Part 1: How prepared is your business for a hot, covid-affected summer? Survey

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* 1. What kind of business?

Retail

Hospitality

Construction

Manufacturing

Transport/Logistics

Food business

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How many people in your workplace?

Up to 10 employees

11-20 employees

21-50 employees

51-100 employees

100+ employees

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* 3. Do your workers work mostly inside or mostly outside?

Mostly inside

Mostly outside

Some of both

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* 4. What happens in your business during heatwaves (3 or more very hot days in a row)?

employees have trouble getting to work

OHS risks increase - eg for outdoor workers or inside workers without air conditioning

food safety risks increase, more food spoilage

customers have trouble accessing our business

more customers coming in to stay cool

have to stop some kinds of work

have to change working hours

trouble with getting deliveries

workers are less productive

workers and/or customers get stressed or aggressive

spike in energy costs

have to send employees home

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What happens in your business during bushfires when air quality/smokiness gets bad?

employees have trouble getting to work

OHS risks increase - eg for outdoor workers

customers have trouble accessing our business

have to stop some kinds of work

have to evacuate (if you are in a bushfire-prone area)

workers are less productive

workers and/or customers get stressed or aggressive

have to provide masks or change work practices for some workers

have to send employees home

some employees have to leave for CFA duties

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How do you think the COVID-19 pandemic is interacting, or could interact, with these impacts?

customers LESS willing to come to our business in person - especially on hot/smokey days

customers MORE willing to use delivery and pick-up options - especially on hot/smokey days

more workers opting to work from home - especially on hot/smokey days

workers have increased caring responsibilities

workers deferring leave

decreased productivity

Other (please specify)

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* 7. How prepared is your business for these kinds of impacts?

	Totally unaware	Aware but not actively planning	Actively planning	Fully prepared	Not applicable - won't affect us
More bushfires and days of bushfire danger	More bushfires and days of bushfire danger Totally unaware	More bushfires and days of bushfire danger Aware but not actively planning	More bushfires and days of bushfire danger Actively planning	More bushfires and days of bushfire danger Fully prepared	More bushfires and days of bushfire danger Not applicable - won't affect us
Heatwaves and more hot days	Heatwaves and more hot days Totally unaware	Heatwaves and more hot days Aware but not actively planning	Heatwaves and more hot days Actively planning	Heatwaves and more hot days Fully prepared	Heatwaves and more hot days Not applicable - won't affect us
Smoke and decreased air quality	Smoke and decreased air quality Totally unaware	Smoke and decreased air quality Aware but not actively planning	Smoke and decreased air quality Actively planning	Smoke and decreased air quality Fully prepared	Smoke and decreased air quality Not applicable - won't affect us
Drought	Drought Totally unaware	Drought Aware but not actively planning	Drought Actively planning	Drought Fully prepared	Drought Not applicable - won't affect us
Storms, floods and other extreme weather events	Storms, floods and other extreme weather events Totally unaware	Storms, floods and other extreme weather events Aware but not actively planning	Storms, floods and other extreme weather events Actively planning	Storms, floods and other extreme weather events Fully prepared	Storms, floods and other extreme weather events Not applicable - won't affect us
Black-outs and brown-outs	Black-outs and brown-outs Totally unaware	Black-outs and brown-outs Aware but not actively planning	Black-outs and brown-outs Actively planning	Black-outs and brown-outs Fully prepared	Black-outs and brown-outs Not applicable - won't affect us
Covid impacts	Covid impacts Totally unaware	Covid impacts Aware but not actively planning	Covid impacts Actively planning	Covid impacts Fully prepared	Covid impacts Not applicable - won't affect us

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* 8. Have you already taken some steps to adapt your business? If so, what kind?

Changed working hours/rostering on hot days

Have a bushfire plan in place

Have an OHS policy/procedure around smoke and air quality

Talked to workers about OHS impacts of extreme weather

Provided masks or other PPE

Other (please specify)

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* 9. If you'd like to be kept in the loop about the workshop we are running on 18 February on this topic, or future workshops, please leave your email address here, and let us know what you would be most interested in learning about or participating in.

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* 10. Got another 5 minutes to think about the indirect impacts on your business around supply chains, OHS, risk and insurance?... If so please go to Part 2:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BizPart2

Otherwise feel free to leave any other comments here. Thanks!

Part 1: How prepared is your business for a hot, covid-affected summer?

About this project

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* 1. What kind of business?

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* 2. How many people in your workplace?

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* 3. Do your workers work mostly inside or mostly outside?

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* 4. What happens in your business during heatwaves (3 or more very hot days in a row)?

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* 5. What happens in your business during bushfires when air quality/smokiness gets bad?

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* 6. How do you think the COVID-19 pandemic is interacting, or could interact, with these impacts?

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* 7. How prepared is your business for these kinds of impacts?

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* 8. Have you already taken some steps to adapt your business? If so, what kind?

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* 9. If you'd like to be kept in the loop about the workshop we are running on 18 February on this topic, or future workshops, please leave your email address here, and let us know what you would be most interested in learning about or participating in.

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* 10. Got another 5 minutes to think about the indirect impacts on your business around supply chains, OHS, risk and insurance?... If so please go to Part 2:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BizPart2Otherwise feel free to leave any other comments here. Thanks!

* 10. Got another 5 minutes to think about the indirect impacts on your business around supply chains, OHS, risk and insurance?... If so please go to Part 2:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BizPart2

Otherwise feel free to leave any other comments here. Thanks!