17 - 28 July 2021 / COVID-19

Construction sites ordered to close across Greater Sydney

The NSW Government introduced additional restrictions across Greater Sydney, including the closure of all construction sites from Monday at 12.01am (19 July) through until 30 July 2021.

Given the number of infectious cases in the community, the following changes will be made to further limit the spread of the COVID-19 Delta strain.

On the basis of updated health advice, the following additional changes (including others outlined in this email below) will come into effect until 11.59pm Friday, 30 July across the below areas:

Greater Sydney
Central Coast
Blue Mountains
Wollongong
Shellharbour

From 12.01am on Monday, 19 July for Greater Sydney

All construction to be paused; and
Non-urgent maintenance, including cleaning services, and repair work on residential premises to be paused.

Today's announcement is evolving and we understand industry stakeholders are working with the NSW Government to detail plans for the shutdown period over the next two weeks.

As soon as we know more, we will communicate this to you.

Hutchies must continue to comply with all NSW Government requirements.

Hutchies' approach

Our construction teams across Greater Sydney have been working to secure their sites and finalise any current work activities prior to Monday, which is when all construction sites must be closed for 2 weeks.

Hutchies' sites should be secured in accordance with our standard Site Shutdown Process.

Please work with your Team Leader if you have any specific questions and to organise alternative working arrangements over the next two weeks.

We will also contact all of our CWs over the next couple of days to work though what this latest government announcement means for them. But naturally it does mean that from Monday no construction workers are to attend any of Hutchies' construction sites.

Hutchies' IT Team will provide information in coming days to assist with working from home arrangements to ensure everyone has remote access to servers and systems.

Once we have more details around emergency / urgently required construction work definitions, we will also make this available.

Additional restrictions introduced

From 11.59pm on Saturday, 17 July (tonight)

Retail premises will be required to close (‘click and collect’, takeaway and home delivery can still operate). The following can remain open:

Supermarkets and grocery stores (including butchers, bakeries, fruit and vegetable stores, liquor stores and fishmongers)
Stores that predominantly sell health, medical, maternity and infant supplies
Pharmacies and chemists
Petrol stations
Car hire
Banks and financial institutions
Hardware, nurseries and building supplies
Agricultural and rural supplies
Pet supplies
Post offices and newsagents
Office supplies

In addition to the stay-at-home rules, residents of Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool LGAs cannot leave their LGA for work except for emergency services and healthcare workers (including aged and disability workers). Where those workers do need to leave their LGA for work, they are required to be tested every three days, even if they do not have symptoms.

Anyone who leaves the home must have a mask with them at all times. They must be worn when you are working outdoors, in outdoor markets, outdoor shopping strips, and in an outdoor queues waiting for products such as coffee and food.

All carpooling to be stopped unless among members of the same household.

From 12.01am on Wednesday, 21 July

Employers must allow employees to work from home if the employee is able to do so. Failure to do so can result in an on-the-spot fine of up to $10,000.

Other information

All other restrictions currently in place across Greater Sydney including the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour will remain in place.

It is vital people continue to come forward for testing to help find any COVID-19 cases in the community.

Restrictions in regional NSW remain unchanged.

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24 March / Training

Funded Spots Available for Certificate IV in Work Health and Safety

This qualification applies to individuals working in, or wishing to transition into, a work health and safety (WHS) role who provide a broad range of technical knowledge and skills and have some limited responsibility for the output of others.

The qualification applies to those working as supervisors, WHS personnel, and workers in other WHS-related roles who manage risks effectively, apply relevant WHS laws, and contribute to WHS within the workplace in known or changing contexts with established parameters.

The specific nature of this course will include contextualisation of Hutchies’ Policies, Processes, Procedures, and Systems relating to on-site hazard identification, risk assessment and hierarchy of control measures within the scope of its operations.

Units of competency for the Cert IV WHS that we will cover are:

BSBHWS412 Assist with workplace compliance with WHS Laws
BSBWHS413 Contribute to Implement & Maintenance of WHS Consultation & Participation Processes
BSBWHS414 Contribute to Risk Management
BSBWHS415 Contribute to implementing WHS Management Systems
BSBWHS416 Contribute to Workplace Incident Response
BSBWHS417 Assist with Managing WHS Implication of Return to Work
BSBWHS418 Assist with Managing WHS Compliance of Contractors
BSBWHS431 Develop Processes and Procedures for controlling Hazardous Chemicals in the workplace
BSBCMM411 Make a Presentation
BSBWRT411 Write Complex Documents

Funding is available for eligible Queensland participants via CSQ.

For course inquiries call / email Warren Belford on 0427 337 379.

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22 March / Event

2025 Hutchies Training Awards

Please join us for a night of celebration to recognise Hutchies’ brightest learners

Every year we identify an exceptional apprentices, cadets and continuous learners from Hutchies’ training and professional development programs.

Date and Time

Saturday, 22 March 2025
5.30pm for 6pm start

Location

Western Districts Rugby Football Club
65 Sylvan Road
Toowong QLD 4066
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Enquiries

Michelle Buckland
0447 758 566
training@hutchinsonbuilders.com.au

RSVP

Places are limited - please confirm
your spot by
Friday, 14 March 2025

3 - 8 March / Weather Alert

Tropical Cyclone Alfred / Preparations for South East Queensland

With the threat of Tropical Cyclone Alfred tracking towards SEQ and forecast to make landfall from Thursday onwards, it is extremely important that we prepare our projects the best we can.

If all projects between Bundaberg and Byron Bay could today start the process of storm / cyclone preparations.

This should be completed and documented using the Inspections > Site Shut Down - Cyclone Preparation Checklist F-084-C tab located on HammerTech.

Please note, any project that has an erected tower crane will also need to ensure they have updated documented advice from their crane engineer outlining the correct weathervane radius, this should be specific to your project.

Hutchies' owned and managed cranes can coordinate this through Bradley Beck, all third party supplied cranes will need to actioned with their nominated representatives.