All Virginia businesses – including farmers markets, farms and market vendors — are now required to adhere to the new Statewide Emergency Workplace Safety Standards adopted by The Department of Labor and Industry’s Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) Program and the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board in July 2020.

The standards require farmers markets to:

• Create a check-in protocol for symptoms and exposure before each shift <all businesses>
• Develop an infectious disease plan (deadline was 9/14/20) * (businesses with 11 or more employees)
• Create a coronavirus 101 training for employees with a completion certificate offered at the end of the training (deadline was 8/14/20) <all businesses>

To assist farmers markets in complying with this mandate, VAFMA is offering a training class that will walk attendees through the steps of compliance. Harrisonburg City COVID-19 Response Coordinator, Paul Helmuth, will guide attendees through the requirements and how they apply to farmers markets.

Through this 4 hour class, participants will receive:

• A certificate of completion
• An infectious disease plan template along with training on how to customize it to fit your business
• Education on and digital materials for training your employees
• A link to a recording of the training

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