Thank you for your active involvement to help us achieve a COVID-Safe Newdegate Machinery Field Days. Below is an Exhibitor Briefing with information about our COVID Event Safety Plan including your responsibilities as an exhibitor.

Newdegate Exhibitors’ Brief

Newdegate Machinery Field Days will be different from previous years, this briefing describes some of the relevant strategies to be implemented for exhibitors.

To ensure a COVID-safe event, the Newdegate Machinery Field Days are committed to implementing measures to protect patrons, staff, volunteers and exhibitors. A COVID Event Plan has been submitted to the Shire of Lake Grace and Department of Health for approval. The COVID Event plan will be circulated to stakeholders when approved. The event manager is the key contact for exhibitors and contact details are provided.

COVID Safe Plan

All exhibitors will be required to have in place their own COVID Safe plan to protect their employees, volunteers, and customers. Direction on developing a COVID plan can be found at WA Government COVID website: COVID-19 Coronavirus COVID Safety plans and guidelines. https://www.wa.gov.au/government/document-collections/covid-19- coronavirus-covid-safety-plans-and-guidelines

All plans should include:

• how physical distancing will be managed between staff and customers

• the provision of alcohol-based sanitiser (60-80% alcohol) at every stall, and all patrons, are offered before serving • encouraging patrons to keep their hands away from their face • all single use cups or cutlery, there is no reuse of cups

• PPE should be available for staff including surgical masks, and gloves

• encouraging staff and patrons to cough or sneeze into their elbow

• frequent cleaning regime in place for high touch points and thorough clean overnight

• contactless payment

• management of equipment

• signage to encourage COVID safe behaviors

• all staff, volunteers should complete Federal Department of Health free 30-minute online infection control training module https://www.health.gov.au/resources/appsand-tools/covid-19-infection-control-training Records of training kept for future reference

• Implement pre-screening of staff or volunteers and encouraging them to stay at home if in the last 14 days:

• travelled from overseas or an Australian COVID-19 hotspot?

• in close contact with a person who is suspected or positive for COVID-19?

• an active COVID-19 case?

• recently been tested for COVID-19 and awaiting results

• are currently, or have recently experienced cough, fever, sore throat, fatigue, or shortness of breath?

Equipment

• Exhibitors will be asked to confirm cleaning of all equipment prior to bringing to site

• Equipment too large or difficult to clean should be quarantined for 72 hours prior EXHIBITOR BRIEFING WAGIN AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

• All staff undertaking cleaning should wear appropriate PPE (gloves) and perform hand hygiene immediately after cleaning

• Equipment such as radios should be individually allocated

• During the event, equipment that is shared will be wiped down with disinfectant wipes after each use

• At the conclusion of the event, equipment should be cleaned and disinfected

• Details of cleaning should be registered in a cleaning log

Measures in place across the Newdegate Machinery Field Days site

Contact Tracing;

SafeWA app contact tracing will be used at the event and every person entering the site will be required to log in each day. Please encourage all personnel to have the app operating on their phone. Any person unable to access the technology will be required to submit their information at the office for manual recording during bump-in and bump-out or at the gate of entrance. Contact tracing information will also be collected through ticket purchase.

COVID Marshal;

COVID marshals will be used across the event to promote the COVID safe measures in the COVID plan. Approximately 10 COVID marshals will be in venue at any one time. A distinctive uniform (high visibility green vest) will be worn to identify COVID marshal staff to patrons, other services, and authorised officers.

First Aid;

First Aid Event first aid service will continue to deliver first aid to patrons, as well as provide guidance to event staff on managing suspected COVID-19 cases. First aid personnel know protocols for when and how to notify health authorities of issues or suspected COVID-19 cases, (contacting the COVID-19 Public Hotline on 13 COVID). All first aid personnel complete training to identify and manage potential COVID-19 patients. Processes to screen / triage people presenting with COVID-19 like symptoms separate to other attendees presenting for in-event first aid care.

Cleaning;

Cleaners from the Shire of Lake Grace will be allocated to maintain hygiene and cleaning regimes in shared use areas which include toilets, dining, displays and bars. Management of suspected cases If staff or volunteers are aware that someone with a case of COVID-19 has been in the workplace, the COVID-19 Public Hotline on 13COVID (13 26843) should be contacted and follow the advice of public health officials. If there is concern that a person is not adhering to quarantine requirements, staff should contact 13 COVID. If someone is a suspected case of COVID-19, the event manager or first aid should be informed immediately. The manager will:

• maintain direct communication with first aid and security,

• call the state public health unit by contacting the COVID-19 Public Hotline on 13 COVID and follow their advice,

• ensure they wear adequate PPE if engaging with attendees with possible COVID-19 symptoms.

Further direction is available from the Newdegate Machinery Field Days office 08 98 711 659