California re-opening guidelines: State-wide industry guidance

The California Department of Public Health has published an extensive set of guidelines for business resumption and continuity with enhanced safety protocols in the COVID-19 environment.

These guidelines are tailored for more than two dozen industry environments. Most include two- or three-page “checklists” to help guide ownership and management in planning and taking actions needed to meet the guidelines.

“Statewide industry guidance to reduce risk” is the portal. It is available here.

Industries covered are:

Agriculture and livestock.
Auto dealerships.
Childcare.
Communications infrastructure.
Construction.
Day camps.
Delivery services.
Energy and utilities.
Food packing.
Hotels and lodging.
Life sciences.
Limited services.
Logistics and warehousing.
Manufacturing.
Mining and logging.
Music, film and TV production.
Outdoor museums.
Places of worship.
Ports.
Professional sports (without live audiences).
Public transit and intercity passenger rail.
Real estate transaction.
Retail.
Schools.
Shopping centers.

Two are for cross-industry and general use:

Office workspaces.
Support for working families.

Garry Herron

Chief Business & Economics Advisor

A lifelong resident of Southern California and a UCLA graduate, Garry Herron's experience with business and economics spans a first career in big business and a second career in small business. Now retired from both enterprises he volunteers his time to help others, especially students enrolled at local institutions of public higher education. He has found that combining four decades' worth of experiences in business with research on how national and global economics impact business success is key to helping college students transition from education to career.

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