9/21/20 UPDATE: Blueprint for Safer Economy – New Plan with Revised Criteria for Activities and Businesses

The State of California has a new plan called the Blueprint for a Safer Economy for reducing COVID-19 with revised criteria on tightening and loosening activities to assess how movement affects the trajectory of the disease. Each County falls into one of four color tiers – purple (widespread) red (substantial), orange (moderate), and yellow (minimal) based on the prevalence of COVID-19. The colors indicate how sectors can operate.

Please review the Blueprint Activities and Business Tiers document to understand which activities and businesses are open in the four tiers.

To find out the status of activities and businesses in San Mateo County, please click here. 

Document Display Requirements for Businesses

Businesses operating in San Mateo County must complete, post, and share the first three documents with employees and customers at all entrances. The Health and Safety Plan listed below must be shared with and posted for employees.

For assistance on how to ensure your business is in compliance with COVID-19 safety requirements:
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1) Self-Certification Placard  – Post this placard at all public entrances, list your local law enforcement agency in the department fields of this document, and include the Point of Contact information for the business.

2) Social Distancing Protocol: Health Officer Order Appendix A
- English | Español | 中文 | Tagalog - Use this form or post similar content.

3)  Health and Safety Signage English | Español | 中文  – Post these signs or a sign with equivalent information that lists all COVID-19 symptoms, 6-foot social distancing, sneeze and cough etiquette, physical contact etiquette, and face-covering requirement at every public entrance.

4) Health and Safety Plan - Refer to your business type below for industry-specific guidance materials.  Develop a Health & Safety Plan (or complete an industry-specific Checklist), share with, and post for all personnel. If you are not regulated by Environmental Health Services, visit covid19.ca.gov for industry-specific guidance resources, the “Other Businesses” tab below, or contact the State agency that regulates your business.

Frequently Asked Questions for Businesses 

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COVID-19 Exposure Guidance in the Workplace

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COVID-19 Exposure Guidance for Food Facilities – Pending

Food Facilities

• Alcohol Beverage Control Orders Regarding Licensed Premises Closures
• California Alcoholic Beverage Control FAQs
• Alcohol Beverage Sale Guidance - English | Español | 中文
• COVID-19 Exposure Guidance for Food Facilities – Pending
• Dine-In Restaurants Industry Guidance
• Retail Industry Guidance
• Dine-In Checklist English | Español | 中文 
• Restaurant, Bars, and Wineries Industry Guidance
• Restaurant Dining Requirements English | Español | 中文
• City Point of Contact List
• Additional food safety program resources

Expanded Personal Care Services (Body Art, Nails, Massage, Skin Care)

• Expanded Personal Care Services Industry Guidance and Checklist (includes massage, nail salons, and tattoo businesses)
• Expanded Personal Care Service Outdoor Industry Guidance and Checklist
• Board of Barbering and Cosmetology’s COVID-19 Safety Checklist English | Vietnamese
• Board of Barbering and Cosmetology’s website
• Additional Body Art Program documents and resources
• Additional Massage Program documents and resources
• Additional Healthy Nail Salon Program documents and resources

Housing

• Hotels, Lodging, and Short Term Rentals Industry Guidance
• Campgrounds, RV Parks, and Outdoor Recreation Industry Guidance
• Additional Housing Program documents and resources

Pools

• Campgrounds, RV Parks, and Outdoor Recreation Industry Guidance
• Fitness Facilities Industry Guidance
• Hotels, Lodging, and Short Term Rentals Industry Guidance
• COVID-19 Pool Opening Guidelines
• Pools COVID-19 Sign
• Attendance Record and Checklist
• Sample Health and Safety Guidelines for Public Swimming Pools
• Pool Service Company Maintenance and Owners Checklist
• Additional Pool Program documents and resources

Hazardous Materials (CUPA)

If you own or manage a business with onsite personnel or customers, you are required to follow the industry-specific guidance and develop a Health and Safety Plan (or use the appropriate Checklist).  This requirement also applies to public sector facilities. The Health and Safety Plan or equivalent Checklist (found below) must be shared and posted where it is readily visible to all personnel.

Industry Type	Link to State Guidance	Link to Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Auto Dealers	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Biotechnology	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Construction	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Farms	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Manufacturing	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Retail	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Warehouses	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Restaurants – Dine-in	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Restaurants, Bars, Wineries	State Guidance	Template Health and Safety Plan Checklist is not available at this time
Movie Theaters, Bowling Alleys, Arcades	State Guidance	Template Health and Safety Plan Checklist is not available at this time
Massage, Nail Salons, Body Art	State Guidance Outdoor State Guidance	Health and Safety Checklist
Hair Salons and Barbershops	State Guidance Outdoor State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist Outdoor Health and Safety Checklist
Hotels, Short Term Rentals	State Guidance	Template Health and Safety Plan Checklist is not available at this time
Campgrounds	State Guidance	Template Health and Safety Plan Checklist is not available at this time
Office Buildings	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist

Additional CUPA Program documents and resources.

Medical Waste

Biotechnology

State Guidance

Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist

Manufacturing

State Guidance

Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist

Warehouses

State Guidance

Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist

• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Expanded Emergency Declaration – FAQs
• Additional Medical Waste Program documents and resources.

Land Use, Septic and Drilling

• Construction Industry Guidance
• General Checklist for Construction Employers
• Additional Land Use, Septic, and Drilling documents and resources

Backflow Testing

• Limited Services Industry Guidance
• General Checklist for Limited Services 
• Additional Cross Connection Program documents and resources

Solid Waste

Manufacturing

State Guidance

Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist

Warehouses

State Guidance

Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist

• Resource Recovery Coalition of California COVID-19 Virus Guidance
• Solid Waste Industry of North America (SWANA) Guidance
• California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) – COVID-19 Webpage
• Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) Member Alert – Resources for Preventing the Spread of Coronavirus
• Department of Health Services – Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce (Public Works Section)
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Expanded Emergency Declaration – FAQs (specific to haulers of household waste)
• US Composting Council – COVID-19 Response Resources
• Institute for Local Self-Reliance: COVID-19 Resources for Composters & Food Scrap Collectors
• Additional Solid Waste Program documents and resources.

Other Businesses

Any business that is NOT regulated by San Mateo County Environmental Health Services must contact the agency that regulates them for industry-specific guidance or visit covid19.ca.gov.

If you own or manage a business and have onsite personnel or customers, you are required to follow industry-specific guidance and complete a Health and Safety Plan. An industry-specific checklist may be available here or on the State’s website that will serve as the Health and Safety Plan. This requirement also applies to public sector facilities. The Health and Safety Plan (or Checklists) must be shared and posted where it is readily visible to all personnel.

Industry Type	Link to State Guidance	Link to Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Auto Dealers	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Biotechnology	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Construction	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Farms	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Manufacturing	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Retail	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Shopping Centers	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Warehouses	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Movie Theaters, Bowling Alleys, Arcades	State Guidance	Template Health and Safety Plan Checklist is not available at this time
Massage, Nail Salons, Body Art	State Guidance Outdoor State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist   Outdoor Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Hair Salons and Barbershops	State Guidance Outdoor State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist Outdoor Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Delivery Services	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Limited Services that do not require close customer contact (auto repair, car wash, dog grooming)	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist
Office Workspaces	State Guidance	Required Health and Safety Plan Checklist

ADDITIONAL RESOURCE LINKS:

• CalOSHA and Statewide Industry Guidance on COVID-19
• Board of Barbering and Cosmetology’s website
• For additional resources please visit the various Environmental Health Services Program pages:

   Body Art     CUPA       Food      Housing      Massage      Pools

Office Hours & Services

The office is open Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. by appointment only until further notice.    

LIMITED SERVICES* INCLUDE: 

• Pickup/drop off plans
• Purchase backflow tags
  (Backflow tags may still be purchased via phone and left in a labeled envelope outside suite 100 for pick up on Mondays and Fridays.)
• Drop off applications
• Mobile food registration renewals
• Fee payments

*On-site, in-person consultations are not being scheduled at this time. 

PHONE HOURS:
(650) 372-6200
Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM to 5 PM

ONLINE RESOURCES:

• Pay your invoice online
• Submit an online complaint.