2022 Winners FA 'Grassroot project' 2021 Winners NCC 'Training and Development'
COVID-19 RISK ASSESSMENT
COVID 19 RISK ASSESSMENT
Customer
Venue
Activity Description
Facility
Approver Name
Approval Date
Review
Date
Football Unites
Chobham Academy- E20
Free Community Football Academy
Outdoor 3G pitch
Description of activity & hazards
Who might be harmed?
Suggested Controls
Responsibility in some areas will fall between SP and the Organising Group and should be clarified on this document
Risk
Confirmed in place
Details/Notes / Further mitigating actions to consider
Introduction of virus from symptomatic or asymptomatic individuals
All
Warning signs displayed in reception to stay away if symptomatic or if advised to self-isolate
Advice on website
Reminders issued to all attendees on a daily basis
3
YES
Warning Signs Covered under Schools Plus RA
Temperature check laser purchased and to be used upon arrival for all participants.
Parents not permitted to enter the football field and encouraged to social distance outside the 3G/MUGA
Severe outcome from virus
Vulnerable & extremely vulnerable individuals
Gov advice no longer requires isolation for extremely vulnerable people (after 1/8/20).
Consider which duties and activities should be allocated to vulnerable and extremely vulnerable employees and attendees.
Extra care protocols for vulnerable and extremely vulnerable attendees
Consider the needs and concerns of BAME individuals (employees or attendees), who may be at increased risk of severe outcomes
3
YES
Pre-Questionnaire to be completed by participants.
Adaptations to working groups – smaller groups will be allocated.
Contracting the virus through contact with infected surfaces or close contact
All
Promote increased handwashing
Provide hand cleaning facilities / sanitiser stations
Posters advising hand-cleaning and Catch It – Bin It – Kill it
Enhanced cleaning of contact points within facilities whilst in use
Enhanced cleaning of overall site and contact points not in use by customer (Schools Plus)
2
YES
Signage and facilities will be made available as far as possible within the school
Confirm what cleaning protocols and materials you will have in place for cleaning of contact points before, during and after your activity:
Temperature check, Hand Sanitiser at each station, 99.9% wipes for balls and equipment.
Contracting the virus through close contact with others, particularly those who you would not normally meet
All
Social distancing 2m to be enforced at all times where possible and 1m+ where necessary
Face coverings to be worn at all times when indoors
2
YES
No indoor sessions booked
Travel
Participants
Participants should ideally be from the local area and should be advised to arrive by car, on foot or by bicycle and avoid public transport where possible
Parents dropping off by car must only travel with members of their own household
Attendees arriving on public transport should be reminded to follow social distancing and wear masks as required
2
YES
Approx 99% of our participants arrive by foot as we are a local academy.
Delivering and collecting children (if relevant to activity)
Parents, Children, staff
Where possible, parents to drop and collect outside the building. Organiser should greet children into the activity and supervise return to parents.
Parents should be socially distanced when dropping and collecting and should not mingle or gather with other households.
2
YES
Approx 99% of our participants arrive by foot as we are a local academy.
Parents not permitted to enter the football field and encouraged to social distance outside the 3G/MUGA and then socially distance.
Large numbers of people present in one location at drop-off and collection
All attendees and guardians, reception staff
No physical sign-in sheet
Advise participants to arrive on time (not too early) and leave promptly
Schools Plus will enforce appropriate queuing, distancing, one way systems etc. as available within the buildings
3
YES
One way entry gate and one way exit gate will be enforced.
Touching of equipment e.g. tables, chairs, sound equipment
Leaders / all attendees / SP staff who touch equipment after event
Enhanced cleaning protocols
Regular cleaning of surfaces and contact points (Customer)
Cleaning at beginning and end of each day and between groups (Schools Plus)
3
YES
Temperature check, Hand Sanitiser at each station, 99.9% wipes for balls and equipment.
Use of shared equipment
Participants
Sharing of equipment to be avoided completely where possible, or cleaned between users
3
YES
Use of personal equipment
Participants
Use of mobile phones etc. should be limited for reasons of cross-contamination and safeguarding
No sharing of personal equipment at all
2
YES
Food & Snacks
Participants
Attendees should bring their own food, snacks and water bottles
Eating and drinking should take place outdoors if possible
No sharing of food or water bottles
Social distancing 2m to be observed whilst eating. People eating should be seated
Attendees take their bottles and packaging/food carriers away with them at the end of each day
2
YES
Indoor Activities
All
Social distancing to be maintained as far as possible in line with guidelines for relevant activity
Face coverings to be worn where possible
Large spaces to be used as much as possible
Singing is to be avoided except by professional performers for work purposes only.
Ventilation to be enhanced as much as possible
If your activities can be conducted outdoors then they should be
No indoor competitive sport unless according to an approved body’s guidelines
2
YES
All sessions are dedicated to consider socially distancing.
FA Guidelines: FA risk Assessment also attached.
Outdoor Activities
Participants
Social distancing to be maintained as far as possible
No contact – i.e. no matches, no tackling unless according to an approved body’s guidelines
2
YES
FA Guidelines: FA risk Assessment also attached.
Exceeding Capacity of facility
All Participants
Max attendees defined by capacity of your facility or your activity – must be strictly enforced
3
YES
We have turned to a ticketing service via our Facebook page to ensure capacity is managed to FA Governing body.
Toilets (where bubbles of children will be present)
Children and supervisors
Toilets to be allocated to bubbles if relevant
Manage use of toilets to limit the number of children at any one time
Children from different bubbles should not use toilets at the same time if possible
Toilets to be cleaned frequently. At least 2x per day (SP) and between use by different groups if possible (Customer)
2
YES
Data for Test & Trace
All
Contact data for all attendees to be held by the organising group for a minimum of 21 days.
N/A
N/A
First Aid
All
Each customer to have a First Aider if possible
First Aider to wear disposable PPE when administering First Aid
3
YES
Yes the club has a first Aider always on site: Fatima Silman and Arif Alli.
Symptomatic Individual
All
If a participant develops symptoms of Covid-19 while in attendance, they will need to leave the site immediately if well enough to do so.
Activity must stop immediately and you MUST notify Schools Plus staff immediately
Any individual showing symptoms and unable to leave immediately to be kept in an allocated room awaiting collection, with a Supervisor if a child
Supervisor to wear PPE, mask and gloves if social distancing of 2m cannot be maintained
Test & Trace to be notified. Whole bubble and supervisor may be required to self-isolate for 14 days
2
YES
Individual participants not aware of requirements
All
Communicate policies and risk assessment with all participants
Share useful links, e.g. as shown
1
YES
Appendix: Rating Risk & Action Required
Risk Rating – Specific to Covid-19 and SUPPLEMENTARY to general Risk Assessment
Likelihood
1
Very unlikely (complete separation of different households)
2
Unlikely (2m distancing of separate households)
3
Moderate (1m+ distancing of separate households)
4
Likely (Less than 1m+ distancing)
5
Very likely (No distancing / large groups)
Risk Level above 3 is unacceptable
USEFUL LINKS:
USE OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES:
OUT OF SCHOOL SETTINGS:
WORSHIP:
PERFORMING ARTS:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/performing-arts
RECREATIONAL TEAM SPORTS:
GRASSROOTS SPORT:
BADMINTON:
https://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/media/8867/rtp-clubs-v3.pdf
