Updated FAQs are now available on the construction sector page on coronavirus.vic.gov.au
The construction sector page on coronavirus.vic.gov.au has updated FAQs on the current restrictions.
The State Critical Infrastructure List has been approved and is also published on the construction sector page.
There is also more information available about the Authorised provider and authorised worker permit.
Face masks are mandatory at all workplaces, unless an exception applies.
Here is a summary of the key changes for the construction industry.
- A curfew has been introduced from 9pm to 5am. Authorised workers are permitted to travel to and from work even when the curfew is in place.
- Apply a density quotient of one person per four square metres at all sites. Staffing reductions apply, except for critical infrastructure and emergency repairs.
- Employers must limit movement of workers between construction sites, except in relation to supervisors on small-scale construction sites, specialist contractors (up to three construction sites per week), specialists who provide safety services, or those required to meet statutory obligations or requirements (e.g., auditors, building inspectors or surveyors).
- Authorised workers living in Melbourne are required to carry permits when working and travelling for work. This includes apprentices training with an Authorised Provider or Authorised Worker.
- Permits need to be certified by an employer.
- Victorians living in regional Victoria and entering metropolitan Melbourne for authorised work must also obtain a permit.
- The provision for outdoor work at occupied premises is for a single authorised worker, except where it is dangerous to work alone, in which case a supervisor is allowed. This includes:
- Outdoor maintenance, repairs, cleaning and other building work, including construction and building services such as gardening, landscaping, painting and building design.
- Home renovations and installations (outdoor only)
- Home solar panel installations (only for outdoor work or in roof cavities with external access).
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