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Hazard – something that may cause harm or damage.
Risk – the chance of it happening.
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Young people,
Leaders,
Visitors?
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Controls – Ways of making the activity safer by removing or reducing the risk from it.
For example – you might use a different piece of equipment or you might change the way the activity is carried out.
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Keep checking throughout the activity in case you need to change it…or even stop it! This is a great place to add comments which will be used as part of the review.
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All Embracing Basic Principles:
All activities will be undertaken in accordance with Government guidelines, Scout Association requirements and, when in-house, any additional requirements of our premises host, Stoneleigh Methodist Church
All Leaders, parents and children will be made aware of any anti Covid measures being introduced and be clear on what is expected of them
All Sections to reveiew their activities regularly to ensure their meetings are covered by this RA and, if not, produce specific assessments as revisions documents.
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Maintain Social Distancing
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YP, L, V
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Controls
Meeting times varied to prevent overlap
Arrival/departure times staggered
No parental parking in car park to give room for distancing. Parents to stay with cars until their child is ready and directed to them.
Separate access and egress arrangements
Use of two separate halls to reduce group numbers to guidance levels with interconnecting doors closed
Group sizes to accord with Scout Association guidance
Children reminded about distancing etc at each meeting
Outside activities wherever possible
Programmes/activities/games reviewed to take on board social distancing wherever possible
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Welfare (toilets)
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YP, L, V
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Controls
Separate toilets where possible on rotation between sections
1 in 1 out arrangement
Additional cleaning materials provided so that toilets can be cleaned after each use
Occupancy and hygiene signage to be displayed
Additional soap and hand cleansing materials to be provided
No air based hand dryer usage
Bins/paper towels emptied after each meeting
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Welfare (drinks etc)
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YP, L, V
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Controls
Everyone to bring their own drinks/buscuits etc
Kitchen to be out of bounds to all children
If Leaders need to access the kitchen for an activity or for first aid equipment or telephone etc it shall be cleaned afterwards
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General Hygiene
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YP, L, V
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Controls
Area will be cleaned before and after use
All required to hand sanitise/wash on arrival and regular hand cleaning throughout activities
All Equipment used will be cleaned before use and after use if it will be used again within the following 72 hours
Review of programme to limit use of equipment and to avoid use of ‘hard to clean’ items
Additional Soap and hand drying materials to be made available
All bins emptied after meetings
No water based activities
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External spaces
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YP, L, V
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Controls
Normal slip/trip/fall inspections to be enhanced with checks on potential for social dstance compromise
Remind young people of site boundaries
Hand cleansing products to be available
Avoid use of public toilets
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Internal spaces
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YP, L, V
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Controls
Rooms to be cleaned prior to section meetings and afterwards if to be in use again witin 72 hours. All door handles to be wiped down on exit.
Addition soap and hand cleansing products available
Dedicated access and egress routes for each section
Kitchen area to be restricted to leaders (over18) only
Clear expectations / rules explained to all involved
Additional Signage to be in place to remind of rules
Physical barrier, eg closed door, between meeting halls
Rooms will be ventilated by open windows and where safeguarding will not be affected doors
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Provision of First Aid
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Controls
Self-treatment should be considered first
Masks, gloves and apron available for leaders to treat. UKRC advise to be followed
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Group Transport
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YP, L, V
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Control
No group transport will be used
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Known Illness
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YP, L, V
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Control
Persons displaying COVID 19 symptoms shall not be permitted to attend and where symptoms develop during section meeting person affected will be removed from the session, isolated and returned home
Register shall be kept ensuring local track and trace
Parents required to notify group in case of COVID 19 illness identified
Health questionnaire to be sent to parents
Health Alert signage put at entrances
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Persons with underlining conditions
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YP, L, V
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Controls
All persons involved with scouting should notify GSL if they have known underlining conditions and follow advice from medical practitioner
Additional Risk management document to be completed should medical advice be given detailing any additional measures required
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Stress: Stress and anxiety
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YP, L, V
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Controls
Leaders shall be aware of information and services available to support persons involved
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External Visitors
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YP, L, V
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Controls
No activities to be planned involving external input
External visitors to be discouraged
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Review: This risk assessment is for a section to move from one COVID Readiness alert level to the next, an additional risk assessment should be produced for each move proposed.
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