October is Safe Work Month, a time to make your commitment to improving safety and health in your workplace. For 2020 the theme for this year is Supporting Work Health and Safety through COVID-19.

At Aquatic One we have developed and implemented a range of initiatives to work consistently with the safety, social distancing, and hygiene measures. We encourage our employees, and all visitors to our offices to have good hygiene; we have increased cleaning (including deep cleans), we have increased the number of hand sanitising stations and have posters to educate on how to thoroughly wash and dry hands. We ask every employee and visitor if they are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, if they have been, or have potentially been, exposed to a person who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or is suspected to have COVID-19 (even if the person who is suspected to have COVID-19 has not yet been tested), or if they have undertaken any travel within the last 14 days. It is important to ask these questions to keep our workplace safe; Remember, if you feel unwell, stay at home and get tested.

During these times it is more important than ever to stay connected and remember our mental health. Reach out to your friends, family and colleagues; stay connected even though you may be physically apart. A simple phone call or text message can all the difference.

No matter the industry, we all have a responsibility to create a safe workplace for everyone. We’re in this together.