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Virginia Adopts Emergency Workplace Safety Regulations |
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Last week, the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board adopted an emergency temporary standard for COVID prevention in the workplace. The standards will be mandatory for most private and public employers in the Commonwealth, and can be enforced with fines. The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry is finalizing the temporary standard’s text, and expects to publish it during the week of July 27. The emergency standard will take effect upon publication and run for six months, until the expiration of Governor Northam’s State of Emergency, or until a permanent standard is enacted.
- Screening employees prior to entry to work
- Providing flexible sick leave policies, telework, and staggered shifts when feasible
- Notifying the Virginia Department of Health of positive COVID-19 tests and notifying Virginia Occupational Safety and Health of three or more positive COVID-19 tests within a two-week period
- Providing COVID-19 training of all employees within 30 days (low-hazard places of employment are excepted)
- Regulations for maintenance of air handling systems
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce will be holding a webinar on Tuesday, July 28 at 10:00-11:00 a.m. discussing these regulations and their impact on Virginia businesses. The webinar is free, but registration is limited and required. You can register for the webinar via this link.
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Thursday, July 23 | 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Working remotely from home? Need a break from the COVID-19 webinars? Join the Arlington Chamber of Commerce for a Virtual Networking Mixer to unwind and connect. Hosted over the Zoom platform, this virtual meeting will give attendees a chance to connect and catch up while we are all socially distanced. Sign up & stay connected. Feel free to stop by the mixer anytime on July 23 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. All registrants will receive the Zoom meeting link in the confirmation email upon registration.
Registration:
Members - Free (optional contribution)
Prospective Members - $25
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Tuesday, July 28 | 11:00a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Virtual Meeting
Join the Arlington Chamber of Commerce for the Nonprofit Forum: Reopening Strategies on Tuesday, July 28, from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on the Zoom platform, presented by the Chamber’s Community Action Committee. We will welcome R. Doug Taylor of Bean Kinney & Korman P.C. who will be presenting on the legal aspects of reopening. Topics include procedures for employees, policies for volunteer screening, and other legal aspects of reopening your business. Following the presentation, attendees will utilize breakout sessions to brainstorm ideas for reopening and compare stories. The Chamber will compile the list of all notes to distribute to attendees. This forum is open to nonprofits and businesses.
Registration:
Members - $10
Prospective Members - $25
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Thursday, August 6 | 1:00-2:00 p.m.
With Northern Virginia having entered Phase Three of reopening, there are many questions regarding best practices to reopen businesses safely. Arlington Transportation Partners (ATP) will show you what resources are available to you in order to maintain a clean and safe environment.
ATP will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on transportation, and the flexible workplace policies, benefits, and services that employers can offer to help employees commute confidently back to the workplace. ATP is a program of Arlington County Commuter Services (ACCS) within the Department of Environmental services. ATP provides complimentary transportation consulting to local businesses to encourage the use of transit, carpooling, bicycling, walking, teleworking, and other alternatives to driving alone.
Registration:
Members - Free
Prospective Members - $20
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On July 12, Recovery Program Solutions of Virginia (RPSV) began offering free and facilitated virtual support sessions for local businesses. RPSV's virtual support groups aim to alleviate the burden of mental health, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic where many working adults are concerned with the safety of returning to work. Businesses can customize the program to work with their team member's needs. RPSV operates five drop-in Recovery Centers alongside 15 telehealth online support groups, and Warm Line phone support during this time.
If you are a Chamber member and have any stories to share of your business supporting the local community during this difficult time, please tag the Chamber on social media and use the #Biz4Good, also contact Morgan Cooper, Communications Coordinator, for consideration to be included in a future e-newsletter.
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Operating your business in a COVID-19 world can be extremely stressful. We get bombarded by information from all directions and the information we get seems to change every day. So what can you do to keep you, your employees, and your clients safe? While there is never a 100% effective safeguard against viruses like COVID-19, there are many preventive measures you can take.
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