Virginia is now in Phase 3 of its Forward Virginia reopening plan. However, due to an increase in case positivity in the Eastern Region of the state (Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Williamsburg, Norfolk, etc.), additional, more restrictive measures have been put into place for those cities and counties.
Businesses in the rest of the state must follow the Phase 3 Vermont COVID guidelines for all sectors, as well as the requirements for their specific business sector. All businesses are required to provide best practices for hygiene and cleaning to their employees on a regular basis. In addition, restaurants and essential services employees must screen themselves for symptoms prior to and on days they are scheduled to work.
Opus has developed COVID training programs that comply with both Virginia COVID guidelines and OSHA safety requirements. Opus's text-based training is accessible to your employees and enables you to promote a safe workplace for your staff and customers.
Virginia COVID guidelines and requirements vary by industry. The following protocols are required for all food services and essential services workers.
Health & safety
PPE provided by employer to employees
Masks worn by employees to enter
Masks worn by customers to enter
Temperature check for employees to enter
Temperature checks for customers to enter
Health screening for employee
Illness reporting by employee
Illness reporting by customer
Planning & procedure
Social distancing (at least 6 ft) by employees and customers
COVID training for employees
COVID preparedness plan
Visible signage about COVID protocols
Contact tracing plan
Indoor dining
For restaurants
Indoor dining is permitted, but capacity is limited to 250 patrons and social distancing requirements must be maintained.
Citations and fines
Businesses face fines of up to $13,047 per violation for not complying with Virginia COVID guidelines.
Opus provides high-impact COVID training for employees delivered over text message. Our COVID training program is based on the latest OSHA, CDC, and WHO guidelines and directly addresses Virginia COVID guidelines, with trainings on:
Face coverings and gloves
Social distancing at work
Customer service during COVID
Health screenings
Reporting illness
Personal hygiene & coming to work
Managers invite employees to training via mobile. Employees sign up over text message or WhatsApp.
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At the start of each workday, employees complete 3-minute micro-lessons.
Your team learns quickly and gets personalized, digital certificates. So does your business!
The simplicity of employees going directly to their phones not needing a login is worth its weight in gold. Opus ensured everybody was getting the same information, that we could just follow up and make sure that our employees were all on the same page and understood the basics of COVID-19 and how to handle that in the restaurant.
Barret, Senior Director of Training
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