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Overview: The guidelines below apply to non-essential businesses in regions that are permitted to reopen, essential businesses throughout the state that were previously permitted to remain open, and commercial and recreational activities that have been permitted to operate statewide with restrictions. If guidance has not yet been published for your specific industry, but you are permitted to reopen, please refer to the NY Forward Safety Plan template.
For help determining whether or not your business is eligible to reopen, use the reopen lookup tool. You can also scroll down to find the guidance for Phase Two.
NY Forward Business Reopen Lookup Tool
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September 3. The New York Forward guidance for Personal Care has been amended to permit services that require a customer to remove their face covering and provides the following:
Responsible Parties are prohibited from offering personal care services that may require customers to remove face coverings (e.g., face massage, facials, face waxing around lip or nose areas, face tattoos, facial makeup, cosmetic lip tattooing, lip or nose piercings, beard trimming or shaves), unless the employee is wearing a face shield or similar barrier in addition to their face covering. Further, any employee performing such services must be tested, at least once on or after September 3, 2020, for COVID-19 through a diagnostic test and receive a negative result prior to the employee performing services that require removal of a customer’s face covering.
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Here are some highlights, but is not inclusive of all requirements. You are responsible for reading, understanding, and implementing all requirements as a business owner.
Dining:
- Indoor capacity (including bar space) is limited to no more than 50 % of the maximum occupancy set by the COO, exclusive of employees
- All tables must be separated by 6 feet in all directions. Where this is not possible, 5FT partitions are required. If you construct partitions, you must still adhere to 50% capacity rule
- You may seat parties up to 10 individuals provided they are from same family
- Utilization of Bar space is permitted if 6FT separation between employees and patrons and other patrons is possible.
- You must supply PPE for employees
- You must conduct employee wellness checks upon start of shift
- You must report all employee COVID positive cases to County and State Health Departments
- You must display signage for both employees and patrons regarding social distancing, best practices, and employee rights.
- You must designate a safety monitor to ensure your establishment is in compliance
- You must create a business safety plan and keep it on the premises
- Follow all CDC, OSHA, and State Guidelines
- Phase 3 Guidance for Dining applies to Catering and Banquet Halls and their respective restaurants.
Personal Care Services: Tattoo and Piercing, appearance enhancement practitioners, massage therapy, spas, cosmetology, nail, tanning, waxing:
- You must ensure both the number of employees and customers combined are limited to no more than 50% of maximum occupancy
- Must maintain 6 FT of social distancing, except where core activity requires shorter distance, ie. Performing a tattoo or piercing.
- May consider appointment only and may limit walk ins
- Close waiting rooms, magazine/book stations, avoid crowding and lines
- Prevent handling of shared items such as nail polish bottles
- Sanitize and disinfect in between clients tanning beds, pedicure stations, massage tables, etc.
- You must supply PPE for employees
- You must conduct employee wellness checks upon start of shift
- You must report all employee COVID positive cases to County and State Health Departments
- You must display signage for both employees and patrons regarding social distancing, best practices, and employee rights.
- You must designate a safety monitor to ensure your establishment is in compliance
- You must create a business safety plan and keep it on the premises
- Follow all CDC, OSHA, and State Guidelines
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