The Victorian Government has announced changes to construction industry settings. These changes are being made to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the industry, allowing people to keep working safely.
In addition to the current COVID-19 measures in place, anyone who attends a construction site will need to have a first dose of COVID-19 vaccination by 11:59pm Thursday, 23 September.
Priority vaccination access
Construction workers can also now access a priority vaccination booking by calling the Coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398. Limited walk-in appointments are also available for construction workers. The following Vaccination centres are only offering walk- ins during specific times.
Requesting Vaccination Information
In line with the Victorian Health Directions, a construction site operator must ensure that all workers entering a construction site from Friday 24 September have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine or has made a booking to receive a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Saturday 2 October.
All site operators must inform their workers that they will be requesting evidence of a worker’s COVID-19 vaccination status by Friday 24 September 2021. For more details on vaccines, visit https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/vaccine.
This obligation applies to the construction sector and covers anyone who attends a construction site including:
- all construction workers
- subcontractors
- union officials
- WorkSafe, Victorian Building Authority (VBA) or others who attend for the purposes of Occupational Health and Safety, or other compliance and enforcement activities; and
- building owners and delivery workers who attend on site.
What information is required to be collected?
An operator of a construction site must request, collect and store information on the following matters by Friday 24 September:
- whether the worker has received a full COVID-19 vaccination by 24 September
- whether the worker has received a partial COVID-19 vaccination by 24 September
- Whether the person has not received any doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and has made a booking to receive a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Saturday 2 October 2021
- whether the worker has not received any doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and has not made a booking to receive a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by 2 October
- whether the worker cannot receive a COVID-19 vaccine because they have an exception from a medical practitioner.
On Arrival to Site
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QR Check in to the site and contact your Programmed Supervisor.
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Show evidence of your vaccination status. This could include your COVID-19 digital certificate, Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) record, booking confirmation or medical exemption.
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In the event that construction workers decline to disclose their vaccination status or cannot provide evidence to the above they are not authorised to work on site.
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A construction site operator must keep a record to demonstrate its compliance. Once your vaccination status is verified, scan the QR code below to create your compliance record.
