Risk assessment template
Chess Club name:Hastings and St leonards chess club Assessment carried out by:M.Bryant
Date of next review:31/8/20 Date assessment was carried out:3/7/20
What are the hazards? | Who might be harmed and how? | What controls are required? | What further action do you need to take to control the risks? | Who needs to carry out the action? | When is the action needed by? | Done |
Transmission of Corona virus from player to player while attending chess playing session: |
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1 Through touching hard surfaces or equipment already touched by infected person. | ||||||
1.1 Venue Features: Door Knobs, light switches, etc. | Players, staff, visitors, volunteers acquiring virus by touching contaminated objects or surfaces. | Things to consider:
· Ensuring hard surfaces at the venue are as likely as possible to be virus free at start of session.
· Cleaning and disinfect objects and surfaces that are likely to be touched regularly. Propping doors open as far as possible.
· Providing hand washing facilities or hand sanitiser for all people coming into the club |
Further things to think about:
· Staff/volunteers regularly reminded to ensure cleaning procedures carried out
· Asking players, visitors, staff and volunteers to wash or sanitise their hands on arrival, and then regularly throughout the playing session |
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What are the hazards? | Who might be harmed and how? | What controls are required? | What further action do you need to take to control the risks? | Who needs to carry out the action? | When is the action needed by? | Done |
1.2 Venue Features: Catering Equipment | Player acquiring virus by touch. | Consider:
· No catering
· Players being asked to bring and take away any drinks and drinking vessels for their own use
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1.3 Cash Handling | Player acquiring virus by touch. | Consider:
· No cash handling.
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Ensure that players aware of procedures |
What are the hazards? | Who might be harmed and how? | What controls are required? | What further action do you need to take to control the risks? | Who needs to carry out the action? | When is the action needed by? | Done |
1.4 Coats and Hats | Player acquiring virus by touching another player’s contaminated clothing | Consider
· allocated coat pegs suitably spaced out · ask players to bring the minimal amount of outdoor clothing
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· Ask players to socially distance when arriving and leaving.
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1.5 Toilets
Toilets will be available during the session |
Areas in toilets may be contaminated by one player and touched by another | Consider the following:
· Placing antiseptic hand wash in each toilet
· Placing antiseptic wipes in each toilet
· Instructing players to wipe surfaces (BIN) and then use handwash thoroughly after using toilet
· Instructing players to maintain social distancing if queueing. |
Consider
· placing signage that explains current hand washing guidance in the rest room area
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What are the hazards? | Who might be harmed and how? | What controls are required? | What further action do you need to take to control the risks? | Who needs to carry out the action? | When is the action needed by? | Done |
1.6 Players bringing the virus into the club on their hands | Players may contaminate surfaces or equipment | Consider the following:
· Providing hand washing facilities or hand sanitiser for all people coming into the club |
Consider
· Regularly members not to attend if they are showing any symptoms
· Signage throughout the playing venue promoting hand washing |
What are the hazards? | Who might be harmed and how? | What controls are required? | What further action do you need to take to control the risks? | Who needs to carry out the action? | When is the action needed by? | Done |
1.7 Chess Club Equipment:
Tables and chairs |
Player acquiring virus by touching contaminated furniture | Some examples you may want to consider:
· Wiping tables and chairs clean before start of each session
· Encouraging players not move furniture unnecessarily during the playing session
· Discouraging players from storing coats etc on chair backs
· Wearing disposable gloves when arranging the furniture prior to the playing session.
· Keep movement of players/changes of opponent to a minimum during the playing session |
Consider
· Planning the playing session well in advance, with room layout and instructions properly communicated to members · Room layout and boards etc should be in place in advance of players’ arrival |
What are the hazards? | Who might be harmed and how? | What controls are required? | What further action do you need to take to control the risks? | Who needs to carry out the action? | When is the action needed by? | Done |
1.8 Chess Club Equipment:
Boards |
Player acquiring virus by touch. | Possible action you might take:
· Storing boards for 72 hours prior to usage.
· Cleaning boards prior to the start of each playing sessions
· Wearing disposable gloves when putting boards and other equipment on tables.
· Boards not to be moved during playing session.
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Consider
· Signage to remind players of the new protocols that need to be in place · The extra space that will be needed between boards to maintain social distancing will reduce the number of players able to play
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1.9 Chess Club Equipment:
Clocks |
Player acquiring virus by touch. | Possible action you may take:
· Quarantine clocks for 72 hours prior to use.
· Clocks to be laid out at start of session using gloves, and not moved unnecessarily until the playing session has ended.
· If using DGT clocks, have the time controls preset before the start of each session
· Provision of adequate wipes and bins for players to clean clocks throughout the playing session.
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Consider
· Signage to remind players of the need to clean clocks regularly during the playing session
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What are the hazards? | Who might be harmed and how? | What controls are required? | What further action do you need to take to control the risks? | Who needs to carry out the action? | When is the action needed by? | Done |
1.10 Chess Club Equipment:
Pieces |
Player acquiring virus by touch. | Consider the following:
· Maximising use of “bubbles”, especially where opponents do not change during the playing session
· As with FIDE regs for blind players, use two boards for each match up, including calling out the moves
· Providing each player with his own set of pieces for the playing session. For informal games, relaxing normal playing conventions (eg removing your own pieces from the board when taken)
· Provision of adequate hand sanitizing dispensers in the playing hall for use throughout the playing session. |
Consider
· Location of hand sanitisers, making the cleaning of hands easier · Any adjustments to playing protocols must be made within the laws of chess if a game is to formally graded. The use of a “bubble”, or 2 boards for the same game would be acceptable · “Bubbles” can be created up to a maximum as stipulated by HMGov in their guidance. Provided players agree, sessions could be organized in these “bubbles”, or with a number of “bubbles” within the playing hall
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What are the hazards? | Who might be harmed and how? | What controls are required? | What further action do you need to take to control the risks? | Who needs to carry out the action? | When is the action needed by? | Done |
1.11 Chess Club Equipment:
Table Numbering Signs |
Player acquiring virus by touch. | Things to consider:
· Table numbering signs being stored for at least 72 hours before each session or wiped clean after every session with a sanitising wipe.
· Disposable gloves being worn when putting table numbers on tables.
· Players instructed not to touch them. |
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1.12 Chess Club Equipment:
Scorecards and pens |
Player acquiring virus by touch. | Consider:
· Instructing players to use their own pens
· Adequate supply of scoresheets on each table prior to the start of each playing session
· Players to take scoresheets home
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What are the hazards? | Who might be harmed and how? | What controls are required? | What further action do you need to take to control the risks? | Who needs to carry out the action? | When is the action needed by? | Done | |
1.13 Chess Club Equipment:
Other equipment |
Player acquiring virus by touch. | Consider:
· Demonstration boards to be used by one person only for the duration of the session |
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· Hand cleansing prior to reading books or magazines, and quarantine literature for 72 hours after session | |||||||
2 Through inhaling droplets breathed out by infected person. | |||||||
2.1 Players standing or walking without observing social distancing in car park
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Player acquiring virus by airborne droplet. | Consider:
· arrangement of parking spaces · social distancing signage · floor signs to encourage social distancing · Mandatory wearing of face masks
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Adjustments made to take social distancing fully into account will be different for each venue. Clubs should individually their playing hall to ensure risk of Covid 19 infection is minimized. |
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2.2 Players clustering as they approach the playing hall. | Player acquiring virus by airborne droplet. | Consider:
· Arrange for players to queue if necessary, with appropriate social distancing · Mandatory wearing of face masks
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Consider
· Ensure players are aware · |
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2.3 Players passing each other without distancing as they take their places | Player acquiring virus by airborne droplet. | Consider:
· Mandatory wearing of face masks whilst in the playing hall |
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What are the hazards? | Who might be harmed and how? | What controls are required? | What further action do you need to take to control the risks? | Who needs to carry out the action? | When is the action needed by? | Done | |
2.4 Players passing each other without distancing as they leave. | Player acquiring virus by airborne droplet. | Consider:
· asking players to collect outdoor clothing etc, |
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2.5 Players breathing on each other at the table | Player acquiring virus by airborne droplet. | · Players will be advised to bring their own face mask, to be worn at all times in the playing venue.
· Clubs have a stock of disposable single use face masks to use as necessary.
· Ensure layout of the playing tables fulfils social distancing guidance in place at the time
· Ensure playing venue is properly ventilated, with windows open and doors propped open
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Consider
· Planning the room layout, with the venue management, well ahead of the playing session, in accordance with the HMGov guidance in place at the time · Ensure room is laid out in accordance with the plan · If as is likely the number of playing boards is reduced, use a booking system to ensure numbers of players do not exceed maximum capacity
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2.6 Players breathing on each other as they change opponents | Player acquiring virus by airborne droplet. | · Mask to be worn at all times.
· Names and board numbers called at the start of each round. · Where a session is less formal with more staggered start times, players should be instructed to maintain social distancing at all times. · Ensure layout of the playing tables fulfils social distancing guidance in place at the time
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Consider
· With the planned room layout, include a one-way path around the room from which players can access their table. · Effectively communicating the room layout and walkways in advance to members attending |
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