Coronavirus Health & Safety Risk Assessment	
Parish: St Joseph & St Margaret Clitherow	Date Assessed:	Assessed by:	
Task/Activity: Parishioner/Visitors to the Church for Private Prayer and/or Mass	Review Frequency: Daily to ensure assessment is still
relevant to the activities undertaken in the Parish	Reference: COVID- 19 Health & Safety Risk Assessment	
Activity/
Task	Hazard/Risk	Persons at Risk	Controls in Place	Severity
(1-5)	Likelihood
(1-5)	Risk/
Priority	Additional Controls Required	
Parishioner/Visitors to the Church for
Private Prayer and/or Mass	Contact with persons suffering from coronavirus	Parishioner
Visitors	If a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 has been received or reported, all surfaces that the person has come into significant contact with must be cleaned, including:

•	All high-contact areas such as doors and handles, Wooden pew seats, candles, holy communion ramekins 

•	If a person becomes ill in a shared space, these should be cleaned by following current guidance.

Parishioners requested to wear face coverings for the duration of their visit to the Church as per the Government current guidelines.  Children under 11 and those with certain disabilities, autism, etc., will be exempt.
 
All persons visiting the church on the same day as the person reporting a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 to be contacted and advised accordingly.  Advised to contact NHS111	5	2	10	Guidance and recommended risk control measures will be sourced directly from the GOV.UK website wherever possible.

Control measures to be revised and updated when the latest government guidance is reviewed and published.

A copy of this Risk Assessment to be made available to every Steward and an undertaking that they will read and act accordingly.	

Coronavirus Health & Safety Risk Assessment Assessment	
Parish: St Joseph & St Margaret Clitherow	Date Assessed:	Assessed by:	
Task/Activity: Parishioner/Visitors to the Church for Private Prayer and/or Mass.	Review Frequency: Weekly to ensure assessment is still
relevant to the activities undertaken in the Parish	Reference: COVID- 19 Health & Safety Risk Assessment	
Activity/
Task	Hazard/Risk	Persons at Risk	Controls in Place	Severity
(1-5)	Likelihood
(1-5)	Risk/
Priority	Additional Controls Required and information	
Parishioner/Visitors arriving at the Church for
Private Prayer and/or Mass

ON ARRIVAL IN THE PORCH	Contact with coronavirus leading to infection causing illness – by not maintaining social distancing
And arriving with 
COVID-19 symptoms	Parishioner Visitors
Stewards
	Parishioners/visitors have been instructed not to attend Mass or Private Prayer if they are in vulnerable, clinically vulnerable and clinically extremely vulnerable categories.  All Parishioners and Visitors will stop at the Porch Steward Station for the following assessment:
•	Temperature taken by non-contact infrared thermometer (NCIT); temperature noted against name.  Temperature over 380C parishioner/visitor will be advised to return home and seek medical assistance.
•	They will be asked if they: have been tested for Coronavirus and result, have or had a persistent cough or experienced loss of taste or smell – answer YES no entry; if NO then proceed into the Church.
•	Hand Sanitiser will be administered to parishioner/visitor hands by the Steward or they can administer own hand sanitiser in front of the Steward, no hand sanitiser – no entry. Tissue offered for “catch it and bin it”
•	“Track and Trace” details, name and phone number and temperature recorded for Private Prayer, online booking for Masses will be Track and Trace, temperature noted against name on the booking form. Refusal to give details – no entry.
•	Pink laminated square given to each person to place on the seat when they leave to indicate cleaning area. Rubbish bags in porch and exit.	5	2	10	Maximum attendance is 35 on wooden pews,  will increase when Sunday Mass can be celebrated.
All Stewards are fully trained, with written guidelines and equipped with PPE: face masks, gloves and aprons.

Designated pink seating arranged to 2 metre social distancing when allowed to use.
Porch Steward Area: Antibacterial spray, blue paper towel roll, hand sanitiser, track and trace and/or mass booking sheet, NCIT, notepad, pen, pink laminated squares, parishioner/visitor guidelines, rubbish bag, lighter for candles, box of tissues, red leather donation bag.  Emergency Services poster, evacuation procedure.
Exit Steward Area: Antibacterial spray, blue paper towel roll, hand sanitiser, notepad, pen, rubbish bag,  red leather donation bag.  Emergency Services poster, evacuation procedure.	

Coronavirus Health & Safety Risk Assessment	
Parish: St Joseph & St Margaret Clitherow	Date Assessed:	Assessed by:	
Task/Activity: Parishioner/Visitors to the Church for Private Prayer and/or Mass	Review Frequency: Weekly to ensure assessment is still
relevant to the activities undertaken in the Parish	Reference: COVID- 19 Health & Safety Risk Assessment	
Activity/
Task	Hazard/Risk	Persons at Risk	Controls in Place	Severity
(1-5)	Likelihood
(1-5)	Risk/
Priority	Additional Controls Required	
Parishioner/Visitors arriving at the Church for
Private Prayer and/or Mass	Contact with coronavirus leading to infection causing illness – by not maintaining social distancing
	Parishioner Visitors
Stewards
Parish Priest	Congestion eliminated with 2 metre distance marking on the floor and signage in the porch and church.  All seating with 3600 2 metre distance.
•	2 metre floor markings, one-way flow at entry and exit points. (particularly at Steward Stations), barrier markings for “out of bounds” seating. Directional signs to seating and exit for able-bodied and limited mobility Parishioner/visitors.  Boundary in place for “out of bounds” Sanctuary area.
•	Clear “green tick” indicators for 1 person seating and 2 person from the same household seating.
•	Barriers at all statues. Doors to hall bolted. Toilets out of bounds.
•	Clearly signposted designated limited mobility areas with large area for wheelchair bound Parishioners/visitors and flat ground designated exit also signposted. 
•	Exit points for able-bodied  and limited mobility Parishioners/visitor clearly advised by Porch Steward.  Hand sanitiser offered on exit by Exit Steward.

•	Guidelines for Parishioners/visitors given to every person on entry to the church.

•	Windows above seating and at the side of the building are open for ventilation.
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IN THE CHURCH								

								

								

Coronavirus Health & Safety Risk Assessment	
Parish: St Joseph & St Margaret Clitherow	Date Assessed:	Assessed by:	
Task/Activity: Parishioner/Visitors to the Church for Private Prayer and/or Mass	Review Frequency: Weekly to ensure assessment is still
relevant to the activities undertaken in the Parish	Reference: COVID- 19 Health & Safety Risk Assessment	
Activity/
Task	Hazard/Risk	Persons at Risk	Controls in Place	Severity
(1-5)	Likelihood
(1-5)	Risk/
Priority	Additional Controls Required and information	
Parishioner/Visitors arriving at the Church for
Private Prayer and/or Mass

HOLY COMMUNION
DURING
MASS	Contact with coronavirus leading to infection causing illness – by not maintaining social distancing
	Parishioner Visitors
Stewards
Parish Priest	Both Stewards to control the movement of Parishioners/visitors for Holy Communion.  The hosts will be consecrated during mass and placed into small ramekins on a tray.  The tray will be placed on a table at the entrance to the Sanctuary. 
•	From the centre aisle the Steward, keeping 2 metre distance, will call forward to the centre aisle the first person on the front pews right hand side.  The person will walk along the centre of the centre aisle to the table, pick up a host from the ramekin or pick up the ramekin and tip the host into their hand, consume the host. The person walks towards the side aisle (whichever side they are sitting) and along the pew to their seat.
•	As soon as the first person leaves the table the next person on the front pews left hand side will be called forward and proceed as the person before them.  This will continue, alternate sides until everyone, who wishes to, has received Holy Communion.  
•	If there are Parishioners/visitors in the Limited Mobility seating, the Stewards will offer to collect the ramekin, take it to the Parishioners/visitor for them to consume.
•	The Stewards can then collect their hosts for Holy Communion.
•	No distribution of “The Blood of Christ”.
	5	2	10	The flow of movement to Holy 
Communion is the same as Mass before the lockdown.  Proceed along the centre aisle, receive Holy Communion and return to seat via the side aisles.

2 metre yellow/black tape in crosses along the centre of the centre aisle to aid social distancing.	

								

								

	

	

Coronavirus Health & Safety Risk Assessment	
Parish: St Joseph & St Margaret Clitherow	Date Assessed:	Assessed by:	
Task/Activity: Parishioner/Visitors to the Church for Private Prayer and/or Mass	Review Frequency: Weekly to ensure assessment is still
relevant to the activities undertaken in the Parish	Reference: COVID- 19 Health & Safety Risk Assessment	
Activity/
Task	Hazard/Risk	Persons at Risk	Controls in Place	Severity
(1-5)	Likelihood
(1-5)	Risk/
Priority	Additional Controls Required	
Parishioner/Visitors arriving at the Church for
Private Prayer and/or Mass

	SLIPS, TRIPS
AND FALLS	Parishioner Visitors
Stewards
Parish Priest	Stewards to keep constant watch on all movement and actions by Parishioners/visitors while they are on the premises.  Especially with regard to slips, trips and falls.
•	All Stewards to wear their PPE – face mask, gloves and apron for the duration of the session and cleaning after Parishioners/
Visitors have left the building.
•	All Stewards to regularly read the Emergency Services poster and evacuation procedure to keep their awareness fresh.
•	All Stewards to watch and be aware of the movement of Parishioners/visitors especially 
with regard to those with limited mobility and children.
•	In case of slips, trips and falls, all Stewards to phone or come to the parish office for the Parish Secretary, who is the qualified First Aider for the parish.  The Steward to assist the Parish First Aider and advise their understanding of the incident for the Accident Report Book.
•	A First Aid Box and  Accident Report book is in the Sacristy, the Sacristy door is unlocked during each session.  Only the Steward is allowed into the Sacristy for the First Aid Box and book.  Call 999 if patient is in need of hospitalisation or extra medical attention.

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•	An AED defibrillator and First Aid Box and accident book is in the Sacristy. During the week 1st Steward to phone or go to the Parish Office for the First Aider, 2nd Steward stay with the patient, if emergency call 999 and keep others away 2 metre distance. 1st Steward go to “in-gate” to wait for and guide Ambulance. 
•	There is a fire blanket under the altar.
•	All trip objects have been removed from the porch, church and hall exit areas.
•	Exit Steward to advise each Parishioners/visitors to be careful on the steps in the hall exit and outside the hall.
•	Steward to wipe dry with blue towel paper if porch floor, church floor or hall exit steps are wet due to spills or rain to avoid slips.  Instruct Parishioners/visitors to thoroughly wipe their feet on the mat inside the door before walking forward to the Steward station.
•	Pushchairs and prams, etc., to be parked in the porch and not taken into the church or parked in the aisles to avoid trips.
•	All porch, church and hall exit lights must be switched on for the duration of the prayer time or service for visibility purposes.
•	Votive candles are already placed in the sandboxes to reduce human handling.  Votive candles to be lit by the Steward with the lighter at the Steward Station.  Lit or unlit Votive candles MUST NOT be carried from sandbox to sandbox.

	5	2	10	Stewards confident with the Emergency Services Poster and evacuation procedures.

Parish Secretary is a qualified First Aider.

First Aid Box and Accident Book in the Parish Office and Sacristy 

AED Defibrillator in the Sacristy. 	

								

								

Coronavirus Health & Safety Risk Assessment	
Parish: St Joseph & St Margaret Clitherow	Date Assessed:	Assessed by:	
Task/Activity: Contractor/Visitor working in the Presbytery, office or Parish property	Review Frequency: Weekly to ensure assessment is still
relevant to the activities undertaken in the Parish	Reference: COVID- 19 Health & Safety Risk Assessment	
Activity/
Task	Hazard/Risk	Persons at Risk	Controls in Place	Severity
(1-5)	Likelihood
(1-5)	Risk/
Priority	Additional Controls Required	
Working in Presbytery, office or Parish property	Contact with persons suffering from coronavirus 
in common areas of buildings
	Contractors Official Visitors
Employees	The Parish will look to reduce contact with others by:
•	Wearing of face masks and gloves and any other suitable PPE.
•	Encouraging	visits	via	remote connection/working where this is an option.
•	Where site visits are required, site guidance on social distancing and hygiene should be explained to visitors on or before arrival.
•	Limiting the number of visitors at any one time.
•	Determining if schedules for essential services and contractor visits can be revised to reduce interaction and overlap between people, for example carrying out services at night.
•	Maintaining a record of all visitors in the Contractor Visitors Book.
•	Hand sanitiser unit installed at entrance doors and other locations throughout the building.
•	Using signs and posters to build awareness of good handwashing technique, as well as the need to increase handwashing frequency
•	Persons worried about symptoms should use the NHS 111 system
	5	1	10	Ensure all staff are trained in any updated visitor procedures

Severity (Consequence)		RISK / PRIORITY INDICATOR MATRIX	
1. Negligible (delay only)		LIKELIHOOD	5	5	10	15	20	25	
2. Slight (minor injury / damage / interruption)			4	4	8	12	16	20	
3. Moderate (lost time injury, illness, damage, lost Parish)			3	3	6	9	12	15	
4. High (major injury / damage, lost time Parish interruption, disablement)			2	2	4	6	8	10	
5. Very High (fatality / Parish closure)			1	1	2	3	4	5	
		1	2	3	4	5	
Likelihood			SEVERITY (CONSEQUENCE)	
1. Improbable / very unlikely		
2. Unlikely		Summary	Suggested Timeframe	
3. Even chance / may happen		12-25	High	As soon as possible	
4. Likely		6-11	Medium	Within the next three working days	
5. Almost certain / imminent		1-5	Low	Whenever viable to do so	

Weekly Review Health & Safety Checklist 

Action	Yes	Confirmed by	Comments	
Parish have reviewed the updated guidance from the government				
Reviewed and update the risk assessment to incorporate any changes to the guidance				
Ensured sufficient stocks of PPE, soap, paper towels, hand sanitiser, disinfectant, blue paper cleaning towels and rubbish bags are available				

Identified and implemented any new recommended control measures				
As numbers increase regarding Masses, review the risk assessment and social distancing procedures				

Signage recommended has been in installed where necessary				
Procedures arising from the reviewed risk assessment to be communicated to all Stewards and Parish Priest