Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Alert Level 2 – What’s WorkSafe’s approach?

Our role is to make sure people come home from work healthy and safe every day. We are tasked with preventing work-related deaths, and to do this during the COVID-19 outbreak we need to remain focused on work health and safety.

COVID-19 Alert Level 2: Public Health Requirements – What you need to know

Businesses and services need to meet public health requirements under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level 2) Order 2020. We have information about what Alert Level 2 means for your business or service.

Operating safely at Alert Level 2 – what you need to think about

Being at Alert Level 2 means many more businesses and organisations are back to work. The risk of COVID-19 transmission in the community remains, though the move down the alert levels reflects that the risk is lower. This means it’s safer to do a range of work activities, including having customers on premises and having some workers return to the office.

COVID-19: Advice for delivery drivers

Many businesses sell goods to customers by phone or online order for delivery. Delivery services must observe physical distancing requirements, observe basic hygiene measures and drivers must stay home when they're sick.

COVID-19: Information for workers

As a worker you must take reasonable care of your own health and safety and ensure that your actions don’t cause harm to yourself or others.

Hazardous substances and PECPR

Our expectations of businesses that have PECPR equipment, and those dealing with hazardous substances during Alert Level 2.

Managing supply issues for PPE

Supply issues are predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. To manage the demand, suppliers may be prioritising supply of specific types of PPE to emergency services and healthcare providers.

Working from home

Many people will still be working from home. This may continue to present new risks that businesses will need to manage.

Checking that people are safe and well to work

It is vital that workers who are unwell do not come into contact with other workers or other people at work.

Resources for maintaining mentally healthy work during COVID-19

There is a range of specific COVID-19 mental health guidance available for people, including for those working from home.

Engaging volunteers during Alert Level 2

If you have a businesses or organisation that has volunteers or volunteer workers, you and your volunteers may need to work differently to minimise the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

Industry guidance

Under Alert Level 2, many more businesses and organisations are returning to work. Many industry groups are preparing guidance to assist businesses to return to work, or support changes as a result of the move to Alert Level 2.

Alert: Notifications and correspondence during COVID-19 restrictions

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Alert Level 2 – What’s WorkSafe’s approach?

COVID-19 Alert Level 2: Public Health Requirements – What you need to know

Operating safely at Alert Level 2 – what you need to think about

COVID-19: Advice for delivery drivers

COVID-19: Information for workers

Hazardous substances and PECPR

Managing supply issues for PPE

Working from home

Checking that people are safe and well to work

Resources for maintaining mentally healthy work during COVID-19

Engaging volunteers during Alert Level 2

Industry guidance