Moving to Yellow- Protect as of December 14, 12:01am
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit will be moved to the Yellow – Protect level effective Monday, December 14, 2020 at 12:01am. Sector-specific changes that the Province requires in Yellow zones is outlined below, and one of the biggest changes is the requirement for a Workplace Safety Plan in all levels that are Yellow or above that you must be able to show when asked. A template is available from the Provincial Government’s website, along with guidance on how to complete your plan.
Your workplace safety plan, under the Provincial Regulation O. Reg. 642/20, s.3. requires:
· Ensure that a Safety Plan is prepared and made available no later than seven days after the requirement first applies
· The safety plan shall describe the measures and procedures which have been implemented in the business, place, or facility to reduce the transmission risk of COVID-19
· The safety plan must describe how your workplace will adhere to the Orders including screening, physical distancing, masks, cleaning and disinfecting, wearing personal protective equipment
· It must be in writing and available to any person for review on request
· The person responsible for the business, place, facility, or establishment hall ensure that a copy of the safety plan is posted in a conspicuous place where it is most likely to come to the attention of individuals
Organized public events, social gatherings and religious services, rites and ceremonies
Limits for functions, parties, dinners, gatherings, barbeques or wedding receptions held in private residences, backyards, or parks:
10 people indoors
25 people outdoors
Limits for organized public events and gatherings in staffed businesses and facilities:
50 people indoors
100 people outdoors
Limits for religious services rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services (apply regardless of the venue where held):
30% capacity of the room indoors
100 people outdoors
Restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments
Require patrons to be seated; 2 metre minimum or impermeable barrier required between tables
Limit of 6 people may be seated together
Dancing, singing and performing music is permitted, with restrictions
Karaoke permitted, with restrictions (including no private rooms)
Require patron contact information for all seated patrons
No buffet style service
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metres distance and face covering required
Face coverings required except when eating or drinking only
Personal protective equipment, including eye protection, required when a worker must come within 2 metres of another person who is not wearing a face covering
Night clubs only permitted to operate as restaurant or bar
Establishments must be closed from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
Sports and recreational fitness facilities
Maintain 2 metre physical distancing, unless engaged in a sport
Capacity limits:
10 people indoors per room or 25 people outdoors in classes
50 people indoors in areas with weights or exercise equipment
Maximum of 50 spectators indoors or and 100 outdoors
Capacity limits apply on a per-room basis if operating in compliance with a plan approved by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Guidance for Facilities for Sport and Recreational Fitness Activities During COVID-19)
Team or individual sports must be modified to avoid physical contact with an exemption for high performance athletes, including parasport athletes, and professional leagues; maximum 50 people per league
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible; measures to prevent shouting by both instructors and members of the public
Face coverings required except when exercising
Increase spacing between patrons to 3 metres for areas of a sport or recreational facility where there are weights or exercise equipment and in exercise and fitness classes
Require contact information for all members of the public that enter the facility
Require reservation for entry; one reservation for teams
A safety plan is required to the prepared and made available upon request
Meeting and event spaces
Capacity limits:
50 people indoors
100 people outdoors
exception for court and government services
religious services, rites or ceremonies, including wedding services and funeral services:
30% capacity of the room indoors
100 people outdoors
Booking multiple rooms for the same event not permitted
Maximum of 50 people per room indoors, where physical distancing can be maintained if venue operates in accordance with the approved plan from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Guidance for Meeting and Event Facilities During COVID-19)
Establishments must be closed from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m.
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information for all seated patrons
Limit of 6 people may be seated together
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
Retail
Fitting rooms must be limited to non-adjacent stalls
Line-ups and patrons congregating outside venues managed by venue; 2 metre distance and face covering required
Limit volume of music to be low enough that a normal conversation is possible
For malls, a safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
Personal care services
Oxygen bars, steam rooms and saunas closed
Require contact information from all patrons
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
Casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments
Maximum of 50 people
Table games are prohibited
Casinos, bingo halls and gaming establishments can operate in accordance with a plan approved by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information from all patrons
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
Cinemas
Maximum of 50 people indoors or 100 outdoors
50 people indoors per indoor auditorium if cinema operates in accordance with the approved plan from the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health (Guidance for Movie Theatres During COVID-19)
Face coverings except when eating or drinking only
Drive-in cinemas permitted to operate, subject to restrictions
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information from all patrons
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
Performing arts facilities
Maximum of 50 spectators indoors and 100 spectators outdoors
Singers and players of wind or brass instruments must be separated from spectators by plexiglass or some other impermeable barrier
Rehearsal or performing a recorded or broadcasted event permitted
Performers and employees must maintain 2 metre physical distance except for purposes of the performance
Drive-in performances permitted
Liquor sold or served only between 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
No consumption of liquor permitted between 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Require contact information from all patrons
A safety plan is required to be prepared and made available upon request
Please Read - Quick Fact Sheet for the Yellow Zone
Provincial Website: COVID-19 Framework
Download the Safety Plan Template from the Government of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/page/develop-your-covid-19-workplace-safety-plan