SWMOA COVID-19 Safety Protocols and Practices

SWMOA COVID-19 Safety Protocols and Practices for in-Person Meetings

1. Hotels and venues vetted for highest safety standards and agree to practice thorough sanitation rituals during SWMOA’s event.
2. Capacity limitations placed in all meeting spaces per CDC recommendations and attendees grouped accordingly.
3. Complimentary hand sanitizing stations and face masks provided throughout designated event spaces.
4. All food is either plated or served. There will be no tray-passed items or buffet-style meals.
5. Self-serve stations (such as coffee) equipped with sanitizing materials for self-sanitizing.
6. Meeting spaces sanitized at the conclusion of each session and all wipeable surfaces disinfected by staff (includes chairs, podiums, AV equipment, door handles and other touchable surfaces).
7. Floor decals provided to ensure proper social distancing.
8. All staff outfitted with essential PPE (gloves, masks, etc.).
9. All staff have a temperature scan every day upon arrival.
10. All attendee materials prepared on-site by staff will be handled using essential PPE.
11. Guest temperatures taken upon arrival at the meeting and each subsequent day, if meeting lasts longer than 1 day.
12. Attendees asked to follow social distancing and sanitation guidelines per federal, state and local policy.
13. On-site safety monitors placed to ensure the above protocols and practices are fully observed.