Open Safe SBC
Rethink. Reopen. Rebound.Keeping our employees and customers safe is the best way to reopen our economy and keep it open.
Included below are healthcare supported recommendations to help businesses reopen and operate safely.
By following these guidelines you can join the effort to help Shreveport-Bossier Open Safe.
Keeping the workplace safe
Practice Good Hygiene
Stop Handshaking & Avoid Touching Face
Increase Ventilation
Use Video Conferencing
Adjust/Postpone Large Gatherings
Limit Business Travel
Limit Food Sharing
Stay Home If You Or A Family Member Is Sick
Use Booking System To Stagger Customers
Limit Cash Handling
Use Online Transactions
Practice Social Distancing
Hold Meetings In Open Spaces
Remind Staff Of Hand Washing
Sanitize High Traffic Areas
Communicate Covid-19 Plan With Staff
Downloadable Resources
NWLA REOPENING GUIDE
- Insight into the nature and spread of coronaviruses and COVID-19
- Helpful tips to help prevent the spread of the virus.
- Instructions for protection of employees as well as customers
- Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations for face coverings.
- Instructions for PPE use
- Template flyer for return to work for employees who have had the virus
INDUSTRY SPECIFIC GUIDANCE
Click on your industry icon below to download guidance specific to your industry.
NOTE: A green border indicates updated information
PHASE 1 BUSINESS OPENINGS
| Essential Business (as defined by the federal government) | Yes |
| Non-essential retail (sometimes called “gray area” businesses) | Yes, all employees dealing with the public must wear face masks, occupancy is limited to 25%. |
| Restaurants, cafes, coffee shops | Yes, at 25% occupancy and for takeout and curbside pick up; may continue to conduct outdoor service not limited by 25 percent of indoor capacity so long as strict social distancing is practiced. |
| Churches and places of worship | Yes, at 25% occupancy, may continue to conduct outdoor service not limited by 25 percent of indoor capacity so long as strict social distancing is practiced. |
| Casinos and video poker establishments | Yes, as of Monday, May 18, with an approved plan from the Gaming Control Board; at 25% occupancy and with 50% of gaming positions. |
| Shopping malls | Yes, with an approved plan from State Fire Marshal, with food courts and playgrounds closed, at 25% occupancy. |
| Gyms and fitness centers | Yes, at 25% occupancy, with enhanced sanitation. |
| Bars and breweries with LDH food permits | Yes, at 25% occupancy |
| Bars and breweries without LDH food permits | No |
| Museums, zoos, aquariums | Yes, at 25% occupancy, with no “tactile” exhibits |
| Beauty salons, barber shops, nail salons | Yes, at 25% occupancy and with appropriate protection measures. |
| Movie theaters | Yes, at 25% occupancy |
| Racetracks | Yes, with an approved plan by the Louisiana Racing Commission, but not to spectators |
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Places of amusement, like carnivals, amusement parks, water parks, trampoline parks, arcades, fairs, pool halls, bowling alleys, contact sports, children’s play centers, playgrounds, theme parks, adult entertainment venues, and other similar businesses |
No |
| Massage establishments and spas, esthetician services | No |
| Tattoo parlors | No |
LOCAL PPE VENDORS
Cleaning / sanitizing, masks, healthcare scrubs, uniforms, gowns, etc.
Cleaning / sanitizing, masks, healthcare scrubs, uniforms, gowns, etc.
Masks, Dividers, Signage, Gloves, Sanitizer, etc.
Guidance for Customers
Practice Good Hygiene
Stop Handshaking & Avoid Touching Your Face
Limit Cash Handling
Wear A Mask
Use Online Transactions
Practice Social Distancing
HEALTHCARE Driven
Guidelines for reopening
provided by our local healthcare leaders
Northwest Louisiana COVID 19 Pandemic: Health Issues and Reopening the Economy
Philip Rozeman MD – Willis-Knighton Cardiology
Charles Daigle – CEO, Oschner LSU Health
Jaf Fielder – COO, Willis-Knighton Health System
Ghali Ghali MD – Chancellor, LSU-HSC in Shreveport
Chris Kevil PhD – Vice Chancellor of Research, LSU-HSC in Shreveport
Steen Trawick MD – CEO/CMO Christus Shreveport/Bossier
Richard Crockett – Director/CEO Overton Brooks VA Medical Center
Modified from Safe at Work document of Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) and Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC)
General Principles
Recognition of the need to develop guidelines to balance health and economic priorities
Recognition that “stay at home” orders and “safe at work” guidance is not in conflict
Recognition of importance of continued social distancing and work at home arrangements where feasible
Recognition of importance of limiting large scale gatherings
Businesses in the community have great trust in the local healthcare community to advise on the balance of health and economic considerations
Businesses need healthcare leaders to speak with one voice in making recommendations for economic restart efforts
Official proclamations
View Proclamation # 58 JBE 2020
Useful Documents
Open Safe SBC Partner Organizations
The Open Safe SBC partnership is grateful for assistance from:
