{"id":1732,"date":"2020-08-18T17:40:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T07:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hearthaustralia.com.au\/?p=1732"},"modified":"2020-08-18T17:40:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T07:40:36","slug":"covid-19-stage-4-action-plan-update-5-ppe-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hearthaustralia.com.au\/covid-19-stage-4-action-plan-update-5-ppe-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID\u201319 \u2013 Stage 4 \u2013 Action Plan Update (5) \u2013 PPE Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>COVID\u201319 \u2013 Stage 4 \u2013 Action Plan Update (5) \u2013 PPE Changes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have received information from the <strong>NDIS Quality\nand Safeguards Commission<\/strong> on August 14 alerting us to \u201cupdated\nVictorian <strong>DHHS guidance about eye protection and P2\/N95 respirators<\/strong>\u201d. In\nresponse we have updated our COVID-19 Action Plan as follows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1 &#8211; Immediate Action <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As shown in table 2 below the latest DHHS guidelines detail which type of additional PPE needs to be used <strong>\u201cwhen clients do not have coronavirus (COVID-19) risk factors or have been cleared of coronavirus (COVID-19)\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response\nwe have contacted the NDIS National\nMedical Stockpile and the DHHS Community Services PPE Request Team\nseeking additional PPE supplies. Unfortunately, both organisations were unable\nto assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately,\nwe have been able to purchase additional supplies of disposable surgical face masks\nand face shields. When we receive these supplies, we will immediately send each\nHearth support worker a pack containing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>20 surgical disposable face masks<\/li><li>1 face shield<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Support workers should be able to access gloves from the\nparticipant as we have previously sent all participants 200 Nitrile gloves in\nour care pack. If you cannot access gloves whilst on shift please advise the\nteam at Hearth on <a href=\"mailto:info@hearthaustralia.com.au\">info@hearthaustralia.com.au<\/a>\nand we will do our best to assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that whilst on shift Hearth support workers must wear the appropriate PPE as detailed in table 2 below at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2 \u2013 Follow up Action <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DHHS have also advised in table 1 below<strong> \u201cPPE to use when clients have coronavirus (COVID-19) risk factors\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should a participant fall into this category we have\ndeveloped an \u201cemergency care pack\u201d containing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Surgical masks or P2\/N95 masks<\/li><li>Face shield<\/li><li>Nitrile gloves<\/li><li>Disposable gowns<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These will be despatched as required. Should you require an emergency care pack please contact your relationship manager as soon as you find out one is required, and we will despatch it immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, we are here to help if you need any kind of\nassistance please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of the Hearth\nTeam and we will do our best to assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warm Regards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justin Scanlon<\/p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearthaustralia.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/PPE-for-community-services-final8-august-2020.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">PPE-for-community-services-final8-august-2020<\/a>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID\u201319 \u2013 Stage 4 \u2013 Action Plan Update (5) \u2013 PPE Changes We have received information from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission on August 14 alerting us to \u201cupdated Victorian DHHS guidance about eye protection and P2\/N95 respirators\u201d. 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