Phase 2 COVID-19 Plans Required to Be Submitted to the City

Phase 2 of Governor Inslee’s Safe Start Washington – Phased Reopening County-By-County allows a number of businesses to reopen including outdoor recreation involving 5 or fewer people outside your household, manufacturing, construction, retail, real estate, professional services/office-based businesses, personal services such has hair and nail salons, restaurants at 50% capacity, and limited small group fitness. Churches are allowed to hold outdoor and indoor services with restrictions. Each industry has a separate set of requirements that require a written plan.

The City of White Salmon is requiring that each business or industry that operates in the City of White Salmon, including contractors, to submit their written Phase 2 COVID-19 plans to the city. The purpose of this is to ensure that each business understands the requirements for that business or industry to operate during Phase 2. It also lets the City know how each business or industry intends to implement those requirements.

Another requirement of Safe Start Washington – Phased Reopening County-By-County is that beginning June 8, 2020 all employees are required to wear a cloth facial covering with the following exceptions:

• If an employee is working alone in an office, vehicle or job site where they will have no contact with other employees or in-person interaction
• If an employee is deaf or hard of hearing or is communicating with someone who relies on language cues such as facial markers and expression and mouth movements as part of communication
• If an employee has a medical condition or disability that makes wearing a facial covering inappropriate

Employers are required to provide employees cloth facial coverings unless the employees’ exposure dictates a higher level of protection under the Department of Labor and Industries’ safety and health rules and guidance. Employees may choose to wear their own covering at work, provided it meets the minimum requirements.

Phase 2 COVID-19 requirements are located on the city’s COVID-19 webpage www.white-salmon.net/covid19. Plans should be submitted to Jan Brending at janb@ci.white-salmon.wa.us. If you  have any questions about the Phase 2 COVID-19 requirements including which industry your business might fall under, please contact Jan Brending at 509-493-1133 #205 or at janb@ci.white-salmon.wa.us.