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The person you are concerned about is at the workplace
1. ISOLATE
Prevent the spread. Isolate
the person from others and
provide a disposable surgical
mask, if available, for the
person to wear.
2. SEEK ADVICE
Call your state or territory
helpline. Follow advice of
public health ocials.
3. TRANSPORT
Ensure the person has
transport to their home or to
a medical facility.
5. IDENTIFY & INFORM
Consider who the person
has had close contact with.
If instructed by public health
ocals, tell close contacts
they may have been exposed
and follow advice on
quarantine requirements.
6. REVIEW
Review risk management
controls relating to COVID-19
and review whether work
may need to change. Consult
workers on WHS issues.
4. CLEAN
Clean and disinfect the areas
where the person and close
contacts have been. Do not
use those areas until this
process is complete. Use PPE
whencleaning.
COVID-19 at
the workplace
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The person you are concerned about was recently at the workplace
1. SEEK ADVICE
Call your state or territory helpline. Follow advice of
public health ocials.
2. IDENTIFY & INFORM
Identify who at the workplace had close contact
with the aected person. If instructed by
public health ocals, tell close contacts they
may have been exposed and follow advice on
quarantinerequirements.
3. CLEAN
Clean and disinfect the areas where the person
and their close contacts have been. Do not use
those areas until this process is complete. Use PPE
whencleaning.
4. REVIEW
Review risk management controls relating to
COVID-19 and review whether work may need to
change. Consult workers on WHS issues.
Remember:
> There is not an automatic WHS requirement to close down
an entire workplace, particularly if the person infected,
or suspected to be infected, has only visited parts of
theworkplace.
> Workers assisting a potentially infectious person should have
appropriate PPE and follow hand hygiene procedures.
> Consult with workers and allow them to raise concerns.
> Do you need to notify your WHS regulator? See our Incident
Notification fact sheet.
> Comply with privacy obligations. See guidance from the OAIC.
> Follow the advice of healthocials at all times.
New South Wales
1300 066 055
Queensland
13 432 584
Victoria
1800 675 398
South Australia
1300 232 272
Western Australia
(08) 6373 2222
Tasmania
1800 671 738
Australian Capital Territory
(02) 5124 9213
Northern Territory
(08) 8922 8044
State and territory health
department helplines:
You are not expected, and should not try, to diagnose people.
However, you have a work health and safety duty to minimise
the risk of workers and others in the workplace being exposed
to COVID-19, so far as reasonablypracticable.
If you reasonably suspect someone could have the virus, or
has been exposed, this creates a health risk at your workplace,
and you will need to follow the steps below.
If anything is unclear, see detailed guidance on the
Safe Work Australia Website
updated: 29 April 2020