Covid19

Information about COVID-19

How to we re-open to the public?

According to Government guidance from 4th July Community Centres and Social CLubs can re-open providing they follow the COVID-19 Secure guidelines.

Government guidance, refer to section 1.3

Secure Guidelines

It looks like as a minimum we should address these five things:

1. Carry out a CODIV-19 risk assessment HSE Guidance
2. Develop cleaning, hand washing and hygiene procedures
3. Help people work from home (not relevant to us)
4. Maintain 2m social distancing where possible
5. Where people cannot be 2m apart, manage transmission risk

Things we should probably review:

• One way access routes
  • i.e. in via the external stairs
  • exit via internal stairs and ground floor door
  • people were talking about technical solutions, traffic lights and the like. While this sounds nice, I think we need to keep it simple

• Cleanliness
  • Do the tables need a varnish or lacquer, to aid wiping down
  • Do we have any soft furnishings that need taking out of action
  • How do we clean contact points on equipment?
  • Keyboards seem particularly hard to deal with - gloved use only?

• Access to toilet/kitchen needs to be considered
  • how do we maintain 2m distancing, limit access to kitchen to 1/2 people at a time?

• How do we communicate our plan to the community

Plan

• Face coverings should be worn
• First table upstairs is sanitising/cleaning/PPE station - move this closer to the door, one way round this for entrance/exit
• A booking should be made for a specific space - 3D printers, workshop, lasers area (with one table), soldering area (with end table), multipurpose room
• Tables should be varnished - use the floor varnish
• Swap fabric chairs for plastic ones
• Equipment should be cleaned by the user - we will provide cleaning equipment, agreed as part of conditions of entry
• Bring your own keyboard if you can, otherwise use gloves
• Get some paper towels/dispenser and bin - remove fabric towels
• kitchen in the space is closed. eating is not permitted in the space but you can bring your own drink. take any waste home.
• No passing on the stairs, otherwise no one way route
• no more then 5 social bubble (max 2) in the space at once
• Only monthly paying members can book, existing members only
• We give a key to those that need it for access
• Meet again next Tuesday, target beginning of august

Actions

signage (PW)

• social distancing reminder
• the rules
• kitchen closed
• booked members only
• lone working

rules (JL to make pages)

• write in a better format and communicate out
• brief keyholder responsibilities
• lone working policy

purchased (DA)

• paper towel dispensers.
• j cloths

in the space (SC upstairs, MH downstairs)

• varnish tables
• setup cleaning station
• tidy up
• install paper towel dispensers
• put up signs
• swap chairs

online

• create a poll to see who wants to use the space, we are looking at restricted opening with booking - MH
• setup booking system - JL
• send out comms - JL