Covid 19
Updated 7th April 2022
However we are keeping available the last version of this document created by your Committee (based on advice from Making Music and taking into account your replies to our surveys and the layout of our rehearsal venue), for your reference.
Below is the last version of the Risk Assessment document.
| AFC Covid 19 Risk Assessment |
| COVID-19 risk assessment for AFC Rehearsals Version 2 (10th Mar 2022) | ||
| Priority area | Possible mitigations and actions | Other relevant notes |
| Reduce risk of COVID-19 entering the building | ||
| Ask Member to stay away if: - tested positive (PCR or Lateral flow) - someone they have close contact with has tested positive Person with symptoms informs committee - if positive inform wider attendees and venue |
NHS procedures and Close contact definition | |
| Provide adequate ventilation | ||
| Doors and windows kept reasonably open | Singers to be advised to bring extra clothing if cold | |
| Room ventilated during breaks | HSE general guidance on ventilation | |
| Clean more often | ||
| Venue cleaned before rehearsal | Liaise with venue for their Risk Assessment And publish |
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| Hand sanitiser provided | Inside door to hall | |
| Communicate and train | ||
| Risk assessment available online for all stakeholders to see | ||
| 1 pager / simple instructions / expected behaviours sent to all members | Posted on Noticeboard & some printed copies. | |
| Social distancing / flow of people | ||
| No social distancing but members ask to respect each other’s space | ||
| No gathering in corridors | ||
| Use face coverings at member’s discretion | Keep face covering while singing if member prefers | |
| Singing | ||
| Space well ventilated | ||
| 0.5m side-to-side social distancing, 1m row-to-row social distancing | Ensure that members are informed | |
| If standing, do so side by side and facing forward | ||
| Position singers facing ideally 3m from musicians and conductor | ||
| Refreshments | ||
| No refreshments provided | ||
| Participants bring their own, to be taken outdoors when possible or at seat | Request singers to avoid wandering around |
Guidance for Singers
Updated 7th April 2022
| AFC Covid Guidance for Singers |
COVID-19 Risk Guidance for AFC Rehearsals – Version 5 (7th April 2022)
If
you wish to discuss any of the measures below, or believe something
important has been missed, please contact a Committee Member.
Before rehearsal - school responsibilities
The
caretaker:
has 2 sets of chairs and ensures that the ones we
use the following week are a different set so he knows they are
'clean';
uses an anti-bac spray on the chairs we have used
before he puts them back in store.
The chairs are not used by anyone else during the week.
The school is following guidance given by UK Healthcare Professions.
Before rehearsal - singer’s responsibilities
Please stay away from rehearsals if you:
have any symptoms of COVID-19, and have a high temperature or you do not feel well enough to go to work or do your normal activities.
have tested positive for COVID-19 – this means it's very likely you have the virus.
(If you have COVID-19, you can pass on the virus to other people for up to 10 days from when your infection starts. Many people will no longer be infectious to others after 5 days.)
Also, please consider carefully your possible exposure to COVID-19 risk in the past week, and if in doubt DO NOT COME to rehearsal. We assume that you sensibly will NOT COME to rehearsal if you have other symptoms or feel unwell, or have had close contact with someone who has told you they may have COVID-19.
On arrival
Enter through usual entrance.
During rehearsal
Upper level windows and internal doors will have been open beforehand, and will remain open during rehearsal.
Chairs will be spaced normally for convenience of singing.
On departure
Exit through either the double-doors facing the car park OR the foyer.
