Post-Lockdown: Communications
Have you thought about how you will communicate new procedures and member expectations regarding re-opening? Can you utilise a members’ group – such as Facebook? Can you send out a special email? Can you put notices up at gym once reopened? Can you add a pop up/ check box to your booking system asking members […]
Post-Lockdown: PPE & Minimising Cross-Contamination
PPE – minimising cross-contamination…… Have you identified anything members could touch and decided how to minimise cross-contamination by using protective items of clothing? Can you minimise contact with objects unless absolutely necessary (e.g. other than workout equipment)? Can you insist members wear gloves at all times apart from them working out? Can you ask them […]
Post-Lockdown: Safe Access & Egress
Access and egress to buildings & toilets – (this is just the H&S terminology for how to enter and leave a building safely). Have you thought about how members will enter and leave whilst minimising social contact? Have you considered extra cleaning requirements between sessions and how to manage the time required? Have you considered […]
Managing risks ‘asbestos you can’…..
Any buildings built or refurbished before the year 2000 may contain asbestos, particularly those built pre-1980. Asbestos is hazardous to human health and it is thought at least 100 000 people a year worldwide die from diseases related to asbestos exposure – if the fibres become airborne and are inhaled they enter the lungs and, […]
What chemicals do you use?
Controlling hazardous substances is an important part of managing health & safety requirements for businesses. Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002, every business has a duty to both their employees and the general public that visit their business to protect them from hazardous substances. Keeping a COSHH inventory is an […]
How clean is your toilet?
Keeping toilets and changing facilities clean (from floors and toilets to feminine hygiene units and door handles) is key to both maintaining necessary hygiene standards and keeping members happy. It creates a welcoming environment and shows a commitment to high standards of care. It is also extremely important in order to minimise the contamination and […]