The gov. hired a security company to perform a task (from a list of federally approved companies I believe? I can't remember where I read that though so might not be correct). The security company was paid, probably handsomely. The security company then subcontracted the work out and it was completely ballsed up.
To me, this seems like a pretty clearcut issue with the subcontractor. Maybe there should have been clauses put in the contract outlining training requirements? Maybe the gov. should have used the adf as offered? Either way NSW seems to be coping fine with using private security for the same purpose so the difference seems to me that we're either unlucky or have more idiots than NSW.
the problem is this wasn’t just a normal security detail, like keeping kids out of a concert or chasing vandals in a mall - which requires no other exp. other than fitness, they were there to contain potentially infectious travellers, so the fact the govt allowed workers who most likely cone from overseas, who would have had zero infection control training in negligent, the reason the govt is negligent is they put out contract for security, they needed to specify every detail in the terms of the security contrsct
it’s the same if they let you go work on a ward in s hospital - do you know how to look after yourself regarding infection control - would you go work in a lab with air locks that has hiv/hepatitis etc on site?, at least hosp cleaners/wards men have to do basic online/face to face training so they have some understanding..it also comes down to the TOS of the job, ie if you get unwell you should isolate in the same hotel, letting the workers go home was the big mistake, that’s infection control 101
ps dale i’m not referencing/picking on you directly
the whole handling of this business is not standard operating procedure - politicians have made decisions outside advice -re curfew, i can find no scientific evidence that this works, all experts around the world agree it was pointless to stop the spread.
i was involved with major syd hosp infection control episode, we locked down 2 wings, those staff could not travel between wings, if new staff entered they were then to stay and couldn’t go back, they gutted the interiors, the bacteria came back...turns out it was living in the cleaners vacuums, at the time they were old school commercial jobs without the right filters, it was just blowing the bugs around again & again..wasn’t the cleaners fault, they had no understanding of such matters
i also did drug testing for a big mine in nsw, they wouldn’t even let a delivery driver enter to do a drop off without coming to me first for sample collection, they had to sign a doc stating no alcohol 24hrs, drugs 7 days..mining company new even if it wasn’t their worker, if the F’d up & backed over someone, ran into something the mining company was negligent & could b sued
