The following was issued by the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Department of Business Regulation:
GUIDANCE FOR THE WEARING OF CLOTH FACE COVERINGS AT WORK
Governor Raimondo’s Executive Order 20-14 prohibited all gatherings of more than 5 people and all non-critical, retail businesses from conducting in-person operations. However, critical businesses remain open and some of their employees must be physically present at the work site, requiring further measures to keep those employees, and their customers/clients safe.
Therefore, per Governor Raimondo’s Executive Order 20-24, beginning on April 18th, all employees of the following business types are required to wear cloth face coverings:
Customer-facing (including retail stores, pharmacies, grocery stores, liquor stores, banks, etc.)
Office-based
Non-profit organizations
Manufacturing
Construction
Food Service Industry
All other businesses continuing in-person operations where DBR has not granted an exemption
FOR CUSTOMER/CLIENT-FACING BUSINESSES, OFFICE BASED BUSINESSES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Cloth face coverings are not a replacement for adhering to social distancing protocols.
To ensure all employees have a cloth face covering, businesses must, at their expense, provide their employees with:
A cloth face covering that covers the nose and mouth, or
The materials to create a face covering
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