24th August 2021, COVID-19 Requirements

In order to comply with the NSW Public Health Order restrictions outlined below, Graphite will be recording the vaccination and testing status for project purposes.

a) Covid-19 vaccination evidence – workers to add their vaccination status at the time of Hammertech registration (similar to adding an ID or a White Card)
b) All Admin Nominated representatives have the ability to update the Vaccination status of all workers when logged in to Hammertech.
c) Covid-19 testing status and evidence – at the time of signing of the daily Sign in register ON SITE

A person who lives in LGA of concern area must not enter a construction site in Greater Sydney unless:
- The person has had 2 doses of the vaccine, or
- Had one dose at least 21 days ago, or
- Had one dose less than 21 days ago and has been tested for COVID within the preceding 72 hours (excluding workers from the Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland and Fairfield LGAs), or
- Has a certified medical contraindication (being that a medical practitioner has certified, in a form approved by the CHO, that the person has a medical contraindication to the vaccine)

The worker whose place of residence is in one of the declared areas must carry the required evidence when on a construction site and produce it on request to their employer, the occupier, a police officer or authorised officer.

There is an obligation on the PCBU to ensure that the person has the required evidence
- Proof of address, and
At least one of the following:
- Evidence from the Australian Immunisation Register that the person has had 1 or 2 doses of the vaccine
- Evidence that the person has been tested for COVID-19
- Medical certificate showing the medical contraindication