St. Mary's, Largs: Completed Risk Assessment Form, 13.07.20

Posted on 13/07/2020 Posted By: Peter Magee Categories: Coronavirus

In compliance with the instructions of both the Government and the Diocese, St. Mary’s Parish has now completed and submitted its Risk Assessment Form. I am pleased to announce that it has been approved by our Diocesan Coordinator for the Re-Opening of Churches, Fr. Stephen McGrattan.

I am publishing it here to give parishioners an idea of the work that has been involved in recent weeks to prepare for re-opening. Once again, I think we can be extremely grateful to the individual and collective efforts made by our Parish Coordination Team for this matter.

I am also publishing it to offer solid reassurance to all who intend to come to Mass in St. Mary’s in the coming weeks that the environment is as safe as it can possibly be in terms of our human endeavours.

Fr. Peter

HOW READY IS YOUR CHURCH TO RE-OPEN?

Diocese	Diocese of Galloway
Parish Name:	St Mary Star of the Sea
Parish Contact	Roger Townley
Email address	rogtownley@gmail.com
Have you surveyed your church to determine its safe maximum capacity?	YES
Have you restricted access to any seats or areas to ensure safe distancing?	YES
Have you identified any seating areas reserved for household groups?	YES
Normal capacity	250
COVID-19 Safe capacity	31
Do you have a plan for safe one-way entry and exit routes?	YES
Have you marked off these routes with appropriate signage?	YES
Have you identified door handles and other contact points which will need to be sanitised?	YES
Are you planning to provide hand sanitiser at entry points?	YES
Have you recruited volunteers to sanitise the Church before each service?	YES
How many volunteers will be involved in sanitising after each service?	4
Have you arranged to train these volunteer cleaners?	YES
Have you arranged to provide volunteer cleaners with PPE?	YES
Have you obtained the sanitising materials that will be needed by volunteer cleaners?	YES
Have you recruited volunteers to guide people as they ENTER and EXIT the Church?	YES
How many volunteers will act as stewards at each opening time?	4
Have you arranged to train these volunteer stewards/passkeepers?	YES
Do these volunteer stewards/passkeepers require special badges/ID lanyards?	YES
Have you arranged to equip all volunteers with face masks and gloves?	YES
Have you informed your parish community of the likelihood of restricted access to the church after re-opening?	YES
Have you advised that , in accordance with Scottish Government rules, those shielding should NOT come to church until further notice?	YES
Have you advised everyone that face masks / coverings will be required for everyone entering the Church ?	YES
Have you arranged a booking system (online and/or telephone) to manage the numbers attending for particular Masses?	YES
Have you communicated any likely changes to the liturgy at Mass (eg., Holy Communion)?	YES
Have you explained to the Music ministry contributors that there will be no singing at Mass?	YES
What is your overall assessment of your readiness to re-open?	Ready now
Any other relevant information?	We shall capture the names of all attending a mass and will provide contact detail should the need arise
Assessment completed by	Roger Townley

St. Mary’s, Largs: Completed Risk Assessment Form, 13.07.20

St. Mary’s, Largs: Completed Risk Assessment Form, 13.07.20