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WHAT BUSINESSES CAN EXPECT IN PHASE 1 (STARTS MAY 18, 2020)
List of businesses eligible to reopen in Phase 1
May 18
May 25
June 1
• Essential businesses stay open and continue to operate;
must comply with safety standards by 5/25
• Manufacturing
• Construction
• Worship
• Hospitals and community health centers upon attestation
expand to provide high priority preventative services,
pediatric care and treatment for high risk patients
• Laboratory and life sciences facilities
• Offices, excl. those in Boston; WFH* strongly encouraged;
restrict workforce presence to <25% max occupancy
• Hair salons and barbershops by appointment only
• Pet grooming by appt. only (curbside pet drop-off/pick-up)
• Car washes - exterior car washing only
• Recreation and outdoor with guidelines
• Other health providers that attest to specific safety
standards can provide high -priority preventative services,
pediatric care and immunizations, and treatment for high -
risk patients
• Retail - remote fulfilment and curbside pickup
• Offices in the City of Boston, following applicable
guidelines for the rest of the state detailed above
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Businesses will be provided with materials to
aid in reopening and ensure compliance
All materials available on mass.gov/reopening
COVID-19 control
plan template
Does not need to be
submitted to a state
agency for approval,
but must be retained
on the premises
Compliance
attestation poster
Businesses must
attest that they have
completed a control
plan, and post it
on premises
Employer and
worker posters
Describe social
distancing rules and
protocols for hygiene,
cleaning, and
disinfecting
More information available at mass.gov/reopening
Mandatory safety
standards for all
workplaces1
Apply to all MA
businesses
Sector -specific
protocols
• Places of worship
• Office spaces
• Manufacturing
• Construction
• Labs
• Car washes
• Hair salons &
barbershops
• Pet grooming
Sector circulars
and checklists
How to adjust
operations for public
safety
WFH = Work from home
1. Businesses operating to provide Essential Services, as defined in the Governor's March 23, 2020 Executive Order, updated on March 31,
April 28 and May 15, may remain open and have until May 25, 2020 to comply with these mandatory safety standards
All public health criteria included in this document are subject to change. As research and data on this novel coronavirus
continue to develop, this plan can and will be updated to reflect the latest science and data