Managing our COVID-19 response:
Distribution Centres

Supporting our team to
keep Australia fed

PPE

The use of face masks at our Distribution Centres is either mandatory or strongly recommended when the level of community transmission of COVID-19 increases.

Face masks are made available for
all team members at all our sites, and are also available for contractors and drivers on request.

Our team has been trained on how to fit and remove face masks correctly.

COVID Coaches & Marshals

We have introduced a COVID Coach role to help ensure we maintain safe working practices.

COVID Coaches support team members as they follow physical distancing guidelines and hygiene measures, as well as monitor safe working practices including sanitisation processes, observing one-way directional signage and inducting new team members to be COVIDSafe.

COVID Coaches are known as COVID Marshals in SA or COVID Safety Supervisors in the NT.

 

Site readiness

Teams are performing cleaning and disinfecting throughout the day focusing on shared equipment/spaces and high touch points such as computers, handheld devices, MHE and trolleys.

Teams are empowered to take personal ownership of ongoing cleaning and disinfecting on top of this (clean as you go) to further support team safety.

Sanitisation stations have been created throughout DCs where sanitisers and wipes are readily available.

We have implemented thermal temperature screening on entry for team members, contractors and visitors.

Team members receive education on good hygiene and sanitisation practices at DCs, including physical distancing through onsite COVID-19 toolbox talks, internal video displays on TVs and COVIDSafe posters. 

Each distribution centre has a dedicated COVID-19 communications board.

It is now well understood by our team the support in staying home if unwell. Additionally we have  offered additional leave for team members  who don’t have any.

Where required, we have created separate shift times each day, with a gap between each to reduce chance of crossover and congestion, particularly around team areas and entry/exit points. We have also reviewed and segregated team break times to further minimise congestion in team spaces and amenity areas.

 

Physical distancing

We have installed Perspex Screens for security areas.

Onsite inductions are now run in smaller groups with pre-reads.

Common areas are set-up to accommodate physical distancing guidelines.

Physical distancing seating arrangements have been made in all our offices, meeting rooms, and common areas.

Physical distancing markers have been placed in offices and meeting rooms, and ‘maximum number of people allowed’ posters are displayed.

Signage/decals have been placed on
floors and walls from main entry through to the DC floor, time clocks, stairs, canteen, office and meeting areas, transport office, and throughout the whole DC.

Where necessary, marquees have been installed to accommodate drivers or canteen facilities and reduce congestion in existing shared spaces.

These changes have been supported by huddles and team talks across our sites.