Hazard | Who is at Risk? | What Could Happen? | Existing Controls | Additional Controls | Risk |
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Infection from door handles | Teachers Class participants | Infection from surface | None | Where possible, doors left open on entry and exit to and from the studio. Door handles to be cleaned before and after each class. | Low |
Entry and exit reduces possibility for social distancing | Teachers Class participants | Non-compliance of social distancing leading to infection | None | Participants informed to arrive within 5mins of class start time. Participants to go directly to the studio. Teacher and participants to keep 2m distance in car park and corridors. Signs to inform class participants of 2m distancing in corridor and studios. | Low |
Class timings leading to cross over of groups | Teachers Class participants | Non-compliance of social distancing leading to infection. Not enough time to clean floor and door handles sufficiently leading to infection. | 15mins between classes | 25mins between classes to allow for extra cleaning and to prevent overlap of participants | Low |
Class size reduces possibility for social distancing | Teachers Class participants | Non-compliance of social distancing leading to infection. | 10 in mat classes. 4 in reformer classes. Current room size 7m x 6m | Change of room for mat classes to 12m x 7m. Reduce mat class size to 8 and reformer class size to 3 to give 3m2+ per person as per UK Active guidelines. | Low |
Infection from studio floor | Teachers Class participants | Infection from surface | Floor hoovered daily | Floors to be mopped with disinfectant after every class by exiting teacher. Floor space to be kept as clear as possible. | Low |
Infection from mats and small equipment | Teachers Class participants | Infection from surface | Cleaned after each class | Class members to bring and only use their own mats and small equipment (blocks, bands, balls) | Low |
Infection from apparatus (reformers etc) | Teachers Class participants | Infection from surface | Cleaned after each class | Removable vinyl covers added to reformer straps. Clean socks to be worn by participants. Reformers used on rotation for private lessons. All apparatus cleaned after each lesson. Only equipment made of material that can be sanitised to be used. | Low |
Infection from unwashed hands | Teachers Class participants | Infection passed on via door handles and touch points | None | Hand sanitiser available in both studios. All participants in apparatus studio informed to sanitise hands on entry and exit. Signs in place about the importance of thorough hand washing. | Low |