COVID-19 PANDEMIC
       Areas that are 
          following 
          public health 
          guidance are 
          seeing lower 
          transmission 
          and daily 
          cases
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      COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS PLANS
       Beginning on June 29, 2020, all Critical 
          Businesses must have developed and 
          implemented a COVID-19 Preparedness 
          Plan as set forth in paragraph 7.e of the 
          Executive Order 20-74
       This includes farms and farmers’ markets
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      WHO NEEDS A PLAN?
       All critical businesses including farms and 
          farmers' markets that have employees, and/or 
          those that interface with the public, including 
          during sales, receiving deliveries etc. 
       Workers include paid staff, volunteers, interns, 
          or contractors.
       Vendors and markets most likely will be required 
          to have their own Plans, but it is not the 
          responsibility of the market to verify if vendors 
          have one.
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      DOES IT NEED TO BE SENT IN?
       The plan does not need to be submitted to 
          any agency or other authority. 
       Plans must be communicated to workers 
          and posted at the workplace in a manner 
          that is accessible for workers to review, 
          and must be made available to the DLI 
          (Department of Labor and Industry) upon 
          request.
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      TEMPLATES
      The Minnesota Department of Labor and 
        Industry (DLI) has created 
        a preparedness plan template 
      You may use other templates, such as the 
        farm-specific plan from the 
        University of Minnesota Extension, if all 
        components outlined in the DLI template are 
        addressed.
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