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AMRICK POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR WORKPLACE HYGIENE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS (COVID-19)

In accordance with updated advice of the Master Builders Association and the Department of Health and Human Services, it is crucial for us to create and maintain a safe workplace that is compliant with the requirements set in place by the government to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Everyone has a duty and role to play in providing a safe workplace.

AMRICK WORKPLACE HYGIENE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING (COVID-19) POLICY AND DEFINITIONS
1. The purpose of this policy is to practice various social distancing requirements and controls to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and keep sites and workers safe. As government authorities continue to introduce new measures to contain Coronavirus (COVID-19) these Policies and Procedures will be updated and modified.*
- I ('Worker') have read and understand this policy
2a. Definition of Personal Hygiene: Refers to habits and behaviours which individuals can adopt to maintain good personal hygiene standards and minimise the spread of disease-causing germs and parasites.*
- I ('Worker') have read and understand this definition
2b. Definition of Workplace hygiene standards: Refers to the facilities provided to look after the welfare of employees in the workplace and site amenity provided on construction sites.*
- I ('Worker') have read and understand this definition
2c. Definition of Site amenities: Includes but is not limited to, site offices, toilets, showers, change rooms, lunchrooms, decontamination areas, personal storage areas, drinking water fountains and furniture and kitchen appliances in lunchrooms.*
- I ('Worker') have read and understand this definition
2d. Definition of Social distancing: Social distancing includes ways to stop or slow the spread of infectious diseases. It means less contact between you and other people.*
- I ('Worker') have read and understand this definition
AMRICK WORKPLACE HYGIENE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING (COVID-19) PROCEDURES
1. PERSONAL HYGIENE: Personal hygiene is critical. Measures include: a. Wash your body, hair and clothes thoroughly every day. b. Wash hands and wrists thoroughly with soap before preparing and/or eating food and after going to the toilet, and at regular intervals during the day. c. Put cigarette butts in the bin. d. Refrain from spitting at all times. e. Turn away from other people and cover the nose and mouth with a tissue or the arm when coughing or sneezing. If this is not done, droplets of liquid containing germs from the nose and mouth will be spread in the air and other people can breathe them in, or the droplets can get onto food. f. Avoid handshakes or any other close physical contact. g. Avoid touching your face with your hands. h. Do not come to work unwell with any cold, flu, coughing or sneezing-type symptoms.*
- I ('Worker') agree have read, understand and will adhere to this procedure
2. WORKPLACE HYGIENE: Workplace hygiene is critical. Measures include: a. Providing and maintaining common areas (including lunch sheds, facilities and showers) which are cleaned industrially and/ or increase the frequency of cleaning regimes. b. Cleaning and maintaining toilets regularly. c. Adequately delineating between the construction site and the site amenities. d. Adopting a coordinated approach to reducing the number of workers utilising the site amenities at a given time (staggering meal breaks, start times, coordinating work and planning). e. Informing workers of workplace etiquette and standards that are expected when utilising these common areas (cleaning up after yourself, placing rubbish in bins provided, avoiding putting items such as phones on meal surfaces, etc.).*
- I ('Worker') agree have read, understand and will adhere to this procedure
3. SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS: Under a State of Emergency there are legal obligations upon individuals to meet directions set out by the State Government. Failure to meet these directions consists of contravening section 203 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic). These directions include: a. Self-quarantining upon return from overseas for a period of 14 days. b. Not reporting to work if you are unfit or unwell. c. If you have come in to contact with someone who is known to have contracted COVID-19 and you develop symptoms, arrange for medical testing, do not attend work and self-quarantine until confirmatory results are known and you recover from illness. d. Adhering to social distancing principles – not making physical contact with another person. e. Keeping a distance of two metres from those around you. f. Allowing vulnerable employees to work from home or make other arrangements such as taking leave.*
- I ('Worker') agree have read, understand and will adhere to this procedure
4. USE OF PERSONNEL HOISTS AND LIFTS: Because personnel hoists and lifts are areas of limited space, the following measures must be met to limit exposure to others: a. Travel to direct floors – make more trips and reduce numbers of persons in hoist/ lift at any one time. b. Promote use of stairs, monitor overuse. c. Schedule times for the use of the hoist. d. Avoid large congregations of workers waiting at hoist lift/ entry points – promote principles of social distancing, stagger start times and mealtimes. e. Rotate hoist operators where possible. f. Regularly clean hoist in a safe manner, including the operator’s controls. g. Provide hand sanitiser in hoists.*
- I ('Worker') agree have read, understand and will adhere to this procedure
5. OTHER MATTERS: In general other measures such as those following need to be met: a. Workers of all ethnicities and cultures must be treated with respect. Racism, harassment or bullying must not be tolerated in any workplace. b. Workers who are not adhering to good hygiene practices should be reminded of the appropriate standards. c. Communication and consultation in the workplace is very important to achieve good OHS outcomes. Where they exist, involve health and safety representatives and health and safety committees in matters that concern workplace amenity, training and instruction and personal hygiene. d. Site inductions, prestart and toolbox meetings provide good opportunities to raise workers’ awareness and provide information regarding workplace and personal hygiene matters. e. Where possible, conduct meetings, such as toolbox meetings, outside and apply social distancing practices. f. Consider opening windows and adjusting air conditioning for more ventilation. g. Where possible, conduct meetings in larger meeting rooms or divide up work groups for separate presentations. h. Avoid congregating together in small spaces. i. Be vigilant - reinforce and monitor social distancing practices by coaching managers and supervisors to monitor these practices in workplaces. j. Conduct regular safety inspections and audits with a focus on COVID-19 controls and principles. k. Reduce the length, size and number of face-to-face of meetings. l. Cancel or postpone non-essential events where larger numbers of workers congregate.*
- I ('Worker') agree have read, understand and will adhere to this procedure
Amrick will continue to conduct regular reviews of its Policies and Procedures in accordance with the rapidly changing nature of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Should any amendment be made to the Policies and Procedures you will be notified immediately.
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Version 1.2 (Release: 26th March 2020)

AMRICK POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR WORKPLACE HYGIENE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS (COVID-19)

AMRICK WORKPLACE HYGIENE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING (COVID-19) POLICY AND DEFINITIONS

AMRICK WORKPLACE HYGIENE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING (COVID-19) PROCEDURES

Amrick will continue to conduct regular reviews of its Policies and Procedures in accordance with the rapidly changing nature of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Should any amendment be made to the Policies and Procedures you will be notified immediately.

SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION

Version 1.2 (Release: 26th March 2020)