RCCC Return to Play 2020/2021 Season August 10, 2020 Risk - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

August 10, 2020

RCCC Return to Play

2020/2021 Season

Risk Assessment Key Points

• Building Changes
• Sport Changes
• Cleaning Changes
• Lounge Changes
• Program/Event Changes
• Paperwork Changes

Resources

• Curling Canada Return to Play Document
• AHS General Relaunch Guidelines
• AHS Guidence for Return to Sport - Phase 2
• Work Place Guidelines
• Food and Beverage Guidelines
• Alberta BizConnect

Building Changes

• Signage
• Floor Markers
• No individual locker use this season
• All individuals must arrive at the rink dressed

to curl - no change rooms will be available

• Remove barriers in locker room to allow for

more space

• Remove arena seats in lobby to increase

space - less than 2 meters at the moment

• Lock doors at 7:30 pm to better keep track of

numbers in rink

• Remove water coolers in lounge and at ice

level - members will be responsible for bringing their own pre-filled water bottles

Sport Changes

• Staggered draw times based on sheet number to avoid large groups in the lobby at once
• Curlers will use specific doors based on sheet number to avoid crowds in the door ways
• More about these points in the floor plan/traffic plan
• Changes to the ice layout to specify to players where to stand at all times
• One sweeper only at all times
• No sweeping enemy stones behind the t-line
• No handshakes prior to the game
• Avoid scoreboard use - instead a scorecard will be filled out and returned to the office
• Manager will update the draw sheet(s) once all scorecards are returned - teams will no longer update
• Players will sanitize their two stones prior to the game and use no others
• Stones should be cleaned with a glove or broom rather than the bare hand
• Only the team throwing first in an end will clean up the stones - the other team will stand in their designated locations
• Rental equipment will be signed out and signed back in by all users

Cleaning Changes

• Complete building clean prior to re-opening
• Increase in daily sanitization of all high contact touch points
• Add hand sanitizer locations to all entrances to the building and the ice shell

doors

• Add hand sanitizer, lysol wipes or spray, and kleenex to the ends of all sheets

Lounge Changes

• Volunteers required to complete a screening and fill out paperwork prior to shifts
• Volunteers required to wear masks?
• Self serve bar - one person at a time
• Spread out tables and chairs - move some downstairs (max. 6 to a table)
• Zero tolerance for anyone besides scheduled volunteers behind the bar at any time
• Bar tenders will be responsible for all drink mixing - no mix on counters
• Require members to bus their own empties and garbage to lessen the risk to all volunteers
• Increase sanitization on all tables/chairs and other high contact touch points
• Encourage contactless payment when possible
• All coffee must be poured by bartender - no longer self serve
• Only cohorted groups may work the bar together
• TV remotes will be kept behind bar
• Increase hand sanitizer locations in the lounge

Program/Event Changes

• All event participants will be required to fill out all necessary paperwork
• New participants will be properly briefed on all protocol within the building
• No school groups, Boys and Girls Club, Little Rockers, Curling 101, etc
• No out of town teams in events - we are restricted to our county
• No food service at events
• Currently, 50 people at gatherings is the limit while 100 people in the building

is the limit

Paperwork Changes

• Everyone who enters the facility will be required to fill out (complete):
• The usual safety waiver
• A COVID 19 waiver
• A declaration of compliance form
• A daily self check
• It is recommended to collect this paperwork from everyone daily. However, my recommendation

to us is that all members can fill it out once for the season while everyone else fills it out upon entrance to the building

• It is recommended that we collect contact information from everyone who enters the building for

tracing purposes - this is mandatory for volunteers/staff, but voluntary for all members/ participants

• Logs to keep track of all cleaning activities

Questions/Comments about Risk Assessment?

Survey Results

I would return to curling if…

• I am required to wear a mask during gameplay - 40/91 = 41%
• My teammates decided not to return - 15/91 = 16.5%
• The game is modified to only allow for one sweeper at a time - 58/91 = 63.7%
• The game is modified to 3 players to accommodate physical distancing - 44/91 = 48.4%
• There is no lounge or space available for socializing after the game - 41/91 = 45.1%
• There is a strict time limit on games - 48/91 = 52.7%
• The start of the regular season is delayed - 60/91 = 65.9%
• Locker/Change Rooms are closed for storage and changing - 57/91 = 62.6%
• No spectators are allowed to view my games - 48/91 = 52.7%
• I am required to participate in mandatory cleaning practices prior to my game - 62/91 = 68.1%
• There are no bonspiels or events for me to participate in - 47/91 = 51.6%
• I would return to curling regardless of any changes - 44/91 = 48.4%

If you are not planning on returning to curling, tell us why.

• I was not planning on returning to curling regardless of COVID 19 - 3/91 = 3.3%
• I do not want to participate in an activity that could put my health at risk - 10/91 = 11%
• I do not plan to curl until a COVID 19 vaccine is available - 1/91 - 1.1%
• I cannot afford to curl this season due to the financial strain from COVID 19 - 2/91 - 2.2%
• My teammates are not planning to return - 0/91 = 0%
• I have no interest in playing a modified version of the sport - 6/91 - 6.6%
• I don’t want to curl without the ability to socialize after the game - 10/91 - 11%
• I don’t want to participate in all of the health and safety checks that would be required - 1/91 = 1.1%
• I am planning on returning to curling no matter what - 48/91 = 52.7%
• Other - 22/91 = 24.2% (this was a very randomized list of comments)

Would you be willing to help us with any of the following tasks?

• General cleaning - 18/91 = 19.8%
• Directing traffic at the beginning/end of a draw - 15/91 = 16.5%
• Administering daily waivers/taking attendance - 24/91 = 26.4%
• Administering health precautions such as temperature checks or sanitizer - 24/91 = 26.4%
• Sanitizing rocks and scoreboards after a game - 35/91 = 38.5%
• Cleaning junior equipment after use - 8/91 = 8.8%
• None - 12/91 = 13.2%
• Undecided - 27/91 = 29.7%
• Other - 15/91 = 16.5% (this was a very randomized list of comments)

There were a variety of comments made at the end

The underlying sense from the people who responded was that they want to come back, but are awaiting the club’s response to the pandemic

Questions/Comments about Survey Results?

Ideas

• Curling can be promoted as a relatively safe activity to participate in this

winter - while we may lose some, we may be able to gain others due to the lack of other available options

• I believe that an Adult Learn to Curl Program, Doubles or Triples Curling,

Stirling, or a drop in league would be very popular this season

• We have a unique opportunity to potentially increase our corporate events -

promote curling as a safe option for staff functions, Christmas parties, team building days, etc.

Concerns

• Very little pre-registration
• A second provincial shutdown
• Potentail screening problems
• General Manager gets sick
• Tons of extra cleaning and other requirements

with very little staff

• No/reduced junior programming
• No bonspiels with out of town teams
• No meals allowed at volunteer run events
• Where do we store rental equipment
• Financial strain

Raffles

We need someone to be responsible for keeping track

• f AHS updates - it is recommended that it should not

be the person in charge of day-to-day operations

Rapid Response Plan

In the event of a case or an outbreak at the Curling Club

• Site map
• Description of how the building will comply with all AHS guidelines
• Description of all cleaning and sanitization
• Protocol for keeping track of staff, volunteers, and participants
• Protocol for informing all staff and volunteers of any new developments
• Protocol for screening all who enter - greeter?
• Communication protocols - phone tree?

Questions

• Can we afford to open?
• Who will be responsible for handling management if Sarah falls ill?
• When is our go-no-go date and how will we decide?
• How rigidly will we adhere to screening questions?
• Will we attempt to run events regardless of the restrictions?
• Who will be available to help Sarah with all of the extra administrative paperwork

and cleaning?

• What will our consequences be for those who do not adhere to the rules -

consistently or in blatant ways?

Present a United Front

Discussion