States Requiring Employers to Conspicuously Post Workplace Safety Notices at Operating Offices/Sites

As many states begin to allow certain employees to physically return to the workplace, some jurisdictions are requiring that employers post a specific safety notice related to COVID-19 in a conspicuous place on site.

For example, Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker issued Executive Order 2020-32 mandating that all businesses having employees physically reporting to a work-site post safety guidance from the state department of health and the state attorney general and maintain the posting throughout the COVID-19 emergency. The Illinois poster is available online here.

Similarly, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has published guidance requiring all employers conducting in-person operations to post a “COVID-19 Safety Procedures for Businesses” flyer in the workplace. The flyer must be signed by the business’s corporate officer, site manager, site foreperson, or equivalent. The flyer also contains a space for the business to indicate the employee who is the “Pandemic Safety Officer,” or the person in charge of the COVID-19 safety procedures for specific worksite. The Pennsylvania poster is available online here.


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