Businesses in Western Sydney are registering as COVID Safe, including practices, offices, and workplaces across the health care industry. The COVID Safe program provides information and support to meet COVID-19 related safety obligations, while showing patients, staff, and the general public a strong and visible commitment to protect them from COVID-19. The program also offers an online space for feedback on how your workplace is providing an environment that is safe to visit.
We are proud to say that WentWest, as the Western Sydney Primary Health Network, is now registered as a COVID Safe business. To register your workplace as a COVID Safe business, complete the three following steps.
1.Complete the general COVID-19 Safety Plan. Plans are also available in Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Korean, Thai, and Vietnamese on the NSW Government website. The plan provides advice on:
- hygiene and safety
- physical distancing
- recording contact details of staff and customers
- staff wellbeing.
When you’re completing your plan, consult with your staff, and share it with them when it’s done. Once this step is complete, you can move onto registration.
2.Register as a COVID Safe business. When you’ve registered, you’ll receive:
- digital COVID Safe badge for use on Google and social channels
- posters on safety and hygiene
- reports on how your patients rate your business safety.
3.Show that you are COVID safe:
- download and display your COVID Safe posters
- consider using a contactless method such as a QR code to collect patient details for contact tracing
- share your completed COVID-19 Safety Plan with your staff to ensure their wellbeing
- display your COVID Safe badge on your digital and social channels such as Facebook and Google Maps.
Once you have successfully completed these requirements, it is important to display COVID safe posters throughout the workplace to confirm that it is registered as a COVID Safe business for staff and any external service providers who enter the premises. Patients, staff, and visitors can visit the URL in the posters to provide feedback on how your workplace is providing a COVID Safe environment.
Moving forward, it is your responsibility to train new staff to behave in a COVID Safe way, and to keep your Safety Plan up-to-date when there are changes to the rules.
Register as a COVID Safe business on the NSW Government website today.
This information is correct as of 12 August 2020.