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Covid 19 Risk Assessment
Covid 19 Risk Assessment

NEWENT BRIDGE CLUB – Covid 19 Risk Assessment

 

What are the hazards?

Who might be harmed and how?

What controls are required?

What further action do we need to take to control the risks?

Who needs to carry out the action?

When is the action needed by?

Done

Risk 1: Transmission of Covid 19 virus by inhalation of airborne droplets breathed out by an infected person.

1.1  General

Members acquiring virus by airborne droplets.

Social distancing to be observed as far as is reasonably practical.



Ventilation (open windows).



Limit capacity in hall to 8 tables.


Tables to be spaced as far apart as is reasonably practical.

Notice of Covid 19 precautions to be posted on club website and notified to members by e-mail.

Members to be reminded of precautions before the start of play.

Set-up Bridgewebs booking system.

Chairman




Director



Chairman


Director

Club opening



Ongoing



Club opening

Ongoing

 

1.2  Members bringing virus into club

Members acquiring virus by airborne droplets.

Members to be double vaccinated (or have received a negative PCR / lateral flow test in the previous 48 hrs).

Members having virus symptoms, quarantining or a recent positive test not to attend.


 

Members




Members

Ongoing




Ongoing

 

1.3  Members congregating whilst tables being set up

Members acquiring virus by airborne droplets.

Members not involved in set-up to wait outside.

 

Members

Ongoing

 

 

 

1.4  Members passing each other without distancing during play

Members acquiring virus by airborne droplets.

Members to remain seated as far as is reasonably practical.

 

Mitchell type movements to be used where feasible.

 

Members



Director

Ongoing



Ongoing

 

1.5  Members congregating at the end of play

Members acquiring virus by airborne droplets.

Members not involved in packing up to leave promptly.

 

Members

Ongoing

 

Risk 2: Transmission of Covid 19 virus through touching surfaces previously touched by an infected person.

2.1  General

Members acquiring virus by touch

Minimise contact with potentially contaminated surfaces as far is reasonably practical.


Good hygiene.

Notice of Covid 19 precautions to be posted on club website and notified to members by e-mail.

Members to be reminded of precautions before the start of play.

Provision of hand sanitisers, tissues and disposal wipes.

Chairman




Chairman

Club opening



Ongoing



Ongoing

 

2.2  Members bringing virus into club on their hands

Members acquiring virus by touch

Sanitise hands on arrival.

 

 

Ensure hand sanitiser is available on a table just inside entrance

Members

 

Director

Ongoing

 

Ongoing

 

 

 

2.3  School fixtures, fittings and furniture, e.g. door handles and chairs

Members acquiring virus by touch

Regular cleaning (by school – confirmed at meeting on 23/08/2021)

 

 

 

 

2.4  Bridge tables / table cloths

Members acquiring virus by touch

No additional controls.

 

 

 

 

2.5  Cash

Members acquiring virus by touch

Minimise cash transactions.

Set-up Bridgewebs attendance module.

Treasurer

Club opening

 

2.6  Boards and playing cards

Members acquiring virus by touch

Only North to handle the boards.

 

Members

Ongoing

 

2.7  Bidding boxes

Members acquiring virus by touch

Moving pairs to take their bidding boxes with them.

 

Members

Ongoing

 

2.8  Bridgemates

Members acquiring virus by touch

Only North to operate the Bridgemates (East to provide verbal acceptance).

 

Members

Ongoing

 

2.9  Scoring computer

Members acquiring virus by touch

Only Director / scorer to operate computer.

 

Director

Ongoing

 

2.10  Catering equipment, utensils and food

Members acquiring virus by touch

Members to bring their own refreshments.

 

Members

Ongoing