Businesses required to fill out safety plan in order to reopen, local law enforcement to enforce

Businesses opening on Tuesday in Phase One are required to have a safety plan on site, but the plan does not have to be submitted to the state.

STILL A LONG WAY TOGO.PHASE ONE OF THEREOPENING PROCESSMEANS MANYBUSINESSES AREBACK TO THEIR DAILYOPERATIONS... WITHSOME LIMITATIONS.CONSTRUCTION,MANUFACTURING,SELECT RETAIL ANDAGRICULTURE ARE ALLPART OF "PHASE ONE".TONIGHT SEVENEYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER GILATMELAMED IS LOOKINGINTO HOW REGIONALGOVERNMENTS PLANTO DO WHAT'S RIGHTBY ENFORCING NEWHEALTH AND SAFETYGUIDELINES... ASPEOPLE STARTGETTING BACK TOWORK AGAINPOST SOCIALDISTANCINGMARKERS, LIMITSHARING OF OBJECTS,AND IMPLEMENTMANDATORY HEALTHSCREENINGS.JUST THREE OF THEBOXES BUSINESSESHAVE TO CHECK ONOPENING DAY.NEW YORK'SREQUIRING ALLBUSINESSES TO HAVEA SAFETY PLAN."THEY DO NOT HAVETO FILE IT WITH NYSTHEY DO HAVE TOKEEP IT ON SITE."THERE'S NO OFFICIALWATCHDOG.GOVERNOR CUOMOSAYS THEREPSONSIBILITY IS ONLOCAL LAWENFORCEMENT AND."NEW YORKERSSHOULD ENFORCE ITBECAUSE THIS IS ALLABOUT US."ERIE, NIAGARA, ANDCHAUTAUQUACOUNTIES SAY LAWENFORCEMENT WILLSHOW UP TO ABUSINESS FOLLOWINGA COMPLAINT... LIKEONE FROM THE PAUSEHOTLINE.LAW ENFORCEMENTWILL NOT DOPREEMPTIVE CHECKINS.CHAUTAUQUA COUNTYEXECUTIVE PJWENDEL SAYS POLICETYPICALLY HAND OUTINFORMATION CARDSTHE FIRST TIMEAROUND."AFTER THOSEEDUCATIONAL PIECESTHE BUSINESSESHAVE COMPLIED."HE SAYS THE COUTONLY PENALIZED ONEBUSINESS.

A VIDEOGAME STORE IN THEDUNKIRK FREDONIAAREA."WE HAD SEVERALCOMPLAINTS, THEDEPUTIES AND POLICEDEPARTMENTS HADGONE THERE SEVERALTIMES SO FINALLY WEDID GET THAT CEASEAND DESIST ORDER."IN BUFFALO MAYORBYRON BROWN SAYSTHE CITY SHUT DOWNA CHURCH NOTFOLLOWING THEPAUSE ORDER."WE TOLD THATMINISTER HE WOULDBE ARRESTED IF HEDID IN FACT VIOLATETHE LAW WE TALKEDHIM AND TALKED TOHIM AND TALKED HIMTHROUGH IT IT DIDNOT OCCUR, BUT WEARE PREPARED TOENFORCE THE LAW."COUNTY OFFICIALSADD THAT THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT ANDSTATE LIQUORAUTHORITY CAN SHUTDOWN RESTAURANTSAND BARS IFNECESSARY.THE COPPOLA FIRMHAS BEEN WORKINGWITH BUSINESSES ONPLANS... AND SAYCOMMUNICATION ISKEY."IF YOU DON'TADEQUATELYUNDERSTAND THEMAND COMMUNICATETHEM TO YOURPEOPLE THEN THERE'SGOING TO BE FLAWS."COPPOLA SAYSBUSINESSES DON'THAVE TO USE THETEMPLATE ON THESTATE'S SITE..

ASLONG AS THEIR PLANIS ADEQUATELYSIMILAR.GILAT MELAMED, 7EYEWITNESS NEW