Our society desperately needs permanent workplace health and safety standard on COVID-19 to support essential workers and ALL workers. The current pandemic is surely not going to be our last. We must set up the safety standards now

• Virginia needs a strong and *permanent* standard.
  - The proposed standard provides strong protections for workers and clear guidance for employers.
  - This standard will save lives, prevent COVID-19 spread and help get Virginia’s economy moving again.     

Thank you for your consideration,

Kathleen Temple, Rockingham Virginia