COVIDSafe Roadmap @ AFTRS: Working, Teaching & Learning
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COVIDSafe Roadmap @ AFTRS: Working, Teaching
& Learning
AFTRS is committed to a safe working and learning environment for everyone in our community. The Federal
Government has announced a Roadmap to a COVIDSafe Australia and a National Plan to transition
Australia’s National COVID-19 Response. Alongside this the NSW Government has released the Reopening
NSW Roadmap. AFTRS has developed a plan for COVIDSafe working and learning that is aligned to both
the national and state roadmaps. This AFTRS plan sets out a staged return to COVIDSafe on-campus
working and learning that includes collaborative screen and radio production activities as well as accessing
and using specialist equipment safely.
These guidelines and parameters will be reviewed by the AFTRS COVIDSafe team weekly and revised in
accordance with changing circumstances and the latest government advice. Transition between traffic light
zones (Black, Red, Orange, Yellow and Green) will be based on community vaccination and transition rates,
relevant public health orders and government recommendations.
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This plan utilised government guidance as at 28 October 2021.
PRINCIPLES FOR KEEPING AFTRS COVID-SAFE
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Testing and vaccination
• Provide a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours prior to entering the building – RED and
BLACK Zones only
• Vaccination strongly encouraged; and in accordance with latest public health orders
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PPE
• It is mandatory to wear a mask in AFTRS building public spaces, teaching areas and workspaces at
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all times
• These masks must meet the minimum requirements recommended by NSW Health
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Physical Distancing
• Maintain 1.5m between yourself and others
• Observe room capacity restrictions posted throughout the building
• Adhere to all NSW State quarantine measures
Hygiene
• Frequently clean and disinfect communal areas
• Maintain good hygiene – hand sanitise / handwash regularly
• Stay home if unwell
Feeling Unwell?
• Please don’t come into AFTRS
• If you have a COVID test please do make sure you self-isolate between taking the tests and
getting the results
When in the building, it is everyone’s responsibility to look after our community and show the leadership to
point out when things aren’t working well or when we observe individual / groups not following the
guidelines.
If you have any COVIDSafe questions, feedback or reports to make, please contact
COVIDSafe@aftrs.edu.au
28 October 2021 1COVIDSafe ROADMAP
The COVIDSafe Executive Committee approves the transition between the different zones on the traffic light system based on community vaccination, using the following criteria:
i. Community vaccination rate: vaccination milestones – 70% double vaxxed (move from Black to Red) and then 80% double vaxxed (move from Red to Orange)
ii. AFTRS community vaccination rate: vaccination milestones – 70% double vaxxed (move from Black to Red) and then 80% double vaxxed (move from Red to Orange)
iii. Easing/increasing of public health orders: for example, increasing travel distance, venues opening up such as pubs and clubs etc
iv. Ongoing benchmarking with other institutions with similar activities – e.g. NIDA, ABC, SBS and general screen production industry
v. Community transmission rates
GREEN (COVID
Activity LOCKDOWN - BLACK HIGH - RED MEDIUM - ORANGE LOW - YELLOW
NORMAL)
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COVID negative test within 72 hours Proof of full vaccination is required
COVID negative test within 72 of building entry (OR a Certified Medical Exemption
hours of building entry
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from all COVID Vaccinations PLUS a
AND: QR Code Check In to
Negative COVID Test within 72 hours
AND: Proof of full vaccination is required both:
of each Building Entry)
Proof of full vaccination is - AFTRS QR System &
required by all critical staff and AND: - Service NSW (You
AND:
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contractors QR Code Check In to both: must re-check in any
QR Code Check In to both:
- AFTRS QR System & time you re-enter the Service NSW QR Code
- AFTRS QR System &
AND: - Service NSW (You must re-check in building) Check In
- Service NSW (You must re-check in
QR Code Check In to both: any time you re-enter the building) (You must re-check in
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any time you re-enter the building)
- AFTRS QR System & AND: any time you re-enter
- Service NSW (You must re- AND: Temperature Check on the building)
Building Entry Temperature Check on Arrival AND:
check in any time you re- Arrival
Requirement Temperature Check on Arrival
enter the building) Vaccination strongly
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Only essential approved hands on Vaccination strongly encouraged
AND: learning activities, production, post Only approved hands on learning
encouraged
Temperature Check on Arrival production, and broadcast activities activities, production, post production,
Observe public health
are permitted in the building and broadcast activities are permitted
Admission to AFTRS on orders
Admission to AFTRS will be on in the building
approval of Director or
Director approval only for Admission to AFTRS will be on Course Leader only
critical business reasons Director approval only Admission to AFTRS on approval of
Director or Course Leader only
Observe public health
Observe public health orders
Observe public health orders orders
Observe public health orders
Masks mandatory in all areas of
AFTRS Masks mandatory in all areas of
AFTRS Masks mandatory in all areas of AFTRS
28 October 2021 2GREEN (COVID
Activity LOCKDOWN - BLACK HIGH - RED MEDIUM - ORANGE LOW - YELLOW
NORMAL)
Security & Building Security, IT and Building
Operations: minimal staff Operations: minimal staff
Restricted access for hands on
IT: essential access only Reduced access with
learning and specialist production
Student support staff for Student support staff for remote priority for hands on
and broadcast activities
remote learning only learning and other required learning and specialist
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AFTRS to provide letter access only production and
Other access by request and
authorising staff/worker to AFTRS to provide letter broadcast activities
Director approval
Building: Staff / attend site authorising staff/worker to attend taking priority All staff and students
Worker Access can access building
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site
Staff to work from home unless
No Dependants, Friends or Other access by
required in the building for hands
Animals permitted in the No Dependants, Friends or request and Director
on learning and specialist activities
building. Animals permitted in the approval
building.
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No Dependants, Friends or
* Refer to list of 4 questions Staff to work from
Animals permitted in the building.
under Building Access * Refer to list of 4 questions under home where possible
Guidelines Building Access Guidelines
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Student support staff for remote
learning and specialist production priority for hands on
learning and other required
and broadcast activities learning and specialist
access only
production and
Building: Student All students can
No student access Access by Course Leader and/or broadcast activities
Access AFTRS to provide letter access building
Director approval
authorising student to attend site
Other access by
For any actors under 16, contact request and Course
Students on approval basis only
Head of Production Leader approval
28 October 2021 3GREEN (COVID
Activity LOCKDOWN - BLACK HIGH - RED MEDIUM - ORANGE LOW - YELLOW
NORMAL)
Building is open only for approved
Building is open with
Building is closed, only hands-on learning and specialist Building is open to
capacity restrictions,
security and building Building is open only production and broadcast all students, staff and
visitors by Director
operations staff, IT staff for approved essential staff and activities, to be approved by DTL, the general public
approval only
when essential approved students HOD Production or Head of Radio
Building Open Status
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Normal hours as
Normal hours as
Monday to Friday 8:30am- Monday to Friday 8.30am-6pm Monday to Friday 8am-9pm published including
no weekends Saturday 8:00am-6:30pm published including
4pm evenings and
evenings and
no weekends Sunday 8:00am-5.30pm weekends
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weekends
Blended learning
model of on-campus
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Learning: Formal Remote learning only, except for
and online classes with Majority of classes
classes (including essential hands-on learning
Remote learning only Remote learning only for classes a priority for hands on can be held on
delivery mode of activities – classes, production &
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learning - other classes campus
lectures and tutorials) post production activities
to be scheduled as
available
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Approved individual hands-on
Blended learning
learning broadcast, production
Remote learning only, except for model of on-campus
and post production activities
essential hands on learning and online classes with Majority of classes
Learning: Hands on that cannot be conducted
Remote learning only activities - classes, broadcast, a priority for hands on can be held on-
Learning Activities remotely
production and post production learning - other classes campus
activities to be scheduled as
To be approved by DTL, HOD
available
Production or Head of Radio
28 October 2021 4GREEN (COVID
Activity LOCKDOWN - BLACK HIGH - RED MEDIUM - ORANGE LOW - YELLOW
NORMAL)
As approved by As approved by
Industry Access / As approved by COVIDSafe
Online only Online only COVIDSafe COVIDSafe
Functions and Events Committee
Committee Committee
Click and collect
Click and collect available for staff Open as per
Library Online only Online only available for staff and
and students only advertised hours
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students only
Capacity restrictions as Capacity as per
Room capacity
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Building closed Capacity restrictions as per 4sqm Capacity restrictions as per 4sqm per 1.5 metres latest Room Capacity
restrictions
physically distanced document
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Physical distancing guidelines Physical distancing guidelines 1.5 metres for face-to-
strictly enforced enforced face activities or 1.5 metres where
Physical distancing Building closed
following approved possible
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No congregating in public spaces No congregating in public spaces COVIDSafe plan
Productions occurring
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Individual access can be granted and adhering to
Productions occurring and Productions
to props, staging and costume / approved COVIDSafe
adhering to approved COVIDSafe occurring and
studios with limited shooting plan. Approved
Plan. Approved volunteer crew adhering to
Remote in-home production activities. External cast and crew volunteer crew
Production Activities allowed. approved
activities only by specific approval only allowed.
COVIDSafe plan.
Access granted by Head of Volunteer crew
Access granted by Head of Access granted by
Production / DTL allowed.
Production / DTL Head of Production /
DTL
28 October 2021 5GREEN (COVID
Activity LOCKDOWN - BLACK HIGH - RED MEDIUM - ORANGE LOW - YELLOW
NORMAL)
Individual access can be granted
Capacity as per latest Room
to work in Edit / Sound / Music
No access to building / Capacity document or approved Capacity as per latest Capacity as per
Post Production Suites. Access granted by Head
remote production activities usage restrictions. Access granted Room Capacity latest Room Capacity
Facilities of Production / Course Leader /
supported by Head of Production / Course document document
DTL
Leader / DTL
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Pick up and Return at Pick up and Return at
Production Contactless pick up at pre- Contactless pick up at pre-
Contactless pick up & drop off Tech Store, normal Tech Store, normal
Equipment Pickup arranged, approved times arranged, approved times
hours hours
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Individual access can be granted
access to Radio Studios. Capacity as per latest Room Capacity as per latest Capacity as per
Remote broadcast activities
Radio Broadcast Capacity document or approved Room Capacity latest Room Capacity
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only
Access granted by Head of Radio usage restrictions document document
/ DTL
IT Equipment Pickup
Contactless pick up at pre-
arranged, approved times
Communicate with IT
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Contactless pick up at pre-
arranged, approved times
Communicate with IT
Contactless pick up at pre-
arranged, approved times
Communicate with IT Contactless pick up
Pick up at IT as per
normal operations
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Director approval required Director approval required Director approval required
Work Experience
Remote only Remote only Remote only Remote only Available on campus
(AFTRS Hosting)
28 October 2021 6Restrictions for
placements
Work Placements Restrictions for placements
determined by Placements in
(AFTRS students determined by external placement
Remote only Remote only external placement external settings
undertaking sites and dependent on specific
sites and dependent permitted
placement) sector /provider
on specific
sector/provider
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Café Closed Closed Closed Closed Open as normal
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28 October 2021 9Building Access Guidelines during lockdown for Staff & External Contractors
As at 18 August 2021, NSW Dept Health classify Education and the following job functions are considered
exempt from current general NSW Government restrictions:
6. Education • Education and schooling
12. Information media & • Telecommunications services, internet service providers,
telecommunications web service providers, web search portals and data
processing services
• Data specialists and technicians
• Data storage
• Journalism and media services for news and other
critical public communications purposes
Source: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/rules/authorised-workers
AFTRS-deemed Essential Services:
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• Building Security
• Building Maintenance
• Student support personnel for delivering online learning
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o IT Support Services
o Tech Support – onsite production equipment and systems
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Affected LGA's
• Above support personnel can travel outside if deemed authorised worker
• Construction workers must be vaccinated
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Non-Affected LGA's
• Above support personnel can travel outside 5km restriction if deemed authorised worker
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AFTRS Directors to provide letter authorising staff/external contractor to attend site for essential
purposes when required.
* Questions for Divisional Directors when considering requests for attending site:
1. Is my reason for attending the site essential for the safe running of building infrastructure and
cannot be completed remotely?
2. Is my reason for attending the site essential for the security of the building and cannot be
completed remotely?
3. Is my reason for attending the site essential to the cleaning/hygiene of the building and cannot be
completed remotely?
4. Is my reason for attending the site essential to supporting student learning and cannot be
completed remotely?
28 October 2021 10What is COVID-19?
COVID-19 is an acronym for 'coronavirus disease 2019', a novel respiratory virus which is believed to
have originated in December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that COVID-19
was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020. On 11 March 2020,
WHO declared COVID-19 to be a Pandemic.
COVID-19 is part of a family of coronaviruses which can cause illness in humans and animals. COVID-
19 is a new strain of coronavirus. So far, there is no vaccine or cure. Individuals with mild cases can
generally manage their symptoms through rest and recuperation at home. However, in severe cases,
hospitalisation and intensive care is necessary. Complications of COVID-19 can be fatal. Importantly,
COVID-19 is highly infectious as it can be transmitted indirectly, as well as through direct contact.
Symptoms
There is no conclusive set of symptoms which will indicate whether a person has COVID-19. At the
moment, a test is needed to confirm a diagnosis of COVID-19. However, there are a set of common
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and less common symptoms which patients generally present with:
COMMON OTHER SYMPTOMS
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Fever (37.5’C or higher) Runny Nose
Cough Headache
Sore Throat Muscle or Joint Aches & Pains
Shortness of Breath/Difficulty Breathing Loss of Appetite
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Fatigue Conjunctivitis
Loss of Sense of Smell Skin Rash
Altered Sense of Taste Discolouration of Finger or Toes
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Nausea Chest Pain or Pressure
Vomiting Loss of Speech or Movement
Diarrhoea
Sourced from Australian Government Department of Health, NSW Government & WHO
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Generally, the average time for symptoms to manifest is thought to be 5 – 6 days after infection.
However, it is important to note that this is only on average. Some people who contract COVID-19
may not present any symptoms at all but will still be able to spread the virus. On the other hand, some
individuals will present with symptoms after the sixth day past infection. The medical consensus seems
to be that where a person with COVID-19 does display symptoms, this will be within a 14-day window.
How COVID-19 Spreads
Currently, it is understood that COVID-19 spreads in the following ways:
• Close contact with a person while they are infectious (including in the 48 hours before they had
symptoms)
• Direct or indirect contact with respiratory droplets (such as when a person coughs or sneezes)
• Direct contact with objects and surfaces (like doorknobs or tables) which are contaminated by
respiratory droplets from an infected person, then touching your mouth or face
28 October 2021 11Vulnerable Groups
Based on the current evidence, the Commonwealth Department of Health has identified that the
people most at risk of contracting COVID-19 are:
• Travellers who have recently been overseas
• Those who have been in close contact with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID
• People in correctional and detention facilities
• People in group residential settings
The Commonwealth Department of Health has identified that the following persons are likely to be
at a higher risk of serious illness / complications if they are infected with COVID-19:
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 50 years and older with one or more
chronic medical conditions
• People aged 65 years and older with chronic medical conditions
• People aged 70 years or older
• People with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems
• People in aged care facilities
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Resources
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For further information, please refer to the following resources:
National Coronavirus Helpline 1800 020 080
https://www.health.gov.au/
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NSW Health Department Helpline 1300 066 055
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/default.aspx
QLD Health Department Helpline 13 432 584
https://www.qld.gov.au/health/conditions/health-alerts/coronavirus-covid-19
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VIC Health Department Helpline 1800 675 398
https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus
SA Health Department Helpline 1300 232 272
https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/
WA Health Department Helpline (08) 6373 2222
https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/articles/a_e/coronavirus
TAS Health Department Helpline 1800 671 738
https://www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au/
ACT Health Department Helpline (02) 5124 9213
https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/
NT Health Department Helpline (08) 8922 8044
https://coronavirus.nt.gov.au/
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