Scarlett Ray Aerial Arts & Dance Coronavirus Health and Safety Policy

Scarlett Ray Aerial Arts & Dance takes the health, safety and well being of all in-person students and our instructors seriously. We have updated our standards in line with the guidance from CDC and the United States government as well as industry standards in order to continue to protect and reduce the risk to our instructors and in-person students from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19)

This policy and standard communicates the requirements of all in-person students and our instructors to enable us to be and remain COVID secure. 

Risk Assessment

Scarlett Ray Aerial Arts & Dance conducts routine COVID 19 Risk assessments which is reviewed and updated regularly.

What is the Coronavirus?

A coronavirus is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. COVID-19 is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China in January 2020.

Signs and Symptoms

The main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are a high temperature, a new, continuous cough and a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste.

Generally, these infections can cause more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people, and those with long-term conditions like diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease. These symptoms may develop in the 14 days after exposure to someone who has COVID-19 infection

How Covid-19 is spread?

Data from published studies provide evidence that COVID-19 is primarily transmitted from symptomatic people to others who are in close contact through respiratory droplets, by direct contact with infected persons, or by contact with contaminated objects and surfaces.

Respiratory secretions produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes containing the virus are most likely to be the main means of transmission.

Industry Standards:

Additional cleaning procedures have been introduced to help reduce the risk of transmission between asymptomatic persons. These are in addition to and supersede any previously agreed contractual cleaning requirements.

Daily Clean

● The studio space and equipment used are cleaned and disinfected each day, this is performed after the last use of the day with no exceptions

 ● All communal use areas, surfaces and/or equipment that may have been touched by someone in the studio space (this includes but is not limited to, floors, bathroom, poles, door handles/ areas where you push the door (inside and out),  are cleaned and disinfected

● Non aerial equipment - all surfaces must be disinfected with the provided anti bacterial cleaner and have no signs of visible dirt. High touch areas - are also wiped with the alcohol rub (light switches and doors)

● Non fabric Pole and aerial equipment: is cleaned and disinfected and then wiped down with alcohol rub

● Fabric covered / made equipment is to be sprayed with the disinfectant / anti bacterial spray provided and left for a minimum of 48 hours before being reused

● Poles will be cleaned with the disinfectant spray, dried and wiped down with the alcohol rub provided. The students may be asked to perform the disinfectant clean at the end of the training session.

● Fabric Pole Towels must be used for one class only and changed after each lesson finishes - a box is provided for soiled towels. Students should be asked to drop these in the bag after class

● The toilet must be wiped down with disinfectant wipes (provided) after each use by the person using it. Ie: Seat, seat lid flush

● The studio will be swept and floors disinfected, mirrors & bathroom cleaned and all communal use areas, surfaces and/or equipment that may be touched by someone in the studio -ie, sofas, door handles/ areas where you push the door (inside and out), fridges, fans, window sills all surfaces, sinks, etc. cleaned and disinfected

● Where possible gloves should be worn when cleaning any equipment.

● Gloves must be changed at least once a day or if damaged (unless disposable in which case

Masks

● Masks should be worn when cleaning

● Masks must be changed if wet.

● When putting on your mask please make sure you wash your hands before and after.

● Do not share any masks.

● When entering and leaving the studio space you must wear a mask and maintain social distancing ‘(this is a legal requirement).”

● Avoid touching anything unnecessarily in the communal areas

● Avoid touching your face

● Sanitize or Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds on arrival in the studio space and dry them with disposable towels

Student Sickness

● Any in-person student who appears to be sick (even if mildly ) must not be admitted to studio

● If any student having attended the studio within 48 hours alerts they have symptoms or have tested positive Covid 19, the student must notify the owner of Scarlett Ray Aerial Arts & Dance immediately at (843) 337-5377 or email Rachel at ScarlettRayStudio@gmail.com

In-Person Students and Visitor Expectations

Scarlett Ray Aerial Arts & Dance has put in place preventative measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19; however, the studio cannot guarantee that you or anyone you are in direct contact with will not become infected with COVID-19. Further, attending the Studio could increase your risk, and anyone you are in direct contact with, of contracting COVID-19.

● Hand sanitizer will be provided throughout the studio.

● Hands must be sanitized before and after any contact

● Covid-19 Waiver & Liability Form must be signed prior to any in-person studio lessons. Waiver will be sent to student prior to scheduled lesson via Docusign.

Spotting

Scarlett Ray Aerial Arts & Dance In-Person training lessons are pre-planned with appropriate regressions and progressions to reduce further the amount of spotting that may be needed.

Spotting will be reserved for safety only. Where spotting may be needed it must be explained to the student first that you will be in close contact with them and they must agree to this.