FW: MDA Informs Farmers of New COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements

[Cortes, Alexandra (MDA)]

Hi all,  

 

Please see the MDA press release below about COVID-19 preparedness plans. These plans are now required (by June 29^th) for all critical businesses in MN, per a recent Executive Order. “Critical businesses” include farms and farmers markets. Links to templates are included below. Please help spread the word among the critical businesses you yourselves operate, are peers with, and/ or provide support to.

 

A webinar is being planned for next week to cover this in more detail for the ag sector; more info on that to come.

 

Thanks,

Alex

 

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Subject: MDA Informs Farmers of New COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements

 

Plans are required to be developed and implemented by June 29, 2020

 

 

For Immediate Release Contact: Margaret Hart 651-201-6131 margar...@state.mn.us June 18, 2020 Previous Announcements MDA Informs Farmers of New COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements Plans are required to be developed and implemented by June 29, 2020 ST. PAUL, Minn. - Farms, farmers' markets, and other agricultural businesses were designated critical businesses under Executive Order 20-48 in April of 2020. By June 29, 2020, all critical sector businesses, including all farms and farmers’ markets, are required to develop and implement a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan that complies with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) COVID-19 guidelines and OSHA standards.  The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has created a preparedness plan template that includes all required plan components and is available in Hmong, Somali, and Spanish. Your farm may use other templates, such as this produce farm-specific plan from the University of Minnesota Extension, if all components outlined in the DLI template are addressed. For additional information or assistance in developing a plan, businesses can contact Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MNOSHA) Workplace Safety Consultation at 651-284-5060 or osha.con...@state.mn.us. For more COVID-19 resources specific to farms, visit MDA COVID-19 Food and Agriculture. Questions may be sent to MDARe...@state.mn.us ### Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.

 

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