The following changes have now taken effect and will incorporate standing restrictions with new rules for the industry.
As per previous restrictions, mandatory vaccination is not required to work on construction sites.
Contact information should continue to be provided via Hutchies' Toolbox Declaration so contact tracing can be performed on site effectively.
Face Masks
Face masks are no longer required when working indoors, on construction sites or when carpooling with other persons who are not members of the same household.
Although not legally required, face masks will continue to be strongly encouraged in settings where social distancing cannot be achieved, particularly when indoors.
Masks are only required on public transport, in airports and on planes, and for unvaccinated indoor hospitality staff.
Density Limits
Previous density limits on indoor areas have now been lifted.
This will mean all construction sites can now operate without any restrictions on density, both indoors and outdoors.
COVID-19 Safety Plans
COVID-19 Safety Plans are now optional for businesses (including construction) and will continue to be supported by SafeWork NSW.
Service NSW Check In
Checking into the Service NSW QR code is now no longer required on construction sites or in Hutchies' offices.
You may still be required to check in to certain high risk settings.
Hutchies' Toolbox Declaration
For the purposes of contact tracing, Hutchies will continue to utilise its declaration system on all NSW sites to ensure that our teams can effectively maintain internal contact tracing processes.
This means that anyone who enters a Hutchies' site in NSW must still sign in to the Hutchies' declaration daily. The declaration only requires information necessary for contact tracing.
Other methods that sites have employed (eg Contact Harald) can also remain in place to assist with contact tracing.
Contract Tracing Changes
NSW Government contact tracing protocols have changed.
NSW Health no longer lists locations that a COVID-19 case has attended. While NSW won't list exposure sites, they will continue to contact people diagnosed with COVID-19 and their close contacts.
To help streamline this process, changes have also been made to the status and requirements for close contacts:
- Fully vaccinated close contacts will only have to isolate until they receive a negative PCR result
- Household close contacts and close contacts in any other settings identified by NSW Health will still be required to isolate for 7days and comply with PCR testing requirements
NSW Health will continue to send text messages to notify positive cases and their close contacts of the specific health advice to follow.
Please follow the advice if you receive a text message from NSW Health. If you are told to self-isolate by NSW Health or get tested for COVID-19 at any time, you must follow this advice.
Hutchies' Site Management Teams will continue to follow NSW Government directions in order to make contact tracing assessments when a positive case is detected on site.
Additionally, contact tracing continues to be handled at a workplace level unless there are 3 positive cases on a site within a 7 day period. If this occurs, NSW Health must be contacted by the Site Management Team.
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