COVID Safety Plan & AHA COVID-19 Hygiene Course
AHA Hospitality and Tourism COVID-19 Hygiene Training
The AHA Hospitality and Tourism COVID-19 hygiene training program has been launched to prepare the hospitality industry for a return to business.
The WA Government has announced that eligible employees are required to receive a COVID-19 booster vaccination to be able to continue to work in certain workplaces across WA.
This calculator will help determine when you are eligible to receive your booster shot and when you are required to receive it, in order to comply with Booster Vaccination (Restrictions on Access) Directions (No 2).
COVID Safety Plan
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 Phase-4 Safety Guidelines
COVID-19 Phase-4 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.
AHA Hospitality and Tourism COVID-19 Hygiene Training
The AHA Hospitality and Tourism COVID-19 hygiene training program helps prepare the hospitality industry for a return to business.
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.
COVID-19 MANDATORY VACCINATION
On 20 October 2021, Premier McGowan announced that all persons working in WA’s hotels, accommodation, pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
All people working in the accommodation and hospitality industry are included as part of a phased introduction of mandatory vaccinations for a variety of occupations and workforces.
Employers will be required to collect and maintain vaccination records and will be required to not allow unvaccinated persons to work. The industrial consequences of these new requirements will be investigated and worked through by the AHA in order to provide detailed advice to members in the forthcoming weeks.
More information about the announcement can be found here.
Key dates
- By 31 December 2021 WA’s hospitality workers must have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine
- By 31 January 2022 WA’s hospitality workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
The following are the three groups of occupations that are subjected to mandatory vaccinations at different points in time. Hospitality and accommodation falls into the second group.
1) Occupations in which risk is sufficient due to high transmission, vulnerability or necessary to avoid catastrophic risk to safety of the community. (A number of these industries have been announced previously and are currently in the process of implementation.)
- These workers are required to receive the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by 1 December 2021 and be fully vaccinated by 31 December 2021.
2) Occupations deemed critical to the ongoing delivery of business and function of the community – WA's hotel and hospitality workers fall into this group. These are industries determined to have high transmission risk, or are a vulnerability risk or are necessary or critical to the safety of the community
- These workers are required to receive the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by 31 December 2021 and be fully vaccinated by 31 January 2022
3) There is a third group who is required to be fully vaccinated to attend work in the event of a lockdown or similar restrictions – this is any hotel or hospitality worker providing takeaway liquor services.
Employers will be responsible for citing and storing evidence that employees have received their COVID-19 vaccine. Information on the best way for individuals to provide proof of their vaccination status can be found here:
COVID-19 vaccination exemptions will be extremely limited. Each exemption will have to be personally approved by WA’s Chief Health Officer – a direct exemption from a GP or specialist will not satisfy the exemption requirements.
There are significant fines associated with non-compliance for both employers and individuals found in breach of the mandatory vaccination requirements.
State-run vaccination clinics are now accepting walk-ins but we still encourage you to urge staff to make a booking. While walk-ins are still accepted, to assist with the process and ensure shorter waiting times, bookings are still recommended.
Bookings can be made here:
