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Page 9 Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce Are You a Member of the MOVSC? If not…be our guest! Call the MACC office at 740-373-5176 before the meeting you want to attend and let us know who and how many are attending for meal count purposes. The MOVSC open enrollment period begins July 1. Check out what we have to offer ahead of time and get a kick start on the year ahead. Have you liked us on Facebook? • Be informed • Get more safety information • Be reminded of upcoming meetings and events • Search us on Facebook at Mid-Ohio Valley Safety Council MOVSC COVID-19 Updates: By now, all of our businesses have been affected by the spread of COVID-19. Per the Ohio BWC, see below, our April and May monthly meetings are cancelled. One meet- ing credit WILL be awarded to all active MOVSC members for these months. "Effective immediately, in an abundance of caution surrounding COVID-19 and in light of the state of emergency declared by Governor DeWine Monday, BWC advises its Ohio Safety Councils to suspend monthly meetings to minimize groups of people gathering as a measure to slow the spread of potential exposure." The April Awards Banquet will be tentatively rescheduled to June 17, 2020. OSHA has confirmed that it considers work-related exposure to COVID-19 to be a recordable (and reportable) illness. Discharging this obligation may prove particularly difficult if the outbreak continues to expand. Employers also should be aware that OSHA's recordkeeping requirements are "no fault," meaning that employers must record work-related illnesses even if the employer had no control over the exposure. OSHA recordkeeping and reporting are obviously secondary priorities to ensuring employee safety. In that regard, employers should take all appropriate measures to safeguard employees against exposure. Sick employees or those with suspected expo- sure to COVID-19 should not come to work and should follow the guidance of medi- cal professionals and other public health officials. To keep your workers and customers safe, follow these tips: • Actively encourage sick employees to stay home • Practice social distancing, maintaining a distance of six feet between employees • Increase cleaning, disinfecting surfaces daily and encouraging proper hygiene • Transition employees to working remotely wherever possible • Suspend or limit business travel • Quarantine potentially exposed employees for 14 days • Make sure to stay informed as CDC and government recommendations change daily It is important that we take the recommendations of our government seriously and closely follow their directives to not only protect ourselves, but to protect those most at risk, including senior citizens and people with preexisting conditions. Although we will miss seeing everyone at our monthly meetings, we look forward to resuming our normal business soon and hope that everyone stays well! If we can help your business in any way, let us know by calling 740-373-5176 or emailing info@mariettachamber.com. Visit our new website link with all real-time information related to COVID-19. h ps://www.marie achamber.com/ covid-19-informa on/