The OMA’s mission is to protect and grow Ohio manufacturing. We created this page to share content that we believe is relevant to your challenges related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The OMA is in regular contact with state officials, as well as our counterparts at the National Association of Manufacturers, regarding the response to COVID-19.

We will keep OMA members updated regularly through electronic communications.

If you have health-related questions about COVID-19, contact the Ohio Department of Health’s call center at 1-833-4ASKODH (1-833-427-5634).

Federal

• OSHA’s COVID-19 FAQs and “Protecting Workers” page.
• The CDC’s Workplace Vaccination Program page.
• Latest updates from the CDC.
• CDC’s vaccination data tracker comparing vaccination rates in all 50 states.
• OSHA’s safety tips for manufacturers to protect employees from exposure to coronavirus – in both English and Spanish.
• OSHA’s video and poster on how to properly wear and remove a mask/respirator.
• SBA coronavirus relief options.

Ohio

• Ohio’s COVID-19 testing locations (including those providing at-home rapid tests).
• Two tools to help make an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine: Ohio’s to vaccination sign-up website and this list of health care providers with the vaccine.
• Ohio Department of Health’s sample flyer for employers to promote employee vaccination clinics. (For more printable posters and flyers, visit ODH’s vaccination page for businesses.)
• Ohio’s COVID-19 vaccination plan and vaccination dashboard.
• Search tool to find your local health district.
• Zip code dashboard to determine COVID-19 spread in your area.
• Ohio’s public health orders.
• Ohio Department of Health’s updated guidance on screening employees for COVID-19.
• Safety guidance for manufacturers under the DeWine administration’s Responsible RestartOhio plan.
• Ohio Department of Health’s updated checklist for employers regarding potentially exposed essential workers.
• Ohio’s Office of Small Business Relief.
• Ohio Department of Health information and checklist for employers.
• Ohio COVID-19 Dashboard.
• Governor DeWine’s briefings.
• Governor DeWine’s website.
• SharedWork Ohio – an OMA-supported program that provides employers with an alternative to layoffs.
• State of Ohio’s job search engine for employers to post job openings during the COVID-19 emergency.
• Information for employers regarding unemployment issues.

Industry

• To ensure that members and their employees have timely access to the vaccine, the OMA has coordinated with Kroger Health’s COVIDCare Plus. If your business is interested in partnering with Kroger Health to vaccinate employees, fill out this workbook or email covidcareplus@krogerhealth.com.
• The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s COVID-19 web page for employers.
• University Hospitals’ web page for employers.
• The Cleveland Clinic’s COVID-19 workplace safety guide for manufacturers. (The Clinic also published this guide on disinfecting businesses.)
• The Manufacturing Council’s COVID-19 web page.
• The Ohio Manufacturing Alliance’s Ohio Emergency PPE Makers’ Exchange. (This online marketplace is a resource for organizations, including essential employers, that need PPE and related equipment to find a selection offered by Ohio manufacturers and makers.)
• National Association of Manufacturers COVID-19 Resources.
• MAGNET (Northeast Ohio’s MEP) Best Practices.

OMA Connections Partners

• Clark Schaefer Hackett COVID-19 Resource Center
• RSM COVID-19 Resource Center and COVID-19 Tax Relief Center
• Bricker & Eckler Resource Center
• Calfee COVID-19 Resource Center
• Dinsmore COVID-19 Business Strategies Hub
• Frantz Ward Coronavirus Updates
• GBQ Partners COVID-19 Insights
• HBK
• Roetzel COVID-19 Resources
• Benesch COVID-19 Resource Center
• Jones Day COVID-19 Insights
• Plante Moran’s COVID-19 Resource Center
• Thompson Hine COVID-19 Task Force
• CliftonLarsonAllen COVID-19 Resources
• Fisher Phillips COVID-19 Resource Center
• MCM COVID-19 Resource Center
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
• Schneider Downs
• Squire Patton Boggs
• Gilmore Jasion Mahler
• Paycor
• Safex
• Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

OMA Information

• OMA communications on COVID-19:
   
  • March 7, 2022 OMA COVID-19 Update.
  • February 21, 2022 OMA COVID-19 Update.
  • February 8, 2022 OMA COVID-19 Update.
  • January 25, 2022 OMA COVID-19 Update.
  • January 19, 2022 OMA COVID-19 Update.
  • January 13, 2022 OMA COVID-19 Update.
  • January 10, 2022 OMA COVID-19 Update.
  • January 3, 2022 OMA COVID-19 Update.

  • 2021

    • December 23, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • December 16, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 29, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 16, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 8, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 4, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 26, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 12, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 5, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 28, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 21, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 13, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 7, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • August 31, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • August 24, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • August 17, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • August 3, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • July 27, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • July 20, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • July 13, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • June 29, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • June 22, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • June 15, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • June 10, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • June 8, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • June 1, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • May 24, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • May 20, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • May 17, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • May 13, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • May 12, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • May 3, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • April 27, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • April 21, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • April 15, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • April 13, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • April 12, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • April 8, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • April 5, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • April 1, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • March 25, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • March 22, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • March 18, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • March 16, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • March 11, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • March 8, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • March 4, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • March 1, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • February 25, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • February 22, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • February 18, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • February 16, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • February 11, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • February 9, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • February 4, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • February 2, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • January 28, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • January 26, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • January 21, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • January 19, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • January 14, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • January 12, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • January 7, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • January 5, 2021 OMA COVID-19 Update.

    Q2 2020

    • December 30, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • December 21, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • December 17, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • December 14, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • December 10, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • December 7, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • December 4, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • December 3, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 30, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 24, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 19, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 17, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 12, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 11, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 10, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 5, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • November 3, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 29, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 27, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 22, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 20, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 15, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 13, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 8, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 6, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • October 1, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.

    Q3 2020

    • September 29, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 24, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 22, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 17, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 15, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 10, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 8, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 3, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • September 1, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • August 27, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • August 25, 2020 OMA COVID-19 Update.
    • August 20, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • August 18, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • August 13, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • August 11, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • August 7, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • August 4, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • July 28, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • July 28, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • July 23, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • July 20, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • July 17, 2020 update on exceptions to mask requirement for Level 3 counties.
    • July 16, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • July 13, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • July 9, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • July 7, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • July 2, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.

    Q2 2020

    • June 29, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • June 25, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • June 23, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • June 18, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • June 16, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • June 11, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • June 9, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • June 4, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • June 2, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • June 1, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 29, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 28, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 26, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 22, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 21, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 19, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 18, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 15, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 14, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 13, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 12, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 11, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 8, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 7, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 6, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 5, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 4, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • May 1, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 30, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 29, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 28, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 27, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 24, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • OMA Leadership Briefing (full issue) – April 24, 2020
    • April 23, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 22, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 21, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 20, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 17, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • OMA Leadership Briefing (full issue) – April 17, 2020
    • April 16, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 15, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 14, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 13, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 10, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • OMA Leadership Briefing (full issue) – April 10, 2020
    • April 9, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 9, 2020 press release from the Ohio Manufacturing Alliance to Fight COVID-19.
    • April 8, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 7, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 6, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 3, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • OMA Leadership Briefing (full issue) – April 3, 2020
    • April 2, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • April 1, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.

    Q1 2020

    • March 31, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 30, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 27, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • OMA Leadership Briefing (full issue) – March 27, 2020
    • March 26, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 25, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 24, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 23, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 22, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 21, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 20, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • OMA Leadership Briefing (full issue) – March 20, 2020
    • March 19, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 18, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 16, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 15, 2020 press release
    • OMA Leadership Briefing update – March 13, 2020.
    • March 12, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • March 11, 2020 email from OMA President Eric Burkland.
    • OMA Leadership Briefing update – March 6, 2020.
    • OMA Leadership Briefing update – February 28, 2020.
    • OMA Leadership Briefing update – February 21, 2020.
  • OMA COVID-19 Manufacturers’ Information Exchange (via LinkedIn) to share information and best practices with other manufacturers.
  • Recording of OMA’s COVID-19 Briefing for Manufacturers – March 23, 2020. (Includes information regarding Ohio’s stay-at-home order and actions to keep the workplace safe.)
  • Recording of OMA’s Second COVID-19 Briefing for Manufacturers – March 25, 2020. (Includes discussion from Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, as well as a panel of experts addressing key concerns.)
  • Recording of OMA’s Third COVID-19 Briefing for Manufacturers – April 29, 2020. (Includes subject-matter expertise on Ohio’s re-opening plan, workplace safety, use of PPE by employees, unemployment provisions, federal loan programs, and other manufacturing-related topics.)
  • Recording of OMA’s Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response webinar – May 12, 2020.
  • Bricker & Eckler’s Analysis of Ohio’s May 29, 2020 Public Health Order.
  • Bricker & Eckler’s Analysis of Ohio’s July 8, 2020 Public Health Order.
  • The OMA’s updated “Resources for Manufacturers During COVID-19” document. (Includes information on Ohio’s vaccination plan; OSHA, CDC and ODH workplace guidance; use of face coverings/masks; cleaning and disinfecting; employee health checks; and employer reporting of COVID-19 cases.)
  • OMA’s FAQs document, which addresses questions raised by several members.
  • OMA’s updated “Guidance on the Use of Face Coverings & Masks.”
  • “Ohio Manufacturers in the News: Helping Lead the Fight Against COVID-19.”
  • Recording of OMA’s COVID-19 Vaccination Briefing for Manufacturers – March 11, 2021. (Includes discussion from Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, as well as a panel of experts addressing key concerns.)

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