Transport freight and logistics operations
Resources and guidance on how to complete a COVID-19 Safety Plan for your business.
NSW border restrictions
Freight, transport and logistics workers need to obtain a NSW border entry permit to enter NSW from Victoria for work. If your employer has a COVID-19 Safety Plan, you will not be required to self-isolate when crossing the border for work purposes.
COVID-19 Safety Plans and COVID Safe registration
Having a COVID-19 Safety Plan in place will help minimise risk of transmission of COVID-19 on your premises.
Businesses should also consider the benefits of registering as COVID Safe.
Complete the plan in consultation with your workers, then share it with them.
Keep your plan up to date
You may need to update the plan in the future, as restrictions and advice changes.
Your COVID-19 Safety Plan
You can either:
- use the provided COVID-19 Safety Plan to address the checklist of matters for transport freight and logistics operations
- keep using your existing plan, if you have one, after making sure it includes all the items in the provided COVID-19 Safety Plan.
Complete a COVID-19 Safety Plan
Things to note:
- If you complete the plan online it will take 30 to 45 minutes and must be completed in one session.
- You may need to review current NSW Health guidance on the following areas before completing your plan:
Register as a COVID Safe business
If you've completed your COVID-19 Safety Plan, you can register your business as COVID Safe.
Related information
Links
- NSW-Victoria border restrictions
- Getting back to work in a COVID safe way
- Managing occupational violence and customer aggression
- Financial assistance for business and employers
- What you can and can't do under the rules
- Grants and loans
- COVID-19 posters and signage
- State and Territory Health Department websites
- NSW Point to Point Transport Commissioner - Resources
- Penalties for businesses breaching public health orders
- COVID-19 Safety Plans for businesses with multiple addresses
Information for the freight industry
Information for the postal and warehouse industries
Information for the marine and maritime industries
Links
- Safe Work Australia — Information on COVID-19 and work health and safety for marine and airline industries
- Australian Government Department of Health - Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for the marine industry
- Australian Government Department of Health - Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for marine pilots
- Safe Work Australia — Information on COVID-19 and work health and safety for stevedores and ports
- Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment COVID-19 travel advice
- Australian Government Department of Health - Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for the cruise industry
- Australian Martime Safety Authority
- Maritime National Co-ordination Centre 1300 004 605 (6am-6pm AEST)
- Maritime National Co-ordination Centre urgent after hours enquiries +61 417 666 648
- Australian Border Force Border Operations Centre +61 1300 368 126
Information for the airline industry
Links
- Safe Work Australia — Information on COVID-19 and work health and safety for marine and airline industries
- Safe Work Australia COVID-19 information for airline industry
- Civil Aviation Safety Authority - COVID-19 advice for industry
- Australian Government Department of Health - factsheet for international flights
- Australian Border Force Border Operations Centre +61 1300 368 126
Last updated: 3 September 2020