Covid-19 Protection Framework Traffic Light System Explained
It is important that primary sector food businesses, hospitality, and services, including contactless food service delivery and pick-up providers, understand the public health requirements at different traffic light settings.
Following the correct rules helps keep customers, you and your team, and the wider public safe.
The following resources have been curated from the covid19.govt.nz website.
Overview
| Detail | Red Traffic Light | Orange Traffic Light | Green Traffic Light |
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| Heath Situation | Action to protect our vulnerable communities and our health system from COVID-19. | Community transmission of COVID-19, with increasing risks to vulnerable communities & pressure on the health system | Limited community transmission and our health system is ready to respond |
| Types of food businesses allowed to operate | All Food Services including dine-in (max. 100 dine-in numbers apply) with a Vaccine Pass. | All Food Services (no maximum numbers) with a Vaccine Pass. | All Food Services (no maximum numbers) with a Vaccine Pass. |
| Vaccine Pass Access | |||
| Use Pass Verifier App | |||
| Sanitize All Contact Surfaces | |||
| Masks worn at all times | *Food Safe recommendation | ||
| Premise entry health & temperature checks (Primary Sector Only) | *Food Safe recommendation | ||
| Increased staff wellness and hygiene procedures | |||
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Contact tracing/Record-keeping
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Contactless payment where practical when ordering and/or delivering
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Self-isolation & testing if sick
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Staff/customers have physical distancing of 2 m or more
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*Food Safe recommendation | ||
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Staff/customers have physical distancing of 1 to 2 m where unavoidable
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*Food Safe recommendation |
Traffic Light System Summary
Stay updated with the latest case numbers
Advice for delivery drivers – Click Here
To Download the Covid-19 Safety Plan Template – Click Here
COVID-19 Protection Framework Guidance for the Primary Sector
Useful Records & Posters
Record-keeping and contract tracing guidance and requirements
Many businesses and locations are required to ensure people can easily keep a record of when they visit – a requirement at all Alert Levels.
Find out the record-keeping and contact tracing requirements here.
Vaccine information for businesses
Find out how employers can help workers get vaccinated including information on workplace vaccinations.
Food Safe services food businesses and services across New Zealand and overseas.
You can discover more food safety guidance, tips, and resources here.
