face coverings under the same circumstances as the general public.
IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU NOT OBTAIN OR WEAR MEDICAL MASKS OR N-95 RESPIRATORS AS THEY ARE A NEEDED RESOURCE FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. Our healthcare workers and first responders on the front-line combating COVID-19 must have priority access to medical masks or other personal protective equipment. Face coverings do not need to be worn in the following circumstances:
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When exercising outside or engaging in physical activity outside
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While driving alone or with passengers who are part of the same household as the driver
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When doing so poses a greater mental or physical health, safety, or security risk While pumping gas or operating outdoor equipment
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While in a building or activity that requires security surveillance or screening, for example, banks
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When consuming food or drink
Please note that face coverings are a secondary strategy for other mitigation efforts. Face coverings are not a replacement for social distancing, frequent handwashing, and self-isolation when sick. All people should follow CDC recommendations for how to wear and take off a mask. Residents should keep up the following habits while in public:
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Washing hand before you leave home and when you return
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Staying at least six feet away from others iii. Avoiding touching nose or face
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Not using disposable masks more than three times, and
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Washing reusable cloth masks regularly to prevent the spread of the virus
Consistent with Executive Order GA-26 issued by Governor Greg Abbott, no civil or criminal penalty will be imposed on individuals for failure to wear a face covering.
