COVID-19 Guidance for Retail Workers

If you are an employer in the retail industry (e.g., pharmacies, supermarkets, and big box stores), the following guidelines can help reduce your employees’ risk of exposure to the coronavirus. Please note that this checklist is a hypothetical example and provides basic information only. It is not intended to take the place of, among other things, workplace, health and safety advice; medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment; or other applicable laws. You should also seek your own professional advice to determine if the use of such checklist is permissible in your workplace or jurisdiction. Source: http://business.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/businessnvgov/content/News_Media/OSHA%20Retail%20Workers%20Guidance%20April%2010.pdf

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Encourage workers to stay home if they are sick.
Provide a place to wash hands or alcohol-based hand rubs containing at least 60% alcohol.
Maintain regular housekeeping practices, including routine cleaning and disinfecting of surfaces and equipment with Environmental Protection Agency-approved cleaning chemicals from List N or that have label claims against the coronavirus.
Practice sensible social distancing, maintaining six feet between co-workers and customers, where possible. For example, some worksites have already begun to demarcate six-foot distances with floor tape in checkout lines. Workplaces, where social distancing is a challenge, should consider innovative approaches, such as opening only every other cash register, temporarily moving workstations to create more distance, and installing plexiglass partitions.
Use a drive-through window or curbside pick-up.
Provide workers and customers with tissues and trash receptacles.
Train workers in proper hygiene practices and the use of workplace controls.
Allow workers to wear masks over their nose and mouth to prevent them from spreading the virus.
Encourage workers to report any safety and health concerns.