N/A Apply Apply If required, schools may be closed on advice of the Health Officer, DHHS. In these circumstances: inform teachers of their obligations during school closures for students at home, provide access to educational materials including online learning. Apply Apply Apply Identify a designated area to keep sick students quarantined from the general school population until they can be taken home by parents/carers. Apply Apply Encourage staff and parents/carers to access the website prior to Travel advisories international travel being undertaken by the school and incorporate this advice into travel risk assessment and mitigation strategies for pandemic. Apply Apply Implement business continuity plan to promote adequate workforce Business supply and capacity to continue service, by: continuity prioritising work functions to ensure adequate workforce availability to deliver education implementing contingency strategy, which may include employing replacement staff and/or modifying programs. Report confirmed incidents of influenza. Apply Apply Apply Governance and reporting You will be advised of any additional reporting requirements by Apply Apply Apply DHHS. obligations RESPONSE STAGE TARGETTED ACTION Clinical severity – Description detected in Australia enough is known about the disease to tailor – – measures to specific needs Category Key Actions Low Med High Enact your EMP. Apply Apply Apply Incident response Activate your school Incident Management Team to implement the Apply Apply Apply school’s response as appropriate to advice from DET. Apply Apply Reinforce basic hygiene measures including: Hygiene measures provide students and staff with information about the importance of hand hygiene (more information is available at ) provide convenient access to water and liquid soap and alcohol-based hand sanitiser educate staff and students about covering their cough with tissue or inner elbow to prevent the spread of germs careful disposal of used tissues. Ensure germicidal wipes are available in stationary supplies for Not Apply staff to clean staff administrative area, telephones. suggested Apply Apply Apply Follow and distribute information and advice from DET in Communications accordance with instructions, including information about: the local status personal hygiene measures containment measures, including any for closure if applicable to staff, parents/carers using templates developed by DET. Apply Apply Apply
If required, schools may be closed on advice of the Health Officer, DHHS. In these circumstances: inform teachers of their obligations during school closures for students at home, provide access to educational materials including online learning. Identify a designated area to keep sick students quarantined from the general school population until they can be taken home by parents/carers. N/A Apply Apply Apply Apply Apply Travel advisories Encourage staff and parents/carers to access the website prior to international travel being undertaken by the school and incorporate this advice into travel risk assessment and mitigation strategies for pandemic. Apply Apply Business continuity Implement business continuity plan to promote adequate workforce supply and capacity to continue service, by: prioritising work functions to ensure adequate workforce availability to deliver education implementing contingency strategy, which may include employing replacement staff and/or modifying programs. Apply Apply Governance and reporting obligations Report confirmed incidents of influenza. You will be advised of any additional reporting requirements by DHHS. Apply Apply Apply Apply Apply Apply RESPONSE STAGE – TARGETTED ACTION Clinical severity Description – detected in Australia – enough is known about the disease to tailor measures to specific needs Category Key Actions Low Med High Incident response Enact your EMP. Activate your school Incident Management Team to implement the school’s response as appropriate to advice from DET. Apply Apply Apply Apply Apply Apply Hygiene measures Reinforce basic hygiene measures including: provide students and staff with information about the importance of hand hygiene (more information is available at ) provide convenient access to water and liquid soap and alcohol-based hand sanitiser educate staff and students about covering their cough with tissue or inner elbow to prevent the spread of germs careful disposal of used tissues. Ensure germicidal wipes are available in stationary supplies for staff to clean staff administrative area, telephones. Apply Not suggested Apply Apply Communications Follow and distribute information and advice from DET in accordance with instructions, including information about: the local status personal hygiene measures containment measures, including any for closure if applicable to staff, parents/carers using templates developed by DET. Apply Apply Apply Apply Apply Apply