Covid-19 Venue Risk Assessment
Version : 2
| What is the Hazard? | Who might be harmed | Aspects considered | Controls considered | Actioned by who | Action by when | Closed date |
| Spread of Covid-19 Coronavirus | Athletes
Parent / Guardians Coaches Volunteers |
Registration Area | Marked floor for queuing set a 2m distance.
Remind members of social distancing. Reinforce hand sanitisation on entry to building. Information about processes and protocol shared prior to starting back. Briefing on method of entry, swimming session, changing and exiting the facility and health check prior to the session. |
Management Team and Facility Operator and Covid lead/liaison | ||
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Parent / Guardians Coaches Volunteers |
Facility entrance and reception area | Social distancing via a separate entry point.
Hand sanitisation available at reception. Information about processes and protocol shared prior to starting back.
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Management Team and Facility Operator | |||
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Coaches Volunteers |
Changing rooms | No use of lockers during session.
Changing rooms to be used in a one way, numbered system. Athletes to arrive in costume ready to swim, no access to changing rooms prior to swimming. If toilet break is requested by swimmer to be carried out in a controlled manner. |
Management Team and Facility Operator and covid lead/liason | |||
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Coaches Volunteers |
Health screening | Health screen and Covid Risk declaration to be returned before swimmers are allowed back. Frequent re-iteration of health checks / rules etc prior to sessions. | Lead Coaches/Covid-19 Officer | |||
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Coaches Volunteers |
Someone becomes unwell during session | Contact parent guardian or next of kin and isolate individual in first aid room or other suitable area. Use appropriate PPE supplied by facility.
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Covid-19 Officer
Facility officer / Lifeguard (depending on hire agreements)
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Coaches Volunteers
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Poolside | Social distancing protocols to be followed at all times.
Squads to be allocated muster points around poolside for warming up and storing kit. No GDSC equipment to be borrowed, swimmers to bring their own equipment. One way system around pool. |
Lead Coach and Duty Manger or other suitable member of staff and Covid lead / liason | |||
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Coaches
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During activity | Training planned and organised to achieve social distancing protocols.
Swimmers to enter water when muster point is called. Swimmers to use 3 double lanes swimming same direction to limit contact. Swimmers to leave 5 seconds after leader (a 2-5m gap). Swimmers to stand 2m apart when in water and waiting. Number of swimmers in the lane to be no more than 18 for trial (6 per lane) 24 after trial (8 per lane). Swimmers are to move around the lane when finishing to allow all swimmers to finish on the wall, especially on backstroke. Swimmers to leave water one pod / lane at a time to enter changing rooms. No steps to be used unless strictly necessary. |
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