Infectious Illness Management Plan (v5)
While there is no current Government requirement to provide a Management Plan for COVID or any other infectious illnesses, we provide this information to inform those associated with CRU of our approach so that they can be aware of our response to health advice.
The following is intended to provide best protection from the spread of infectious illnesses such as COVID-19, influenza and other transmissible illnesses.
Actions:
Anyone who is displaying significant symptoms of respiratory or gastrointestinal illness is not to attend CRU venues, offices or functions. It is recommended that those with mild symptoms of respiratory illness take a RAT test. A negative COVID RAT will allow those with mild symptoms to attend/remain at CRU venues, offices or functions.
Those who test positive for influenza or RSV should not attend CRU programs or sites until symptoms subside.
Anyone displaying mild symptoms should consider the impact of them attending, including the risks of transmission, in order to decide whether or not they should attend the camp/event or CRU site. If they require further information in order to make this decision, they should contact the organiser of the camp/event or their Divisional Head.
Those who test positive to COVID must not attend CRU camps, venues, offices or functions within 5 days of their positive test, unless they produce a negative RAT.
Those coming for a residential program are encouraged to undergo COVID testing before arrival if they display any symptoms of respiratory disease. They must not attend if they receive a positive result.
If symptoms arise while a person is at the site/event, then a risk assessment will be undertaken to assess if that person, and possibly others, need to leave.
Household contacts of a positive COVID case who are due to attend a CRU site/event or undertake duties for CRU should contact the organiser of the camp/event or their Divisional Head so that a risk assessment can be undertaken to assess whether or not they can attend.
Those organising groups to visit campsites for overnight programs are urged to raise awareness with parents of the possible need for them to collect their child from the site.
Quarantine facilities will be available at each site for any person who needs to be isolated prior to leaving the site.
Hand sanitiser and/or handwashing facilities will be readily available at each CRU location.
On some occasions, people may be asked to wear a mask. Otherwise, masks may be worn at the discretion of individuals.