#General Office Environment Guidelines
Responsible RestartOhio General Office Environments
The Ohio Department of Health Director issued a Director's Second Order to Extend the Expiration Date of Various Orders. This Order effective July 6, 2020 states that the Director "ordered that the expiration date of various Director of Health Orders be extended as set forth in this order. The Order shall remain in full force and effect until the earlier of the state of Emergency declared by the governor no longer exists, or the Director of the Ohio Department of Health rescinds or modifies this order".
Furthermore, the Order states "the sector specific requirements and guidelines in the Order may be amended and posted at coronavirus.ohio.gov and are then to be considered incorporated by reference as if fully rewritten into the order, when ordered by the Director of Health".
Specific attention should be given to the following sections for the prevention and spread of contagious and infectious diseases and to prevent the spread of COVID-19:
- Section 2: Extends the Expiration Date of Various Orders
- Part 2(f) extends the Director's Updated and Revised Orders for Business Guidance and Social Distancing
- Section 4: Facial Covering Requirements
- Section 5: Social Distancing Requirements
- Section 7: General COVID-19 Information and Checklist for Businesses/Employers
ODH Best Management Practices & Guidance Posters
- Responsible RestartOhio General Office Environments Poster (NEWLY REVISED 07/27/2020)
- Responsible RestartOhio General Office Environments Poster Spanish (REVISED 07/29/2020)
- Responsible Protocols For Getting Ohio Back to Work (ODH Webpage)
Additional Information and Tools
Portage County Health District has a wide variety of information and tools available on PCHD COVID-19 webpages to assist with your successful and Responsible RestartOhio.
- Reopening Guidance for General Office Settings (American Industrial Hygiene Association)
- Business and Compliance/Inspection Assistance Checklists
- Cleaning, Disinfecting, Health & Safety
- Fire Capacity (aka Certificate of Occupancy Capacity)
- Handwashing, Sneezing and Cough Facts and Posters
- Social Distancing Infographics, Signs and Posters
- Reopening Guidance for Plumbing, HVAC, Water Distribution System and Legionella Prevention
- Wastewater Health Impacts & Reopening Guidance,
Additional information can be found on our COVID-19 pages; however, if there is a particular resource or information you are seeking and cannot find, please contact us.