- o cashless payments for all restaurant purchases and food and beverage o cashless payments for all restaurant purchases and food and beverage purchases. When cash is accepted immediately disinfect hands after handling cash.
- o cashiers do not handle food and/or beverage under any circumstances. o cashiers do not handle food and/or beverage under any circumstances.
- o restaurant seating and layout (where applicable) to enable appropriate o restaurant seating and layout (where applicable) to enable appropriate physical distancing (2 metres).
- • Implement appropriate measures for restrooms which may include:
- o line-ups at the entrance points to each restroom o line-ups at the entrance points to each restroom
- o the maximum capacity for each restroom o the maximum capacity for each restroom
- o every other urinal or toilet “out of service” o every other urinal or toilet “out of service”
- o restroom doors in the open position o restroom doors in the open position
- o hand sanitizing stations at entrance/exit of restrooms o hand sanitizing stations at entrance/exit of restrooms
- • Consider suspending coat check services, to avoid queuing and the unnecessary handling of personal objects, or implement enhanced measures to adapt coat check operations.
- • Ensure ventilation, temperature, humidity and air purification controls inside the venue meet the standards set out in public health regulations.
- • Manage procedure to address concerns and questions from participants.
- • Consider contact tracing when a government application becomes available.

## Contingency Planning

- • Communicate clearly in advance of the exhibition and outside the entrance to the exhibition venue, that individuals who are sick or have signs of illness (e.g. fever, coughing, runny nose, tiredness, shortness of breath) must not enter the premises and must self-isolate. Use all available methods of communication, both in advance and during the exhibition, including exhibitor correspondence, exhibition website, mobile apps, push notifications, signage etc.)
- • Communicate in advance and during the exhibition that participants must monitor their own symptoms at all times. Ensure they know where to find the assessment tools online: https://covid-19.ontario.ca/self-assessment.
- • Instruct participants to use the assessment tool in advance, prior to arriving at the exhibition, and if they have any symptoms, to follow the assessment tool instructions.
- • If and when it becomes available, communicate the availability of a government contact tracing application to participants.
- • Instruct participants if they become symptomatic or ill while visiting the exhibition, to follow the same protocols that apply to all public spaces - ie. leave immediately, self isolate and consult a health care professional.
- • If a venue or exhibition organizer is made aware of a participant who has tested positive for COVID-19, they will inform Public Health immediately and the established protocols set by Public Health will be followed. Once informed of a positive COVID-19 test, venue should conduct a thorough deep cleaning overnight, according to Municipal Public Health standards.

## EVALUATION

It is essential to regularly look at all preventative measures on an ongoing basis, and adjust them if they are not working well enough or causing other issues. Regular check-ins and adjustments should be an integral part of any COVID-19 infection prevention plan.