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Health & Safety Plan 

 

UPDATED: Thursday, April 28

 

BEFORE YOU ARRIVE 

• Attendees will be asked to complete a self-assessment prior to arriving at ADHA22. If you feel sick, please stay home. You can refer to the CDC’s COVID-19 Self-Checker reference guide for any questions on symptoms by clicking here. 
• Rest easy knowing we have an open line of communication in place with the facility, hotel partners, and local health officials. 
• Before the doors open, we will conduct inspections to ensure the venue is safe, clean and ready for business! 

GENERAL QUESTIONS 

Will I be required to wear a mask? Will PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) be provided? 

No. As of Wednesday, March 16th, Masks are no longer required to be worn indoors at the Kentucky International Convention Center. 
Attendees will be responsible for bringing their own Personal Protection Equipment should they choose to wear it.

Will there be onsite COVID-19 tests available to attendees at the Kentucky International Convention Center? 

At this time, there will not be onsite testing conducted at the convention center, however tests are available at the following locations: 
 
 
 

What precautions is ADHA implementing for the safety and health of attendees?  

The health and safety of our employees and attendees are our top priority.  

• Enhanced cleaning protocols for ADHA meeting and event spaces.  
• Hand sanitizer stations will be positioned throughout the meeting space by the KICC and ADHA.  
• Frequent employee and vendor handwashing will be required, with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and increase monitoring to ensure adherence.    
• No-touch policy (i.e. shaking hands and limiting contact).  
• Multiple entrances and exits will help manage flow and discourage crowded waiting areas.  
• Use of shields or separators at registration and other areas as needed.  
• ADHA will continue to monitor safety guidelines. Additional safety measures will be provided prior to the convention. 

What precautions is the convention center implementing for the health & safety of attendees? 

• KICC will continue to monitor the situation through updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Kentucky Department of Public Health Services. 
• The KICC has a disinfectant procedure in place for cleanings, which follows current CDC and WHO guidance. There will also be an increased number of hand sanitation sites available at the KICC and surrounding campus, providing alcohol-based hand sanitizer for all attendees and staff.  
• The KICC will work with the ADHA on the guidelines for specific event participants, exhibit hall and conventions. In public areas, practice physical distancing by standing at least six feet apart from other groups of people while standing in lines, using elevators, and moving around the property.  
• KICC will conduct daily cleaning of all door handles throughout the building. The frequency of cleaning and sanitizing has been increased in all public spaces with an emphasis on frequent contact surfaces including countertops, escalators, elevators, elevator buttons, vending machines, door handles, public bathrooms, ATMs, stair and escalator handrails, dining surfaces, all seating areas and tables. 
• Senior Level Compliance Managers will be on hand to enforce procedures and protocols. 
• If the KICC is alerted to a presumptive case of COVID-19 at the KICC, the proper staff will work with the Kentucky Department of Health Services to follow the appropriate actions recommended.   

 

What are the hotel precautions?  

Louisville Marriott Downtown; Courtyard Louisville; Fairfield Inn & SpringHill Suites by Marriott Louisville Downtown  

• Marriott Commitment to Clean - https://clean.marriott.com/. 
• Deep cleaned with hospital-grade disinfectant and inspected 
• Removal of non-essential paper goods 
• Limited housekeeping (short-term stayover serviced eliminated, except upon request) 
• Modified service to limit physical contact (ex: mobile check-in, where available), as well as institute crowd control procedures and distancing markers in all public spaces and elevators. 
• Increased cleaning frequency – currently every two hours – of public areas including, but not limited to lobbies, elevators, door handles, luggage carts, public bathrooms and meeting spaces, using hospital-grade disinfectant. 
• Increased availability of hand sanitizer and reminders of health, hygiene and proper social distancing throughout the property. 
• Reduced seating capacity and procedures in accordance with current restaurant and food safety recommendations to limit contact and accommodate proper social distancing. 
• Adjusted in-room dining with contactless service with all packaging and products to be single-use and disposable. 

 
Omni Louisville Downtown

• High-traffic areas including restrooms, lobbies and other public areas will be routinely cleaned and sanitized.  
• Continued use of Ecolab products approved by the EPA as effective disinfectants against COVID-19.  
• When available, electrostatic sprayers will be used to all public spaces and common areas daily (including hotel lobby, fitness center, spa and meeting space).  
• Increased frequency of cleaning and sanitizing food contact areas or disinfecting non-food contact areas, including:  
• Disinfecting high-touch areas frequently including front desk counters, guest room keys, elevator buttons, staircase and escalator railings, restrooms, door handles, and ATM machines  
• Additional guest sanitizing stations will be added throughout the hotel in public areas and front desk.  
• Increased frequency of trash removal.  
• Engineering team will increase cleaning of HVAC systems, bring in more outside air as allowable, and frequently replaces air filters in all spaces throughout the hotel. 

 
Hyatt Regency Louisville

• Sanitizer stations prominently placed throughout hotel 
• More frequent cleaning of public spaces and guestroom surfaces 
• GBAC STARTM accreditation, inclusive of detailed cleanliness training 
• Hygiene & Wellbeing Leader to help ensure new protocols are being met 
• Enhanced food safety and hygiene protocols 
• Colleague temperature checks may be required at Hyatt hotels, and guest temperature checks may be required at some locations in compliance with local government requirements and in light of local situations and practices 
• Removal of certain high-touch items from guestrooms 

 

What are the safety measures being taken at the Muhammad Ali International Airport? 

• 24-hour cleaning schedule 
• Disinfecting all surfaces and cleaning and disinfecting high-touch areas such as handrails on moving walkways and escalators, elevator buttons and seating areas.  
• Two autonomous robotic floor scrubbers are used each day allowing the janitorial staff to focus on hand cleaning. 
• Airport follows the Standard Operating Guidelines - Aircraft and Terminal Response to Human Biological Vectors and Infectious Diseases plan.