Click on this link to read Summary of additions to COVID-19 Response Plans required by ‘Work Safely
Protocol’
HAZARD
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RISK RATING
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RISK
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CONTROL MEASURES
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PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE
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SET Rooms
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High
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- Size of rooms
- Physical distancing
- Shared use of materials/resources
- Different groups of children
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- Use classrooms in senior corridor
- Room to be cleaned daily.
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S.E.T.
Cleaning staff
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Moving to other classrooms
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High
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- Increased movement around the school
- Children and staff from different bubbles/groups mixing
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- S.E.T. teacher to walk with group, ensuring social distancing between children from different bubbles/pods.
- Specific routes marked out for each group
- Arrows outlining direction of movement
- One-way system where possible
- Children to sanitise on entry to room.
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S.E.T.
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Moving to and from yards at break times
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High
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Spread of Covid 19 Virus
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- Designated play areas for each class bubble
- Assigned entry and exit points and routes
- Each class to ensure that a minimum of 2 metres is maintained between classes while moving to and from the yard.
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Teacher on duty
SNAs
Secretary
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High
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Spread of Covid 19 Virus
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- Parental contact with school to be through phone/email.
- No parent to be in the school without prior permission from principal (except in the case of emergency)
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Parents
All staff
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Cleaning
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High
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Spread of Covid 19 Virus
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- Cleaning of common areas 9:00-12:00 and 2:00-6:00
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Cleaning staff
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School Arrival
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Medium
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- Pupils interacting with each other
- Parents interacting with each other
- Social Distancing not being observed
- Siblings in different bubbles
- Late arrivals
- School Buses
- Hand hygiene
Breakfast Club
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- School will open from 8.50am-9.10am
- No Parents permitted on site
- Designated colour coded entry points to the building for each group
- Staff available to direct pupils and supervise classrooms from 8.50am(volunteer basis)
- All teaches on duty from 8.55am
- Principal/HSCL to meet late arrivals
- Encourage handwashing prior to school
- Sanitise in classroom
- Breakfast Club will be suspended for the foreseeable future.
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Parents
Pupils
Principal
Class Teachers
SETs
SNAs
HSCL
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Dismissal
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High
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- Pupils interacting with each other
- Parents interacting with each other
- Social Distancing not being observed
- Siblings in different bubbles
- Late arrivals – parents
- Hand hygiene
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- Teachers to ensure hallway is free before leaving classroom.
- Designated colour coded exit points for each group
- Staff available to direct pupils
- Parents not permitted in school building
- Parents of infant children to wear masks in the school yard.
- Children on bus in bubbles supervised by available teachers
- Sanitise on exit
- Parents are asked not to congregate in groups at the school gate and to collect children promptly.
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Parents
Pupils
Principal
Class Teachers
SETs
SNAs
HSCL
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Staff room
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Medium
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- Size of room
- Distancing not being maintained
- Different groups using same space
- Use of cutlery, Delph, etc.
Queuing for microwave/dishwasher/sink/hot water/fridge
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- Staff to use 2 staffrooms
- Staffroom rota to be drawn up.
- Clean down own table area after use
- Bring and use own cutlery, Delph, cups, etc
- Practice hand hygiene on entering and exiting the staffroom.
- Social Distancing within the Staffroom as per Guidelines.
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All Staff
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