COVID Safety Plan & AHA COVID-19 Hygiene Course
COVID Safety Plan & Hygiene Training
IMPORTANT NOTICE
If a business is planning on opening Monday May 18, then all staff on duty must have completed the mandatory training.
The mandatory training course commenced live operation on the 29th of April 2020. To date we have processed over 50,000 trainees in record time.
To receive a certificate by Monday morning the training must be now be completed by 10pm on Friday May 15 to allow time for our manual assessment and processing. After this time, we will endeavour to process new training completions over the weekend and as soon as possible, but cannot guarantee you will receive by Monday the 18th.
COVID Safety Plan
Detailed below is the current WA Government advice as well as:
- The AHA Member Safety Plan Assistance Template
- Official Safety Plan
- Guidelines and
- Business Certificate for display
The WA Government has implemented a staged easing of COVID-19 restrictions based on the best of health advice, effective from 18 May, 2020.
Food businesses including cafes, fast food establishments, restaurants, pubs, clubs, hotels, roadhouses, taverns and casino will be allowed to re-open subject to mandatory conditions such as only serving alcohol ancillary to a meal and ensuring alcohol is only consumed at a table (not counter service, or bar service).
The Hospitality Industry must comply with these requirements so that we may move forward to Phase 3 and a closer return to normality.
All food businesses are required to mitigate the risks of COVID-19. The requirements for the safe operation of your premises are outlined below:
- maintain a strict limit of a minimum of four square metres (4sqm) per person
- ensure a maximum of 20 dine-in patrons per venue (excluding staff)
- maintain hygiene and frequent cleaning
- self-complete a COVID Safety Plan (available below) prior to re-opening (or expanding beyond ‘takeaway only’) and display a COVID Safety Plan Certificate
- ensure staff have completed the AHA Hospitality & Tourism COVID-19 Hygiene Course before returning to work
- maintain attendance records of patrons for the purposes of contact tracing (not including takeaway services)
- carefully manage waiting areas to ensure social distancing
- only serve alcohol ancillary to a meal
- ensure alcohol is only consumed at a table (not counter service, or bar service).
- All businesses need to do their part to comply with these requirements and help mitigate the risks of COVID-19.
COVID Safety Plans are an important part of ensuring that re-opening businesses does not increase the risk of spreading COVID-19. Failure to complete a COVID Safety Plan may mean your business is putting the community at risk. Authorised officers under the Emergency Management Act have the power to close premises and businesses that put the community at risk in this way.
COVID Safety Plan, guidelines and certificate for display
COVID-19 Safety Guidelines: Food Businesses
COVID-19 Safety Certificate for display
Exclusive AHA Member COVID Safety Plan Assistance Template
The AHA(WA) has created for its members a practical and easily editable COVID Safety Plan Assistance Template which provides easily editable suggested individual protocols to assist licensees in developing their own COVID Safety Plan. These template protocols address the topics that are required.
IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE AHA(WA)
Click here to login to the members area to download to the AHA's COVID Safety Plan Assistance Template.
If you have forgotten your username or password click here to reset or call 9321 7701.
IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER OF THE AHA(WA)
Click here to register your interest in becoming an AHA(WA) member and our Membership Team will get in contact with you.
Alternatively contact Mike Andrew, AHA Membership Manager on 9321 7701.
Free Hygiene Training
IMPORTANT NOTICE
If a business is planning on opening Monday May 18, then all staff on duty must have completed the mandatory training.
The mandatory training course commenced live operation on the 29th of April 2020. To date we have processed over 50,000 trainees in record time.
To receive a certificate by Monday morning the training must be now be completed by 10pm on Friday May 15 to allow time for our manual assessment and processing. After this time, we will endeavour to process new training completions over the weekend and as soon as possible, but cannot guarantee you will receive by Monday the 18th.
AHA Hospitality and Tourism COVID-19 Hygiene Training
A mandatory AHA Hospitality and Tourism COVID-19 hygiene training program has been launched to prepare the hospitality industry for a return to business. This specialised training course will need to be successfully completed by every staff member employed at a hospitality venue — with businesses strictly only able to reopen when the requirements are met.
The WA Government has backed the WA hospitality industry, its businesses and workers by funding the AHA Hospitality & Tourism COVID-19 Hygiene Course to ensure access to a free COVID-19 hygiene awareness training course for all.
The course covers:
- understanding COVID-19 and venue restrictions?
- reporting personal health issues?
- maintaining personal and work environment hygiene practices
- reducing cross contamination through procedures?
- effective cleaning and sanitising practices?
The course draws on State and Federal health directions regarding COVID-19.
The course is two-tiered, with all staff required to successfully complete the first component, and managers and supervisors required to complete the second, more advanced aspect.
Businesses will also have to display signage that the venue is compliant with all conditions.?
Existing social distancing regulations for hospitality businesses remain in place, with any future easing of restrictions dependent on expert health advice.
Western Australia’s 70,000 hospitality workers are encouraged to study the Tier 1 course material and complete the assessment.
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