Business health and safety resources for coronavirus (COVID-19)

Use these workplace health and safety resources, posters, and fact sheets to help you stay informed and manage your business during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

COVID Safe business planning

You must have plans in place that cover COVID-19 risks for the health and safety of your staff and customers.

All businesses must:

• encourage at least 1.5 metres space between staff and customers, and between individual customers or groups
• maintain good hand and respiratory hygiene
• conduct regular cleaning and disinfection
• send unwell staff home immediately to get tested for COVID-19.

Read more about business and COVID-19.

Managing COVID-19 in your business

Review your business continuity plan and think of ways you can reduce the risks associated with COVID-19 positive people (including staff) entering your business. Consider how your business will continue to operate if staff contract COVID-19.

Find information on managing COVID-19 in your business or workplace.

Read more about what to do if your business is affected by a COVID-19 case.

COVID-19 posters, signage and fact sheets

Print and display these workplace posters to show your customers and employees what actions you are taking to stop the spread of COVID-19.

COVID-19 hygiene resources have been developed by the Australian Department of Health, including:

• Keeping your distance poster

The Australian Government has a library of COVIDSafe resources:

• posters about mask wearing including COVID-19 – Do I need to wear a mask?
• posters on general COVIDSafe subjects
• posters, stickers and decals for offices and workplaces
• social media imagery.

You can also download COVIDSafe resources in other languages.

Business and industry resources and fact sheets

Queensland Health has COVID-19 resources and fact sheets for various industries.

Safe Work Australia offers advice and checklists for creating a safe work environment, including:

• COVID-19 vaccines – vaccination information for your industry
• National guide for safe workplaces checklist
• COVID-19 information for workplaces toolkit
• COVID-19 resource kit – includes a COVID-19 workplace checklist, how to keep workers safe fact sheet, guide to setting up your workstation at home and more.

Mental health and wellbeing

A range of mental health and wellbeing resources and support (including COVID-19 information) is available from the Queensland and Australian governments.

Find mental health and wellbeing resources for businesses.

General cleaning, disinfection and health advice

Hygiene and cleaning advice is available from the Queensland and Australian governments, including:

• Hand washing for hygiene
• How to protect yourself and others – COVID-19 – including social distancing, workplaces, using taxi and ride share services, public transport and PPE advice
• Cleaning resources, posters and images
• Face masks – how to wear, recommended types, disposal and make your own
• Routine environmental cleaning and disinfection in the community.