Summary

Engage Art Studios will refer to the latest public health advisories issued by HSE, Gov.ie and

recent public health advice as it evolves and to familiarise themselves with current advice.  

Guidelines for the Studio Members are as follows

·         Access to Studios, Long Corridor, Kitchens etc will be kept to Members only

·         Non-essential visitors to studios will no longer be permitted.

·         One person in kitchen areas at a time.

·         Cleaning products will be provided for communal areas.

·         Please clean communal areas after use

·         Do not congregate in communal areas

·         Do not use communal cups, glasses, cutlery etc

·         Do not store food in communal kitchen area (ie fridge)

·         Use of Studio Computer suite is restricted until further notice.

·         Artist will be required to clean their own Studios

·         Use hand sanitizer on entering the buildings.

·         Have hand soap in studios and wash hands regularly

·         keeping a distance of 2 metres (6.5 feet) between you and others;

·         avoiding making close contact with people (i.e. do not shake hands);

·         Please do not come into Studio if you are symptomatic.

Guidelines around self-isolation for people who are symptomatic will be followed.

Employees and Members with existing symptoms

Employees and Members  who have symptoms of acute respiratory illness are recommended to stay home if they are well enough to do so or contact the health service if they are acutely unwell. They should access a workspace and should restrict their movements for 14 days from symptom onset, the last five days of which should be fever free.

Wash hand properly and regularly and especially:

·         After coughing or sneezing and after toilet use;

·         Before eating;

·         If in contact with a sick person, especially those with respiratory symptoms.

It is important to follow good practices for hand washing which include using soap and water and washing for over 20 seconds – see HSE

https://www2.hse.ie/wellbeing/how-to-wash-your-hands.html.

Touching of the face should be avoided. Regular hand washing with soap and water is effective for the removal of COVID-19. Between washing use of hand sanitizers (70% alcohol base) is recommended.

Mouth covering recommendations for hand washing:

Cover mouth when coughing and sneezing. Cover your nose and mouth with disposable tissues. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into your arm or sleeve (not hand), put used tissues into a sealed bin and then wash your hands.

Restriction of visitors

A restriction on visitors to the office/workspace should be put in place. Common sense must be used to assess if a visitor is absolutely critical or they can be engaged with in a manner other that a visit to a location. However, where critical visitors are required to attend the site, a controlled access process should be in place including adherence to sanitisation processes and full personal contact details (e.g. telephone number, last place visited should be collected to assist with contact tracing).

Working from Home

A working from home policy and provision of ICT infrastructure/facilities to support working from home should be put in place where practicable. Where possible, non-operational staff should be encouraged to work remotely.

Cleaning

Cleaning of all work areas must be conducted at regular intervals using disinfectants to kill germs and stop the spread of disease and in a visible manner to instil staff and visitor confidence.