UPDATED 11:52am
Deliveries in areas including across the entire ACT and a number of others between Kiama along the coast to the southern NSW border, have been shut down by Post today due to dangerous conditions and smoke inundation following devastating bush fires over the past two days.
For those who are at work, air quality in areas in and around Rozelle, Earlwood, Macquarie Park, Bargo, Oakdale, Albion Park South, Bathurst, Orange, Goulburn, Wagga and Albury in NSW and the entire ACT are at dangerous levels today. It is UNSAFE to be working outside. Members working in these areas should request indoor duties or go home.
Those in and around the rest of the entire metropolitan Sydney, Central Coast and Hunter regions should limit strenuous outdoor activity, take extra rest breaks and keep a close eye on updates to conditions as they may worsen, Those in these areas with existing respiratory or heart conditions should request indoor duties or go home.
Whilst your region may not be mentioned here, if any member feels that their health and safety is being affected due to the air quality in their particular area of outdoor duties they should request indoor duties or go home also.
Any member that requires assistance and support with this matter should contact their Branch Official directly or the office on (02) 9893 7822.
We will continue to keep this post updated throughout the day should the advice change.
Members can view the rolling AQI reporting for NSW here: https://www.dpie.nsw.gov.au/air-quality
and ACT here: https://www.health.act.gov.au/about-our-health-system/population-health/environmental-monitoring/monitoring-and-regulating-air
Members are also reminded of their rights when working in extreme heat – more info here: https://cwucentral.org.au/2019/12/18/extreme-weather-alert-your-rights/
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