Reopening Fitness and Training Studios
Under Phase 2 of Washington's Safe Start Plan, businesses and activities must follow certain health and safety requirements. For the most up-to-date reopening requirements visit the Governor Inslee's COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers website. To support reopening your business we've created a reopening checklist for general health and safety measures your business can take to ensure staff and customer safety. Download or view the checklist below.
Customer Health and Safety
Sign a client waiver
Clients should sign a waiver of consent and commitment to the reopening policies prior to entering the facilities; training attire should be worn to the facility and clients should bring their own towels, as towel service is not permitted.
Clean high-use surfaces
Frequently clean and sanitize restrooms, high use areas, and equipment.
Bring their own water bottle
Customers should bring their own water bottles and water fountains should only be used to fill water bottles.
Increase air flow
Increase ventilation when possible by opening windows, doors and using fans.
Contagious Signage
Place signage at the entrance instructing customers that they cannot enter if they have been diagnosed, are still recovering been exposed to or are experiencing symptoms from COVID-19.
Provide tissues, hand sanitizer, and trash cans
Place tissues, hand sanitizer, and trash cans throughout the workplace in places easily reached by people of all heights and abilities. Ensure trash cans do not block pathways of travel.
Offer touchless payment
When possible, payment should be done via credit or debit cards, or through a touchless system to reduce cash handling.
Trainers wash hands
Trainers must wash their hands and use hand sanitizer before each session.
Bring their own equipment
Tennis players must bring their own ball.
Keep a voluntary customer log
Consider keeping a voluntary log of customers to help facilitate contract tracing. The log should include their name, phone number, and the date they visited the business.
Staff Health and Safety
Maintain physical distance
Ensure employees maintain six feet of physical distance. If that's not possible, stagger work schedules or create physical barriers between staff.
Frequently wash hands
Ensure frequent handwashing for including before and after going to the bathroom, before and after eating, and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing their nose. Use single-use disposable gloves when handwashing is not possible.
Health screen employees
Conduct health screening for employees for COVID-19 symptoms as soon as each employee shows up for work. If an employee does show symptoms, send them home immediately and deeply clean all areas/surfaces that employee touched.
Restrict entrances but stay accessible
Primary access to the business should be through the front door; restrict access to back doors or other entry points. If the accessible entrance is not through the front door, allow access through the accessible entrance.
Provide tissues, hand sanitizer, and trash cans
Place tissues, hand sanitizer, and trash cans throughout the workplace in places easily reached by people of all heights and abilities. Ensure trash cans do not block pathways of travel.
Provide Person Protective Equipment (PPE)
Provide employees free face coverings and disposable gloves.
Buy Face Coverings
Monitor health and safety
Assign a COVID-19 supervisor for each shift whose sole role is to oversee employee health and safety and ensure proper cleaning, hygiene, and screening protocols are followed.
Post safety information
COVID-19 safety information, hygienic practices, and requirements should be visibly posted (including reminders to wash hands for 20 seconds, use hand sanitizer, and use single use gloves when other methods of hand cleaning are not available)
One person per vehicle
Two or more people should travel in separate vehicles.
Find more guidelines and resources
Get information about outdoor permits, financial resources, evictions, paid sick and safe time, and more resources that apply to all reopening businesses.