Staying COVID-Safe

Staying Safe: Social Distancing & Hand Hygiene

Introduction

The coronavirus pandemic has produced the requirement for record-keeping of visits to Barrett House, increased hand hygiene and the promotion of physical distancing. 

Policy Recommendations

The main policy recommendations are: 

• to stay at home if you are not feeling well and until you receive a negative test for COVID-19,

• if you are entering the house:

  • check-in (if required) and show proof of vaccination,

  • wear a mask at all times, and

  • practice good hand hygiene. 

When public health restrictions require, the group will ensure all members are safe inside the house by 

• posting a check-in poster with QR code at the entry point to the house,

• requiring proof of vaccination to enter the house

• providing masks on the Shop Night in case members do not have one, as well as hand sanitiser and soap.

The group will also ensure all members are safe outside the house when they pick-up their boxes by

• marking with lines or crosses 1.5 meters apart to help manage queues

• placing the boxes for pickup in a way that enables members to maintain physical distance

When required, a COVID-safe monitor (usually the divvy co-ordinator) will be appointed for each shop night to ensure members are aware of and comply with these practices.

Actions we should take

There are a range of actions we should take to help support public policy and ensure the safety of our community. To this end we are following COVID-safe food policy at all times and will update these measures if restrictions increase (including cancelling Shop Night if necessary).

We will adopt the following measures at each Shop Night as required to support public policy:

• Appointing a Covid Monitor to ensure that the environment of the House and its surrounds is COVID-safe and to help members meet the requirements below:

  1. Displaying our Corona Virus Warning Signs and Check-in Codes and emailing members regularly via the membership list about changes to regular practices.

  2. Providing Sanitiser, Gloves and Masks at the Shop Night.

  3. Warning members when they order and on the Shop Night about appropriate behaviour such as coming alone, wearing a mask, not coming when sick, not entering the house and handling produce unless doing the divvy, etc.

  4. Adjusting the layout at the Shop Night to maximise distance between people inside Barrett House. The policy objective is to allow 1.5 meters distance between people at a minimum, and meet further rules about maximum numbers of people inside the House as they are updated by NSW Health.

  5. Chalking 1.5 meter queueing points where possible.

  6. Taping off areas/benches where members may gather.

  7. Restricting access to the House and outside areas if overcrowding appears likely.

  8. Checking that soap and hand towels are provided at all sinks inside the house.

  9. Not sharing pens or computer keyboards, and sanitising work areas after use.

  10. Spraying hot spots (toilet doors, water tap knobs, flush levers, etc.) regularly with alcohol/disinfectant effective on viruses.