Update: Updated close contact and isolation requirements
The WA Government has recently announced that COVID-related public health measures will be further relaxed from 12:01am Thursday 14 April. To view the full update, click here.
From 12:01am Thursday 14 April, a close contact is defined as:
- a person who resides or stays overnight in the same premises as a person with COVID-19, or
- a person who has had more than four hours of cumulative contact with a COVID-19 case in a residential setting, where both were unmasked for this period, or
- someone who WA Health has determined as a close contact.
People in isolation who are not a household close contact will be able to leave isolation at 12.01am Thursday 14 April. If this applies to you (staff or supported employee), check your Activ email or contact your employee coordinator to learn more about the steps you need to take to return to work.
On 31 March, the WA Government reduced the public health and social measures back to Level 1 measures.
Conflicting information from WA Health has delayed our communication of these new requirements.
The following measures are based on the latest health advice and aim to help safely manage COVID in the community and keep Western Australians safe.
You can read about the Level 1 measures on the WA Government website.
To comply with the current WA Government guidelines, the following requirements apply to Activ’s services.
Accommodation services
- Customers’ visitors (e.g. family/friends) are required to sign in, wear a mask indoors and outdoors, and have their temperatures checked on entry.
- Customers’ visitors (e.g. family/friends) are not required to provide proof of vaccination.
- All Activ staff are required to wear Activ provided masks and have their temperatures checked on arrival.
- Contractors and other NDIS and/or self-funded professionals (e.g., physiotherapists, occupational therapists, behaviour practitioners) are required to sign in, wear a mask, have their temperatures checked and provide proof of vaccination prior to entry.
- Visits are limited to two visitors per resident per day. Exemptions apply for compassionate reasons.
- Activ customers are encouraged to be vaccinated and wear masks at indoor venues (outside of the home) as well as when using public transport, taxis and rideshare services.
Community services
- All staff are required to wear Activ provided masks and have their temperatures checked at community hubs.
- Any staff or visitor feeling unwell or presenting with cold/flu type symptoms is required to exit the building immediately.
- The 2sqm rule applies to all community hub activities.
- Customers’ visitors to community hubs (e.g. family/friends) are required to sign in, wear a mask indoors and outdoors, and have their temperatures checked on entry.
- Customers’ visitors to community hubs (e.g. family/friends) are not required to provide proof of vaccination.
- Contractors and other NDIS and/or self-funded professionals (e.g., physiotherapists, occupational therapists, behaviour practitioners) are required to sign in, wear a mask, have their temperatures checked and provide proof of vaccination.
- Activ customers are encouraged to wear masks and be vaccinated.
Employment services
- All Activ staff and supported employees are required to wear Activ provided masks.
- Any staff, supported employee or visitor feeling unwell or presenting with cold/flu type symptoms is required to exit the building immediately.
- Employment sites are encouraged to test staff and supported employees’ temperatures on arrival, where possible. Random testing is encouraged and will be managed at site level by the site manager.
- Contractors/site visitors are required to sign in, wear a mask, have their temperatures checked and provide proof of vaccination.
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Further information
For further information about Activ’s COVID-safe measures, and steps individuals can take to be COVID-safe, check out our dedicated Activ COVID-19 Hub.
We will keep this hub updated with all the latest information you need to know.
If there is something else you would like to see on the hub, please email us via the button at the bottom of the hub.
If you have any COVID-related questions for Activ, please contact Activ Health on Health@activ.asn.au or 0429 234 917.