Hello, my name is Diana Reynoso, and I work at Alexandria's Community and Human Services Department as a Customer Support Engineer 2. One of my duties was to fingerprint potential volunteers to ensure the safety of our most vulnerable citizens while participating in our programs.

When fingerprinting we must be less than 6 feet from the person, touching the person's hand to make sure we capture their fingerprints. Although this is no longer my duty, I still worry about my co-workers that have this task which puts them at a higher risk for COVID-19 exposure. We all worry about our health and safety during this difficult time, and even though, I am no longer at a higher risk, I do not want to get exposed with COVID-19, and bring it home to my husband--who does not have paid sick leave. If this happens, he could be without pay for 14 days or longer.

The VOSH health and safety training by AFSCME VA and our ongoing effort to make temporary COVID-19 standards permanent is vital to the health and economic well being of my family and me. We need VOSH to?make the temporary?emergency workplace standard permanent, so it can continue protecting us against exposure by providing clear guidance to employers.

We need strong enforcement mechanisms so that employers take these standards seriously. I urge you to continue protecting Virginian workers and our families.? I urge the Board to make the permanent standard and all its provisions effective immediately on January 27, 2021. Thank you for making Virginia the first in the nation to enact?these temporary emergency standards.