COVID-19 / Coronavirus Information and Updates

Reopening Allegany County

Allegany County, part of the Western New York Region, entered into Phase four on Tuesday, June 30. All businesses are required to prepare a COVID-19 Re-Opening Health and Safety Plan and have it available for review at the time of re-opening.  In developing their plans, employers must also consider the implications of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

Businesses that are re-opening are also required to affirm that they are in compliance with NYS Health & Safety Guidelines at the time of re-opening.  For more information on how to complete this affirmation, watch ACCORD’s instructional video: A How-To Guide on Affirming your Business is in Compliance with New York State Health and Safety Guidelines, and Completing your Safety Plan for Your Business to Reopen

New York State has designated certain businesses and activities as essential under Executive Order 202.6 with guidance for determining whether a business is essential here. Those designated as essential must still comply with other guidance and/or directives. Those exempt from the reductions  include state and local governments, including municipalities, authorities and school districts; however they must still comply with other provisions.

View the regional monitoring dashboard to see where all regions in New York State stand in the Regional Reopening Plan.

For a list of industries included in each phase of re-opening, please visit the NY Forward website.

Statewide guidelines have also been released for the following operations: Child care and day camps, lake and ocean beaches, religious and funeral services, racing activities, dentistry, auto racing, professional sports training facilities, public transportation, and sports and recreation.

If you’re not sure what phase you should re-open in, use the NY Forward Business Re-Opening Tool to find out: https://www.businessexpress.ny.gov/app/nyforward

Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com

NYS Department of Health: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home

NYS Empire State Development: https://esd.ny.gov/

NYS Executive Orders: https://www.governor.ny.gov/executiveorders

OSHA https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/

Center for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): www.cdc.gov/niosh

MACNY, The Manufacturers Association: https://www.macny.org/covid-19/

New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) https://newyorkmep.org/covid-19/

Associated General Contractors of New York State: https://www.agcnys.org/coronavirus/

The General Contractors Association of New York State: http://gcany.com/2020/03/18/gca-covid-19-resource-center/

Retail Industry Leaders Assoc.: https://www.rila.org/coronavirus-resources-for-retailers

National Retail Federation: https://nrf.com/

National Association of Convenience Stores: https://www.convenience.org/

FDA: https://www.fda.gov/

National Restaurant Association: https://restaurant.org/Covid19

New York State Restaurant Association: https://www.nysra.org/

National Association of Realtors: https://www.nar.realtor/coronavirus-a-guide-for-realtors

Cornell U Pick Best Practices COVID 19

US Chamber of Commerce Customizable Health and Safety Flyer

US Chamber of Commerce: https://www.uschamber.com/coronavirus