CoWork Me COVID-19 – Workplace Safety Plan

• International travel restrictions remain in force, this is in line with government advice.

Regardless of work location, each CoWork Me member is responsible for the following:

• Maintain 1.5m physical distancing
• Maintain hand hygiene
• Practice respiratory hygiene
• Stay home when sick

• Hygiene supplies (e.g. hand sanitiser, cleaning wipes, etc.) will be issued to members
• CoWork Me staff will be encouraging you to wipe down desks after each use
• Increase to daily cleaning regimes of workplace and housekeeper duties. Professional cleaners on site bi-weekly to clean common touch surfaces areas (e.g. door handles, bathrooms, kitchens etc.).
• Increased request for CoWork Me staff members to contribute to cleaning regimes of the workplace, in particular to common touch surfaces areas (e.g. door handles, bathrooms, kitchens etc.).

• Temperature screening is a pre-requisite for ALL people entering CoWork Me. This includes CoWork Me members and visitors
• If a person coming into CoWork Me has a temperature reading above 37.9 degrees celsius, they will not be permitted into the building
• Identify members who are considered high-risk workers and ensure they comply with all COVID-19 health advice issued by the government
• Workforce Screening questions displayed around office and communicated to all members
• Limited guests and external visitors. Any visitors must be approved by management before entering the workplace.- questions to be asked during the sign-in process

• From Thursday 24 December, 2021 wearing a fitted face mask is mandatory when at CoWork Me. All members and visitors will be required to wear a face mask when in communal areas. These include, but are not limited to kitchen areas, reception, bathrooms, breakout spaces and, meeting rooms.
• As stated by the Victorian Government, you must always carry a face mask with you when you leave home unless you have a lawful reason not to.
• We strongly recommend that you wear a face mask whenever you cannot keep 1.5 metres distance from others.
• Hand sanitiser throughout the workplace. Bottle of hand sanitiser or sanitation wipes on a dedicated desk that each member will have access to.
• Communal areas such as the kitchen, bathroom, meeting rooms and at each entrance to have hand sanitizer.
• Soap at all sinks.
• Hygiene protocol posters around the office to remind employees that they must adhere to these measures to keep everyone safe.
• Remind members and CoWork Me staff to cough into their elbows or a tissue and to place the tissue immediately into the rubbish bin.
• Enforce best practice for entering and passing doorways (e.g. using body weight to push through doors where available).

• Avoid touching surfaces and objects touched by others where possible e.g. phones, laptops, notebooks
• All kitchen equipment (toasters, kettles, microwave, fridge etc) to be sanitised after every use.
• All dishes and cutlery are to be put through the dishwasher – no handwashing. Members may also bring in their own cutlery, crockery and glassware.
• Ensure supplies of paper towels are topped up
• Cleaning protocol posters around the office to remind members that they must adhere to these measures to keep everyone safe.

• Hygiene supplies (e.g. hand sanitiser, cleaning wipes, etc.) will be issued to members
• CoWork Me staff will be encouraging you to wipe down desks after each use
• Increase to daily cleaning regimes of workplace and housekeeper duties. Professional cleaners on site bi-weekly to clean common touch surfaces areas (e.g. door handles, bathrooms, kitchens etc.).
• Maintain 1.5m physical distancing which will be supported by the new office layout, maintained with desks and chairs moved/removed from office space and meeting rooms as required. No more than the suggested number of members in a meeting space or communal area at once based on 1 person per 4sqm.
• Hot desking minimised. If required, desk and other office equipment to be cleaned at the start and end of the day.
• Eliminate contact with others, such as handshakes, hugs, etc.
• Safe distance protocol posters around the office to remind employees that they must adhere to these measures to keep everyone safe.
• Display posters that communicate how many members are allowed in communal areas at once e.g. bathrooms, meeting rooms.
• Reconsider non-essential meetings. Using video calls to replace in-person meetings where possible.
• No events with external speakers or large gatherings should be planned until further notice in accordance with government advice.