High-risk businesses and industries across Victoria are being targeted for COVIDSafe checks in a blitz to keep workers and the community safe during the school holidays.
Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Danny Pearson said the three-week blitz which began last week (1 April), would see an additional 500 businesses visited each week by the State’s High-Risk Industry Engagement and Enforcement Operation.
Mr Pearson said this would take the total number of sites checked during the blitz to 3,900.
“Authorised Officers will check that the business has an up-to-date COVIDSafe Plan and that their QR Code system is operating and being used properly by staff and customers,” Mr Pearson said.
“If issues are identified during the inspection the Authorised Officers will work with the business to fix the problem and make sure they know their obligations under the Chief Health Officer’s Directions,” he said.
Mr Pearson said a range of retail, hospitality and licensed venues would be a focus of the three-week strategy along with warehousing and distribution centres, and commercial cleaning services.
The Minister said the Operation focused on the Bass Coast, Mornington Peninsula, East Gippsland and Yarra Ranges last week, before moving on to the Surf Coast, Geelong, Glenelg, Bellarine Peninsula, Colac-Otway, Warrnambool, Ballarat, Alpine, Hepburn and Grampians regions.
