University of Tasmania 3 Stage Response Campus Return

RESPONSEMEASURES FOR THE THREE STAGES OF RETURN TOCAMPUS 1 STAGE 2 STAGE

University of Tasmania stages of return to campus

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WORKING FROM HOME TOOLKIT How we can help the University of Tasmania to continue to operate in a way that keeps people as safe as possible. • The University’s mode of operating remains online, as it has been in recent weeks • Activities which are essential for students to complete their units for up to 10 people • Library services may be open for up to 10 people

• The University’s mode of operating remains online • Group learning and teaching activities for up to 20 people that support enriched student experience • Library services may be open for up to 80 people (from 17 June) • Gyms may be open for up to 20 people

• Group learning and teaching activities that support enriched student experience • Library numbers to be guided by Public Health • Gym numbers to be guided by Public Health • Staged staff return in safe model • Maintain 1.5m physical distancing, the 4m² guideline does not apply to Universities

Staff and Students

5 June (3pm) – 25 June

26 June

18 May – 5 June (3pm)

Our collective responsibility

Physical distancing standards for rooms

Maintain 1.5m physical distancing

Cough into a tissue or your elbow

Stay home when you’re sick

Download the COVIDSafe App

COVID-19 Access Screening

Online learning and assessment

Support to work from home

Look after our mental wellbeing

Maintain hand hygiene

Heightened cleaning

Last updated June 30 2020

WORKING FROM HOME TOOLKIT

Keep our spaces COVID-safe – Arrival Procedure

DO NOT enter if you feel unwell

Take extra precautions when in public spaces and stay at home if People close to you may be sick You are in a vulnerable group due to age, ethnicity, medical condition and/or disability You have received medical advice to isolate, quarantine or stay home

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Here is how Students: email COVID@utas.edu.au or log in MySafety Staff/others: email health.safety@utas.edu.au or log in MySafety and tell your people leader If you are awaiting a test result or have tested positive to COVID-19 please DO NOT enter and notify the University of Tasmania

FEVER/FATIGUE

Before you enter, under our COVID-safe Plan YOU MUST

COUGH/COLD

Have completed the compulsory COVID-safe return to campus MyLO unit Go through one of our on-campus health screening stations each day when you arrive, before entering any buildings or facilities Scan your swipe access card to register attendance Maintain physical distancing and hygiene protocols at all times

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The following principles apply at all stages of recovery University of Tasmania stages of return to campus

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The safety and wellbeing of our staff, students and community is our highest priority.

The measures we adopt are to protect those at greater risk of more serious illness with COVID-19.

To ensure the safety and wellbeing of students and staff, a structured and planned staged return to campus will be considered as outlined in this document.

Our recovery measures will be consistent with the Tasmanian Government Roadmap to Recovery and Australian Government 3 Step Framework for a COVIDsafe Australia.

• The University’s mode of operating remains online, as it has been in recent weeks • Activities which are essential for students to complete their units for up to 10 people • Library services may be open for up to 10 people

• The University’s ode of operating remains online • Group learning and teaching activities for up to 20 people that support enriched student experience • Libra y services may be open for up to 80 people (from 17 June) • Gyms may be open for up to 20 people

• Group learning and teaching activities that support enriched student experience • Library numbers to be guided by Public Health • Gym numbers to be guided by Public Health • Staged staff return in safe model • Maintain 1.5m physical distancing, the 4m² guideline does not apply to Universities

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Our recovery measures will be consistent with the Principles and Protocols for reducing the potential risk of COVID-19 transmission at Universities (Universities Australia, May 2020).

We will maintain our ability to deliver courses remotely and be able to transition within 48 hours from on-campus delivery to remote.

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3 STAGE

As a stage of recovery is increased (i.e. moving from stage 1 to stage 2), Strategic CMRT will review and approve changes to response measures.

If there is a step back in recovery stage (e.g. moving from stage 2 back to stage 1), UTAS will transition to the new requirements by the time the new requirements come into effect (UTAS can transition within 1 week).

To enable tracking and tracing in the event of a confirmed, or probable COVID-19 case, where possible UTAS will identify data on staff, students, contractors etc., who could be close contacts of the confirmed case. Where required UTAS will provide this information to the relevant State and Federal Government. 5 June (3pm) – 25 June 26 June Any staff or student who exhibits any respiratory, flu-like or COVID-19 symptoms should not come to campus and should immediately contact the Public Health Hotline (TAS 1800 671 738 and NSW 1800 020 080) for advice before advising their manager / supervisor (staff) or U-Connect (students). Our collective responsibility

18 May – 5 June (3pm) • The University’s mode of operating remains online • Group learning and teaching activities for up to 20 people that support enriched student experience • Library services may be open for up to 80 people (from 17 June) • Gyms may be open for up to 20 people Maintain 1.5m physical distancing Cough into a tissue or your elbow

Download the COVIDSafe App Heightened cleaning • Staged staff return in safe model • Mai ain 1.5m physical distancing, the 4m² guideline does not apply to Universities COVID-19 Access Screening • Group learning and teaching activities that support enriched student experience • Library numbers to be guided by Public Health • Gym numbers to be guided by Public Health

urn to campus

Maintain hand hygiene 3 STAGE

Physical dist ncing standards for rooms

Stay home when you’re sick

Online learning and assessment

Support to work from home

Look after our mental wellbeing

All staff and students must strictly follow Government quarantine procedures and timeframes.

We will continue to support physical distancing in accordance with The Australian Government and the Tasmanian State guidelines.

We will strongly encourage all staff and students to download the COVIDSafe app to enable fast and effective tracing.

5 June (3pm) – 25 June • Group learning and teaching activities that support enriched student experience

26 June

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University of Tasmania stages of return to campus

University of Tasmania stages of return to campus

1 STAGE

2 STAGE

3 STAGE

• The University’s mode of operating remains online, as it has been in recent weeks • Activities which are essential for students to complete their units for up to 10 people • Library services may be open for up to 10 people

• The University’s mode of operating remains online • Group learning and teaching activities for up to 20 people that support enriched student experience • Libraries may be open for up to 80 people (from 17 June) • Gyms may be open for up to 20 people

• Group learning and teaching activities that support enriched student experience • Libraries are open provided physical distancing and safety protocols can bemet • Gyms are open provided physical distancing and safety protocols can bemet • Staged staff return in safe model • Maintain 1.5m physical distancing, the 2m² guideline does not apply to Universities

26 June (from 12pm)

5 June (3pm) – 26 June (12pm)

18 May – 5 June (3pm)

Our collective responsibility

Physical distancing standards for rooms

Maintain 1.5m physical distancing

Cough into a tissue or your elbow

Stay home when you’re sick

Download the COVIDSafe App

COVID-19 Access Screening

Online learning and assessment

Support to work from home

Look after our mental wellbeing

Maintain hand hygiene

Heightened cleaning

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Stage Three (26 June from 12pm) Tasmanian Government Stage Three (26 June from 12pm): Gathering limits are now determined by the density of the area, up to a maximum of: 250 people for an undivided space in an indoor premises; and 500 people in an undivided space outdoors. Maximum density limit is one person per 2 square metres (this does not apply to Universities). Where the number of people permitted according to the density limit is less than the gathering limit, the lower number applies. The maximum number of people permitted on a premises includes staff, volunteers, children and babies. Where practicable, business operators, staff, volunteers and attendees should maintain a distance of 1.5 metres from other people. Full details of Stage Three are available here: https://coronavirus.tas.gov.au/families-community/roadmap-to-recovery

Student Accommodation and Support • Student accommodation open for all students but must be strictly managed to ensure hygiene protocol and physical distancing requirements are met. • All student services should remain available and able to move to fully remote operation on 48 hours’ notice. • Key student services and communal student study spaces are operational on campus provided physical distancing and hygiene requirements can be met. • Student facilities such as computer labs, recreation facilities and grounds are open provided physical distancing and safety protocol can be met. • Libraries are open provided physical distancing and safety protocols can be met.

UTAS Key Principles

Research

Learning and Teaching

Campus Operations

• There may be a staged return to campus by staff where appropriate physical distancing measures are in place. • Regional travel is permitted. • Interstate travel is permitted subject to state restrictions. • Gyms are open with equipment cleaning between users, however appropriate physical distancing measures must be applied. • On-campus food retail venues can open but must be managed to ensure physical distancing requirements are met. • Heightened cleaning of touchpoints and horizontal surfaces implemented. • Controls in place to enable contact tracing of people in buildings.

• Group learning may proceed where physical distancing of 1.5m can be applied. • Workplace-based learning can occur and should be managed within the COVID-related restrictions being applied to that workplace. • Pastoral care for workplace- based learning may be delivered face-to- face, provided the workplace permits visitors and physical distancing requirements can be met. • Assessments may be carried out on-site or in the workplace if physical distancing and enhanced hygiene requirements are met, and line with policies being applied to that type of workplace.

The following activities are allowed, but must be strictly managed to ensure physical distancing requirements are met: • Face-to-face research activities, including public events (of up to 100 people), personal interviews, and experiments involving human subjects, are allowed.

• Most on-site activities are allowed but must be managed to ensure physical distancing requirements are met. • Remote teaching and learning arrangements should remain available for all students (e.g. for vulnerable students/staff), and all students/staff must be in a position to move to fully remote delivery on 48 hours’ notice. • Remote Research arrangements should remain available for all staff/researchers/candidates and in a position to move to fully remote operation on 48 hours’ notice

• Higher Degree by Research

(HDR) supervision and support is allowed.

• Research activity based in

laboratories (including caring for animals and other biological material) is allowed

• Maintaining or operating equipment and major

infrastructure associated with research is allowed.

Click here to view the detailed Campus Buildings Staged Opening Program document for Staff & Students (Coming Soon)

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Stage Two Australian Government Stage Two: Universities/technical colleges to increase face-to-face where possible and prioritise hands-on, skills-based learning; Consider allowing interstate recreational travel depending on the situation in each state and territory; All accommodation areas open and allow gatherings of up to 20 people; Work from home if it works for you and your employer; Workplaces develop a COVIDSafe plan.

Tasmanian Government Stage Two: 5 June (3pm): Gatherings will increase to 20 people at a time for indoor and outdoor area; Accommodation will be unlimited; Gyms and boot camps will increase to 20 people; indoor sport open with up to 20 people.

Student Accommodation and Support • Student accommodation open for all students but must be strictly managed to ensure hygiene protocol and physical distancing requirements are met. • All student services should remain available and able to move to fully remote operation on 48 hours’ notice. • Key student services and communal student study spaces are operational on campus provided physical distancing and hygiene requirements can be met. • Student facilities such as computer labs, recreation facilities and grounds are open provided physical distancing and safety protocols can be met. • Library services are open for up to 20 people provided physical distancing and safety protocols can be met.

UTAS Key Principles

Research

Learning and Teaching

Campus Operations

• Staff continue the existing mode of operating online and working from home where possible. • Regional travel is permitted. • Interstate travel is permitted subject to state restrictions. • Gymnasiums are open for up to 20 people with equipment cleaning between users. • On-campus food retail can open and seat patrons of up to 20 people at a time. Seated table service only with physical distancing. • Heightened cleaning of touchpoints and horizontal surfaces implemented. • Controls in place to enable contact tracing of people in buildings.

• Group learning for up to 20 people may proceed where physical distancing of 1.5m can be applied. • Workplace-based learning can occur and should be managed within the COVID-related restrictions being applied to that workplace. • Pastoral care for workplace- based learning may be delivered face-to- face, provided the workplace permits visitors and physical distancing requirements can be met. assessments may be carried out on-site or in the workplace for up to 20 people where physical distancing requirements can be met. • Certain limited necessary

The following activities are allowed, but must be strictly managed to ensure physical distancing requirements are met: • Face-to-face research activities,

• Most on-site activities are allowed but must be managed to ensure physical distancing requirements are met. • Remote teaching and learning arrangements should remain available for all students (e.g. for vulnerable students/staff) • All students/staff must be in a position to move to fully remote delivery on 1 week’s notice. • Staff continue to work from home • Remote Research arrangements should remain available for all staff/researchers/candidates and in a position to move to fully remote operation on 48 hours’ notice.

including public events (of up to 20 people), personal interviews, and experiments involving human subjects, are allowed.

• Activities involving vulnerable

members of the community must not increase their risk.

• Higher Degree by Research

(HDR) supervision and support is allowed.

• Research activity based in

laboratories (including caring for animals and other biological material) is allowed

• Maintaining or operating equipment and major

infrastructure associated with research is allowed.

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Stage One Australian Government Stage One: Universities/technical colleges to increase face-to-face where possible and prioritise hands-on, skills-based learning; Allow local and regional travel for recreation; Hostels and hotels are open for accommodation; Work from home if it works for you and your employer; Workplaces develop a COVIDSafe plan. Tasmanian Government Stage One: 11 May: Training facilities may open for invited small groups of students only attending practical learning and assessment sessions; 18 May: Gatherings increase to 10 people for indoor and outdoor; libraries will be allowed to open for up to 10 people; 25 May: Years K-6 and 11-12 return to school / college; 9 June: Years 7-10 return to school.

Student Accommodation and Support • Student accommodation should remain open for all students but must be strictly managed to ensure hygiene protocol and physical distancing requirements are met. • All student services remain available online and via phone. • Key student services and communal student study spaces are operational on campus provided physical distancing and hygiene requirements can be met. • Student facilities such as computer labs, recreation facilities and grounds are open provided physical distancing and safety protocols can be met. • Library services are open for up to 10 people provided physical distancing and safety protocols can be met.

UTAS Key Principles

Research

Learning and Teaching

Campus Operations

• Staff continue the existing mode of operating online and working from home where possible. • Regional travel should only occur where it is immediately essential to delivery of teaching and learning, research or for effective management and governance functions. Any travel, for both students and staff, is subject to broader restrictions on personal movement.

• We will continue online learning and assessment and will supplement with face to face offerings of certain necessary learning and teaching activities. for groups of up to 10 where there is no valid proxy activity (e.g. print making, ceramics, design, laboratories, field trips, placements, etc). Appropriate physical distancing needs to be applied. • Wherever possible, each group of 10 people or less is considered • The use of physical facilities a single ‘pod’ and should not interact with another pod. • Workplace-based learning can resume for most businesses and should be managed within the COVID-related restrictions being applied to that workplace. based learning may be delivered face-to- face, provided the workplace permits visitors and physical distancing requirements can be met. • Pastoral care for workplace-

The following activities are allowed, but must be strictly managed to ensure physical distancing requirements are met: • Face-to-face research activities,

• Campus can open with arrangements made for vulnerable students. • Gatherings up to 10 people are allowed if appropriate physical distancing is followed. • Vulnerable people (or those caring for/living with vulnerable people) should not be asked to carry out any on-site activities. • Any staff members or students found breaching the physical distancing requirements or gathering in groups greater than 10 will lose their access to campus. • Any campus facility affected by COVID-19 will be closed and appropriately cleaned before CMRT approve reopening. • Cleaning must follow room/office usage before other members of the UTAS community enter/use the room.

including public events (of up to 10 people), personal interviews, and experiments involving human subjects, are allowed.

• Activities involving vulnerable

members of the community must not increase their risk.

• On-campus food retail can

• Higher Degree by Research

open and seat patrons of up to 10 people at a time. Seated table service only with physical distancing.

(HDR) supervision and support is allowed.

• Research activity based in

laboratories (including caring for animals and other biological material) is allowed.

• Heightened cleaning of

touchpoints and horizontal surfaces implemented. • COVID-19 screening implemented for entry to campus buildings. • Controls in place to enable contact tracing of people in buildings.

• Maintaining or operating equipment and major

infrastructure associated with research is allowed.

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Questions and Feedback Please direct your questions and feedback to health.safety@utas.edu.au

References Tasmanian Government 2020, Roadmap to Recovery https://coronavirus.tas.gov.au/families-community/roadmap-to-recovery

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