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COVID-19 Information

(Updated 09/16/2020)

Twelfth Continuation of Health Order #3 issued by the Governor and State Health Officer. The following conditions for Salons and Barber Shops continue through September 15, 2020.

Statewide Public Health Order #3 (Continuation)

This is an extension of the Eleventh Continuation and all of the following conditions still apply.

Salons and Barber Shops may continue operating, in limited capacity, under the following conditions:

Patrons shall only receive services at stations with at least 6 feet of separation on all sides from other stations serving patrons;

The number of people (patrons and staff) in a confined area at any time shall be limited in such a way as to allow for adequate spacing between stations;

Employees shall be screened for symptoms of COVID-19, or exposure to an individual with COVID-19, prior to each shift; employees who are ill shall not be allowed to work; employees who have been exposed to a COVID-19 positive person within the previous 14 days shall not be allowed to work; employee logs of the screening activity shall be kept and made available for inspection by the local health officer;

All patrons must wear face coverings as much as possible when receiving service.;

All staff must wear face coverings when within 6 feet of customers or other staff;

The business shall maintain a record of staff working hours by date and time for purposes of COVID-19 contact tracing; if such record-keeping is done manually, sanitizing measures must be taken on the instruments used for record-keeping in between use;

Patrons in waiting areas shall remain 6 feet apart; waiting areas must have floor markers to indicate proper spacing;

Cleaning and sanitizing must be completed after each patron is served, including hand washing and surface sanitation;

The business shall not operate without appropriate protective equipment for all staff (face coverings, gloves for serving and cleaning, etc.), EPA-approved disinfectants and sanitizers, soap and other necessary cleaning supplies;

The business shall encourage contactless and non-signature payments; if not possible for the customer, card and payment stations must be sanitized after each use; staff shall sanitize hands between handling payment options; and

Signage must remind customers not to enter the business if they have symptoms of COVID-19, and the signage must be displayed at the business entrance.