By now, all that work strategic planning work you did at the end of last year should show up. If no planning was done, then it’s all reactionary decisions.

The Equipment Dealers Assn. has teamed up with the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute to send a letter to the National Governors Assn. urging them to classify OPE dealerships as essential during the COVID-19 pandemic. EDA encourages you to contact your local government officials directly and do the same.

The World Health Organization declared COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus, as a pandemic on March 11. See the plans that dealers across North America have in place to keep their employees safe, while still serving customers — either in the store or at their sites.

The following interim guidance may help prevent workplace exposures to acute respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, in non-healthcare settings. The guidance also provides planning considerations if there are more widespread, community outbreaks of COVID-19.