Millom Town Council
Millom Town Council was formed in 1974 when the parish boundaries changed from Cumberland.
Guideline: Ensure equipment is safe to use and that risks from damaged or defective equipment are addressed before opening.
Guideline: Put in place measures to support social distancing – 2m or 1m plus risk mitigations
A booking system is not practicable due to the size and budget and staff resource of the Town Council.
Advisory Signage will be installed asking parents of users to follow social distancing, and ask children to wait if a child is already on a piece of equipment.
Signage to be prepared regarding social distancing guidance, and use of the play-area in conjunction with the new COVID requirements.
Guideline: Clean high traffic touch points frequently. This includes:
It is not practicable for the Town Council to clean play equipment or the infrastructure in and around the play area due to budgetary and staff constraints.
Signage to be installed confirming that the play equipment is not washed/cleaned and those users should take responsibility for their use of hand sanitiser.
In addition, use signage to encourage:
Where practicable, provide hand sanitiser or hand washing facilities at entry and exit points.
The play area is sited in the open air and receives contact from all elements (e.g.: sunshine, rain etc) and it is recognised that the natural elements reduce the amount of time that the virus survives on surfaces.
Signage will be placed to encourage users to bring hand sanitiser with them for usage at the site and to encourage hand washing on their return to home.
Washing facilities are available to use in the adjacent toilet block.
Guideline: If possible, a face covering should be worn in enclosed public spaces where social distancing isn’t possible and where the public may come into contact with people they do not normally meet. (Face coverings should not be used by children under the age of 3 or those who may find it difficult to manage them correctly)
The Play-Area is in an enclosed public space.
Guidance on face coverings will be included in the signage installed on site.
Guidance on how many should enter the park will be included in the signage installed on site.
Guideline: Promote responsibility behaviour by children, parents, carers and guardians.
For example, owners and operators should consider putting up signs to make clear to users, parents, guardians and carers that:
Signage will be installed requesting users to take all litter home, including any PPE used.
Litter bins are situated in the park areas.
Guideline: Take into account the requirements of children with additional needs.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not altered the accessibility of the play area.
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Guideline: Consider the risks staff may be exposed to and how these can be mitigated. Staff roles may include:
Millom Town Council only have one member of staff employed for part of a day, as noted above the Town Council are not able to offer staff resource to manning and cleaning the play area on a daily basis.
The volunteer Town Council member erecting the new signage will be advised to wear gloves whilst erecting the new signs, and to carry hand sanitiser with them, and to wash their hands on return to their office/home.
New Signage to be erected at The Millom Town Council’s play area site, covering the matters discussed in the risk assessment above.
The risk assessment will be reviewed and retained following any future alteration to governmental regulations.
Risk Assessment undertaken by Assessment Clerk. Approved by a majority response from all councillors via email.
Dated: 03.07.2020
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