The Baker-Polito Administration’s comprehensive plan to safely reopen the Massachusetts economy, get people back to work, and ease social restrictions while minimizing the health impacts of COVID-19.
Sector-Specific Protocols & Best Practices
Sector-specific mandatory safety standards and recommended best practices. This page will be updated upon official notification from the State of Massachusetts.
- Theaters & Performance Venues
- Fitness Centers & Health Clubs
- Indoor & Outdoor Events
- Arcades and Other Indoor and Outdoor Game and Recreation Businesses
- Museums & Cultural and Historic Facilities & Guided Tours
- Retail Businesses
- Restaurants
- Operators of Lodgings
- Driving & Flight Schools
- Golf Facilities
- Libraries
- Close Contact Personal Services
- Sectors Not Otherwise Addressed
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Office Spaces
- Laboratories
- Hair Salons & Barber Shops
- Car Washes
- Pet Grooming
Additional Guidlines
General Business Guidance & Requirements
Information to help businesses meet the self-certification requirement to reopen. ALL BUSINESSES MUST MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS BEFORE REOPENING.
- COVID-19 Control Plan Template – Template that satisfies the MANDATORY written control plan requirement for self-certification
- Compliance Attestation Poster – Poster that customer facing businesses are REQUIRED to print, sign, and post in an area within the business premises that is visible to workers and visitors
- Employer Poster and Worker poster – Posters that businesses MUST print and display within the business premises to describe the rules for maintaining social distancing, hygiene protocols, and cleaning and disinfecting
- Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces – these new standards will apply universally to all workplaces that are open in phase 1, and are designed to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission to employees and customers
- Phased Approach and Reopening Summary Plan – use this resource to determine which phase your organization falls within
- Purchasing Hygienic or Protective Supplies for the Workplace – these resources are provided to help inform employers and employees about supplies needed to return to workplaces, and connect businesses with manufacturers and distributors