COVID-19 Risk assesment & Method statment

Long Wittenham Athletics Club (LWAC)

Risk Assessment & Method Statement

No: RAMS/COVID-19Issued - 10th April 2021

Title: COVID-19

Site Location or Contract Name Long wittenham athletic club, Bodkins Sports Field

Description of Activity / Topic / Operation Covered

1. Keeping the club COVID-19 Risk free

Persons at Risk

1. Club Members

2. Club Visitors

3. Surrounding Public

PLEASE NOTE - THE GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE SURROUNDING COVID-19 IS CHANGING EVERY DAY, WE HAVE UPDATED THIS RISKASSESSMENT BASED ON THE MOST RECENT GUIDANCE AT TIME OF PRINTING, PLEASE ENSURE AS A VISITOR/CLUB MEMBER YOUARE UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST ADVICE AS ADVISED BY PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND.

*THIS RISK ASSESSMENT IS GUIDANCE TO HOW THE CLUBS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BELIEVE THE CLUB SHOULD OPERATEBASED ON GUIDANCE RESEARCHED, WE MUST MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR VISITORS TO BE UP TODATE WITH THE MOST RECENT GUIDANCE AND ACT ACCORDINGLY ALSO.




Title: COVID-19

Risk Score Financial LossHealth & Safety

IncidentEnvironmental Incident Enforcement Matter Reputational Damage Likelihood (Chance)

5 MaxAbove £10m

Significant risk ofmultiple fatalities

Fatality or disablingdisease, catastrophic

loss of business

Significant risk of MajorEnv damage

Formal notice ofprosecution

International TV & pressinterest

Almost Certain80-100%

4 £5m-£10m

Significant risk of fatalityMajor injury or illness,

critical loss ofprocess/damage to

property

Risk of Major Envdamage

Prohibition notice Press interestLikely

60-80%

3 £0.5m-£5m

Significant risk of majorinjury Reportable

injury/illness, moderateloss of process, limited

damage to property

Significant risk of MinorEnv damage

Potential treat ofprohibition/ prosecution

Industry press releaseProbable40-60%

2 £0.25m-£0.5m

Possible risk of majorinjury.

Non-reportable injury,minor loss of process,

slight damage toproperty

Risk of Minor Envdamage

Letter of concern fromEnforcement agency

Client press release Unlikely 10-40%

1 Min Below £0.25m

Significant risk of minorinjury.

First Aid Injury or Illness/ insignificant property

damage

Possibility of Minor Envdamage

Negative feedback fromEnforcement Agency.

Letter to Group Remote <10%




Title: COVID-19

Risk Matrix0-5 – Low risk First Aid Injury

or Illness /

insignificant

property

damage

Non-reportable

injury, minor

loss of process,

slight damage

to property

Reportable

injury/illness,

moderate loss

of process,

limited damage

Major injury or

illness, critical

loss of

process/damag

e to property

Fatality or

disabling

disease,

catastrophic

loss of business

6-10 – Tolerable risk

11-15 – High risk

16-25 – Exceptional risk 1 2 3 4 5

Increasing

Likelihood

→

Almost

certain5 5 10 15 20 25

Very likely 4 4 8 12 16 20

Likely 3 3 6 9 12 15

Unlikely 2 2 4 6 8 10

Very

Unlikely1 1 2 3 4 5

Increasing Severity→Severity X Likelihood = Risk Rating




Title: COVID-19

NUMBER CATEGORY DESCRIPTION

16-25 (VH) UnacceptableShould be eliminated with high priority by engineering and/or administrativecontrols to a risk of ‘10’ or below. Work must not proceed – Exceptional Risk.

12-15 (H) UndesirableShould be eliminated/mitigated by engineering and/or administrative controls toa risk of ‘10’ or below. Work must not proceed unless a detailed permit to work isin place – High Risk

6-10 (M) Acceptable withcontrols

Should be verified that procedures or controls are in place to mitigate residualrisks – Tolerable Risk

1-5 (L) Acceptable as is No additional mitigation required – Low Risk.




Title: COVID-19

Description ofHazard (including

potential harm thatmay occur)

Severity

Existing ControlMeasures

Liklihood

RiskRating

Risk Tolerable Y/Nand Why?

Additional ControlMeasures

Final Risk Rating Risk Tolerable Y/N and Why?

L M H VH

Risk of infectionto the virus

5

All site members/ visitors must

follow the belowguidance points

5 25

YESThe risk is

tolerable if thebelow guidance

points arefollowed.

*Members andvisitors have theresponsibility to

be familiar to thelatest governmentguidance before

attending theclubs facilities

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Title: COVID-19

Guidance to follow from the 12th April 2021:

Visitors and Club members site guidance points:

“Restaurants and pub gardens will be allowed to serve customers sitting outdoors including alcohol; Customers and visitors can meet in a group of up to 6 peoplefrom different households and a maximum of 2 households can meet to form a group of any size”

1. The clubs bar will be open for outside consumption only, You will be requested to enter the main club door and follow the one way system around the bararea, We ask that whilst queuing to place your order you wear a face covering *(unless medically exempt) and remain a minimum of 2 meter distance fromany other person at all times, You will be asked to follow a one way system flowing up the clubs main access ramp, Flowing through the clubhouse andexiting out towards the toilet area.

2. The clubs changing facilities will be open but there must be no more than 5 people per changing room at any one time with no more than 2 people beingwithin the shower cubicle at any one time.

3. The toilet facilities will be open on a one in one out basis limiting a maximum of 2 people to be inside the toilet area at any one time (1 in the malefacilities and 1 in the female facilities)

*PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OTHER GUIDANCE AS ADVISED BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE FA OR PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND MUST ALSO BEFOLLOWED IN ACCORDANCE TO OUR PRECAUTIONS AND RISK ASSESSMENT, IT IS THE CLUBS DUTY AS WELL AS ITS VISITORS TO ENSURETHAT THE CLUB IS ACTING AS COVID SECURE AS POSSIBLE AT ALL TIMES.




Title: COVID-19

Guidance to follow from no earlier than the 17th of May 2021: *GOVERNMENT CONFIRMATION PENDING WHEN WRITTEN (10th April 2021)“Hospitality venues can seatcustomers indoors; parties can be made up of a maximum of 6 people or 2 households of any size; Groups seated outside must be smaller than 30 people”

Visitors and Club members site guidance points:

1. Before entering the facility please fill out the track & trace online registration form via the NHS Track and trace app2. If you have covid-19 or have experienced any symptoms of the virus within the last 14 days you MUST not enter the clubs facilities and must self isolate

immediately following the recommended government guidance3. When entering the premises please sanitise your hands at the dedicated hand sanitising stations4. You must queue outside the clubs front door and wait to be seated by a member of our bar/club management staff5. Face masks must be worn at all times whilst inside the clubhouse unless seated at an allocated table6. When in the clubhouse please remain a minimum of 1M distance away from other visitors & members at all times where possible7. A maximum of 25 people can be in the main clubhouse seating area at any one time and a maximum of 29 people can be inside the main clubhouse area

at any one time (Allowing for 2 bar staff & 2 persons within toilet facilities or as passing traffic through the one way system),8. Seating arrangements; a maximum of 6 people from different households or unlimited people from a maximum of 2 households9. A maximum of 2 club staff persons are to be within the bar/kitchen area at any one time10. The bar will operate as a one way collection system, To purchase from the bar you must follow the one way system around the bar area, Weare a face

covering whilst waiting to be served and remain a minimum of 1 meter distance from any other person at all time11. Only 1 person is to be in each gender toilet at any one time12. A Maximum of 5 persons can be in the changing rooms at any one time with a maximum of 2 persons using the shower cubicles13. The club is to operate in a one way system, You must enter the club through the front door and exit through the toilet fire exit door





Title: COVID-19




Title: COVID-19

Guidance to follow from no earlier than the 21st of June 2021: *GOVERNMENT CONFIRMATION PENDING WHEN WRITTEN (10th April 2021)

“All restrictions will be lifted operating without any guidance in place”


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