Standards Development

Scope

This document provides general guidance to organizations on how to manage the risks arising from COVID-19 to protect work-related health, safety and well-being.

This document is intended for use by organizations of all sizes and sectors, including those that:

a) have been operating throughout the pandemic;

b) are resuming or planning to resume operations following full or partial closure;

c) are re-occupying workplaces that have been fully or partially closed; and

d) are new and planning to operate for the first time.

This document also provides guidance relating to the protection of workers of all types, including employees, volunteers, contractors, those on zero-hours contracts, freelancers and the self-employed, and other relevant interested parties (e.g. visitors to a workplace, including members of the public).

This document does not provide specific guidance for workers in high-risk clinical roles. Organizations operating in clinical, healthcare and other settings required to implement specific infection control protocols should refer to the relevant legislation and guidance provided by the applicable government, regulators and health authorities.

A pdf of the document can be found here.