by: WOODTV.com staff
LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — Friday afternoon Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order allowing construction and real estate companies, as well as businesses that primarily work outdoors, to reopen May 7.
As signed, the executive order directs the businesses going back to work to set up safety measures for workers, including establishing a site supervisor to enforce COVID-19 controls, conducting daily health screenings, identifying high-risk areas and controlling them, and making sure there are enough places for workers to wash or sanitize their hands.
Gov. Whitmer explained the order also allows for manufacturing that facilitates safe and socially distant workplaces, like plants that make partitions and cubicles.
During a Friday afternoon press briefing Whitmer said, “Work is going to look and feel a little bit different than it has in the past, but these necessary steps will keep us safe as we reengage our economy.”
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