COVID-19 Complete Resources

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WFIA Press Releases

• ‍ Independent Grocers’ Statement on New COVID Restrictions
• Safety of Grocery, Convenience Stores and Wholesalers  at Risk with Mask Enforcement

Reopening Washington

• What's Open in Each Phase - Current Restrictions
• COVID-19 Risk Assessment Dashboard
• County Status and Safe Start Application Process
• Overview of COVID-19 Statewide Face Covering Requirements
• COVID-19 Response Plan - Updated Example
• How to Calculate Occupancy Standards
• Can an employee declare his or her civil right to NOT wear a mask at work?
• Restaurants, Taverns, Breweries, Wineries and Distilleries COVID-19 Requirements
  

Food Industry Recommended Protocols

• Food Industry Recommended Protocols When Employee/Customer Tests Positive or is Exposed To COVID-19

Food Manufacturing and Processes

• Employee Health and Food Safety Checklist for Human and Animal Food Operations
• COVID-19 Employee Symptoms/Testing Status Base Decision Tool For Food Facilities

Guidance for Grocery and Convenience Store Industries

• CDC Grocery and Food Retail workers guidance
• FDA Best practices for retail food stores, restaurants and food pick up/delivery services
• WA Department of Health General Workplace/Employer Resources‍
• WA Department of Health Grocery Store and Other Food Stores Guidance‍
• WA Department of Health Food Service Worker and Establishment Guidance
• WA Department of Labor and Industries Grocery Stores and Other Food Stores Guidance‍
• WA Department of Labor and Industries Food Processing Warehouse Guidance
• WA Department of Labor & Industries - Which Mask to Wear?
• WA Department of Labor & Industries - Hazard considerations / face masks
• Guidelines on Discrimination and COVID-19
• Guidance for Daily COVID-19 Symptom Screening of Staff and Guests
• Liquor and Cannabis Board - Guidance for all licensees
• Legal Considerations for Independent Grocers: Requiring Customer Use of Face Masks
• Governor Inslee's Statewide Restrictions - 11/16/2020

County Specific Guidelines

• King Co. Phase 2 Guidance
• Phase 2 Guidelines for Snohomish County Food Establishments
• Phase 2 Guidelines for King County Food Establishments

General COVID-19 Resources

• Washington State COVID-19 Response
• White House Coronavirus Website
• CDC Resource Page
• WA Department of Health Resource Page
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers
• Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 - Training Videos
• WFIA COVID 19 Prevention Plan
• WFIA Frequently Asked Questions
• WFIA Tips for Shoppers
• KIRO 7 WFIA PSA Announcement

CDC & FDA Resources

• Interim Guidance for Business and Employers
• CDC Environmental Cleaning
• COVID-19 and food safety/safe food products
• CDC Guidance on Masks
• FDA Covid-19 Resources for industries

Health

• Dining Area Closure Guidance
• Department of Health Grocery/Other Food Stores Fact Sheet
• Department of Health Supply Chain Issues & Conservation Strategies
• Department of Health Frequently Asked Questions
• Department of Health Complete List of resources and recommendations
• Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission - COVID-19 Response Packet
• Relaxing Regulatory Requirements – pharmacies and other health care providers
• Prescription Requirements Emergency Rule
• What do you do if you were potentially exposed to someone with COVID-19?
• FEMA COVID-19 Vaccination Planning FAQ

Transportation

• ‍WA Trucking Assn. Capacity Resources
• DOL Reopens CDL Schools Licensing Office
• FMCA Extension and Modification of Expanded Emergency Declaration

Labor

• U.S. Department of Labor Coronavirus Resource Page
• US Department of Labor Temporary Rule on Paid Leave
• WA Department of Labor and Industries COVID 19 Resources
• WA Employment Security Department COVID-19 Website
• COVID-19 Scenarios and Benefits Guide
• Layoff Assistance Information
• Unemployment Insurance - Benefit Finder
• ESD - When an Employee Refuses Work; Employer eServices Walkthrough
• ‍UI Fraud Tips
• Workers Compensation coverage and coronavirus common questions
• OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
• DOSH Guidance on Inspection for Customer Required Face Coverings
• New Minor Worker Guidance
• Exemptions for Running Start Students‍
• OSHA 300 Recordkeeping COVID

SNAP/WIC

• Become an Approved Online SNAP Retailer in WA State
  
• EBT-New Retailer -Fact-Sheet
• Changes to WIC Allowed Foods in Response to COVID 19
• COVID 19 New Approved Foods List
• Emergency SNAP Supplements Frequently Asked Questions

US Small Business Administration

• Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to COVID-19
• Three Step Process: Disaster Loans
• Disaster Business Loan Application
• Personal Financial Statement Disaster Programs
• Schedule of Liabilities
• Paycheck Protection Program Loans FAQ
• SBA Coronavirus Relief Options
• Economic Injury Disaster Loans

State Resources

• DOR Business Relief during COVID-19
• Insurance Information for Businesses
• DOH Food Donation Guide for Businesses
• WA Department of Commerce - COVID-19 Small Business Resources

Sanitation/PPE Resources

• Office of the Governor - Overview of Face Mask Order
• ‍FEMA COVID-19 PPE Fact Sheet - Best Practices PPE Preservation‍
• EPA Disinfectants for Use against COVID-19
• Tips for Wearing a Mask
• How to put on and take off PPE properly
• Free PPE for Pierce County Workers
• L&I eTool - Selection Guide for Masks, Face Coverings, & Respirators
• Face Shield with Fabric on the Outside - Example
• Face Shield with Bandanna - Example

Potential Services and Resources

• Clover Payments – Payment on the go
• MacDonald Miller Hand Washing Stations
• Reusable and Washable Face Masks
• SafeCount
• Bess International - Mask Order Form
• Action Business Furniture - Sanitation Station & Screens
• WA State Distillers Producing FDA Approved Hand Sanitizer
• PrintNW PPE Masks
• PPE List for Senior Housing
• PPE Order Form 515
• Heritage Distilling Co. Hand Sanitizer - Wholesale
• Bellingham Face Shield Manufacturer

Postings for Employees and/or Customers

• Families First Coronavirus Response Act Poster
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act Poster SPANISH
• Meat Department Notice
• Meat FAQ
• Face Mask and Social Distancing Poster - UPDATED
• Mask Required Public Notice
• Mask Required Public Notice-Spanish

WFIA Member Best Practices

Here are some best practices we are recommending during this time:

• Is it a cold, flu, or coronavirus?
• Food Manufacturing Emergency Prevention Measures
• Communicate with your customers the steps your business is taking to protect against COVID-19
• Panic Buying Flyer
• Out of Stock flyer
• Ask customers to implement social distancing (six feet per person) while standing in checkout lines
• Social distancing sign #1
• Social distancing sign #2
• Social distancing t-shirt mock up
• Educate employees and customers on CDC-recommended hygiene procedures
• Institute additional mandatory cleaning or sanitizing schedules and directions around stores
• Increase or add hand sanitizing stations around your stores for customers and employees
• Picture of a hand sanitizer station
• Assign employees to regularly sanitize shopping carts and other high-traffic or high-touch areas. Require any employees who have flu-like symptoms to stay home
• Institute purchasing limits on high demand items and household staples (toilet paper, hand sanitizer, cleaning products)
• Consider changing regular store hours to encourage grocery shopping at lower traffic times
• Schedule specific hours of operation for vulnerable populations to shop without other customers
• Sign for at-risk customers
• Expand remote shopping options if available (click-and-collect, delivery, pick-up, shop-by-phone)
• Update and communicate your sick leave and paid-time-off policies to your employees regarding COVID-19
• Identify hard-to-cover positions and implement cross-training to prepare for coverage issues
• Stay in communication with WFIA with problems and comments about COVID-19. Make sure your company is receiving regular updates

Best practices list provided by National Grocers Association.