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| JULY 2, 2020
| COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
On The Record
OHA releases face-covering guidelines
for business, transit, public spaces
The Oregon Health Au-
thority (OHA) released a
statewide update to its face
covering guidance in con-
junction with Gov. Kate
Brown’s July 1 statewide
mandate for the wearing of
face coverings while in pub-
lic spaces.
The guidance applies to all
businesses and the general
public.
Definitions:
For the purposes of the
guidance, the following defi-
nitions apply:
“Business” means:
• Grocery stores
• Fitness-related organiza-
tions
• Indoor and outdoor en-
tertainment facility operators
• Licensed swimming
pool, licensed spa pool and
sports court operators
• Outdoor recreation orga-
nizations
• Pharmacies
• Public transit agencies
and providers
• Personal services provid-
ers
• Restaurants, bars, brew-
eries, brewpubs, wineries,
tasting room and distilleries
• Retail stores, shopping
centers and malls
• Ride-sharing services
• School aged summer-
time day camp operators
• Recreational sports oper-
ators for specified sports
“Face covering” means:
• A cloth, paper or dispos-
able face covering that covers
the nose and the mouth.
“Face shield” means:
• A clear plastic shield that
covers the forehead, extends
below the chin and wraps
around the sides of the face.
“Fitness-related organi-
zations” includes but is not
limited to:
• Gyms, fitness centers,
personal training, dance stu-
dios, and martial arts centers.
“Mask” means:
• A medical grade mask.
“Personal services provid-
ers” means:
• Barber shops, hair salons,
esthetician practices, medi-
cal spas, facial spas and day
spas, non-medical massage
therapy services, nail salons,
tanning salons, and tattoo/
piercing parlors.
Businesses
Businesses are required to:
• Require employees, con-
tractors and volunteers to
wear a mask, face shield, or
face covering, unless an ac-
commodation or exemption
is required by law or the fol-
lowing exemption applies:
• Employees, contractors
and volunteers: Masks, face
shields or face coverings are
not required when eating/
drinking or when at or in a
location where the employ-
ee, contractor or volunteer
is not interacting with the
public and six or more feet of
distance can be main-tained
from other people.
• Provide masks, face
shields or face coverings for
employees.
• If it is a transit agency,
require riders to wear at least
face coverings, though masks
and face shields may also be
worn, and provide one for a
rider that does not have one,
except for individuals who,
by law, require an accom-
modation or exemption, and
children under age two.
• Provide accommoda-
tions and exemptions from
the mask, face shield or face
covering requirement for
employees, contractors and
volunteers if such accommo-
dations or exemptions are re-
quired by:
• State and federal dis-
abilities laws if applicable,
including the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA)
which protects people with
disabilities from discrimi-
nation in employment and
requires employers to engage
in the interactive process for
accommodations.
• State or federal labor
laws, where applicable.
• State and federal public
accommodations laws that
provide all persons with full
and equal access to services,
transportation and facilities
open to the public.
• If customers or visitors
will be required to wear a
mask, face shield or face cov-
ering:
—Post clear signs about
any such requirements.
—Provide accommoda-
tions and exceptions for:
—People with disabilities
and medical conditions
—Children under 12 years
of age (except public transit,
see below)
• Review and require em-
ployees, contractors and
volunteers to review “OHA’s
Mask and Face Covering
Guidance for Business, Tran-
sit and the Public Frequently
Asked Questions” to learn
about how requiring people
to wear face coverings affects
people differently including
people with disabilities and
people of color who may
have heightened concerns
about racial profiling and ha-
rassment due to wearing face
coverings in public.
Additionally, a business
should, but is not required to:
• Provide, at no cost, at
least disposable face cover-
ings for customers or visitors
who do not have one.
• Post signs about any
mask, face shield or face
coverings requirement in
languages that are common-
ly spoken by customers and
visitors.
• Educate employees:
—On how to safely work
and communicate with peo-
ple who cannot wear masks,
face shields or face coverings.
—That they may need to
remove a mask or face cov-
ering while communicat-
ing with an individual who
needs to read lips or see facial
expressions to communicate.
The Public
When riding public tran-
sit, an individual must wear a
mask, face shield or face cov-
ering unless the individual:
• Is under two years of age.
• Has a medical condition
that makes it hard to breathe
when wearing a mask, face
shield or face covering.
• Has a disability that pre-
vents the individual from
wearing a mask, face shield,
or face covering.
It is strongly recommend-
ed that individuals, includ-
ing children between ages
2 and 12, wear a mask, face
shield or face covering at all
times in all indoor public
places, particularly in places
where it is likely that physi-
cal distancing of at least six
feet from other individuals
outside their household unit
cannot be maintained at all
times and vulnerable people
must go.
Because children between
the ages of two and 12 years
of age can have challenges
wearing a mask, face shield
or face covering properly
(e.g., excessively touching
the face covering, not chang-
ing the face covering if visi-
bly soiled, risk of strangula-
tion or suffocation, etc.) it
is urged that if masks, face
shields or face coverings are
worn by this age group, that
they be worn with the assis-
tance and close supervision
of an adult.
Masks, face shields or
face coverings should never
be worn by children when
sleeping.
The use of mask, face
shield, or face covering may
be optional if six feet or more
of distance is maintained
from others. Otherwise, it is
recommended to wear mask,
face shield or face cover-
ing in public settings where
physical distancing cannot
be maintained.
There may be mask, face
shield and face covering re-
quirements and recommen-
dations that apply to other
businesses not listed in this
guidance.
Free guidelines can be ob-
tained by contacting Mavel
Morales at 844-882-7889.
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C ottage G rove
DEATH NOTICES
BELCHER-GRAY—
Geraldine L. Belcher,
51, of Roseburg, Ore.,
passed away May 28,
2020.
Memorial
service
is June 11 at Veteran’s
Cemetery in Roseburg.
NORRIS —Naomi
Elaine Norris, 87, of
Creswell, Ore., died
June 23, 2020.
Arrangements
by
Smith-Lund-Mills Fu-
neral Chapel in Cottage
Grove, Ore.
William “Will” Lee Neil
1966-2020
William “Will” Lee Neil, 53,
of Yoncalla, Oregon passed at
home June 19, 2020 of can-
cer. Will was born in Cottage
Grove, OR August 13, 1966 to
parents Steve and Linda (Mc-
Cormack) Neil. He graduated
from Yoncalla High School
in 1984. Will married Sherry
Prince March 19th, 2004 in
Drain, OR. He worked as a
Journeyman Sprinkler Fitter
for Viking Automatic Sprin-
kler Co. Will loved spending
time with family, especially his
two grandchildren LoriJo and
Lawson. Th ey were the light
of his life. He enjoyed hunting,
fi shing, home projects, and
working on cars and trucks. He
cherished time with family and
friends. Will is survived by his
wife Sherry Neil, of Oakland,
OR; daughter Amber Mast of
Oakland, OR; daughter Ash-
ley Oberman of Sutherlin OR;
brother Mike Neil of Yoncalla,
OR; sister Pamela Bergmann
of Yoncalla, OR; brother Stevie
Neil of West Virginia; and his
2 grandchildren. He is preced-
ed in death by his parents. A
memorial service will be held
July 5th, 2020 at 2:00 PM at
2429 Boswell Rd., Yoncalla,
OR 97499. Please bring chairs
for your family. Arrangements
in the care of Smith-Lund-
Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage
Grove, OR.
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Arrangements
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Christopher “Chris” Garth Bublitz
1946-2020
Christopher “Chris” Garth
Bublitz, 73, of Dorena, OR for-
merly of Alaska passed away
June 25, 2020. Chris was born
December 29, 1946 in Brook-
ings, SD to parents Richard
and Sybil (Norfolk) Bublitz. He
graduated from the University
of Alaska with a master’s de-
gree in Biological Oceanogra-
phy. He served in the United
States Marines as an Electron-
ics Technician, and he received
the National Defense Metal.
Chris worked as an Ocean-
ography Researcher at the
University of Alaska, a quality
control manager at Alaska Pa-
cifi c Seafoods, and a seafood
inspector at the US Depart-
ment of Commerce. Chris
married Elaine Glavin May
31, 1975 in Bowling Green,
OH. He enjoyed woodworking
and fi shing. Chris is survived
by his wife of 45 years Elaine;
daughter Alicia Bublitz (Erik
Rau); daughter Erin Inwood
(Benjamin); son Brian Bub-
litz (Tabitha Laseter); brother
Timothy Bublitz (Barb); sis-
ter Prudence Lay (Tim); and
six grandchildren. A private
service was held. Please send
memorial contributions to the
American Diabetes Associ-
ation at diabetes.org/donate,
or you call 1-800-diabetes.
Arrangements in the care of
Smith-Lund-Mills
Funeral
Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR.
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