Covid 19 Health and Safety Measures
Summary:
Vychodna will comply and follow the Covid19 restrictions set out by Ontario.
All attendees at a practice must wear a mask while indoors. Masks can be temporarily removed during an activity. Spectators must always wear a mask indoors.
Always maintain a 2m social distance, except in situations when teaching is not effective due to distancing.
A health screening is required for dancers, instructors, and spectators in order to enter an indoor area.
Vychodna will maintain clean and disinfected bathrooms/changerooms.
A Vaccine Certificate is required for everyone ( 18 + ) if they wish to be indoors as of September 22nd.
Public health advice, recommendations and instructions from the province of Ontario
The Vychodna Slovak Dancers must comply with the advice, recommendations and instructions of public health officials. This includes advice, recommendations or instructions on:
face coverings
physical distancing
cleaning or disinfecting
screening
Corporations that are not following the orders can be fined, by the province of Ontario, up to:
$500,000 for a director or officer of a corporation and up to a year in jail
$10 million for a corporation
The Vychodna Slovak Dancers hold a corporate/business status with the province of Ontario.
Physical distancing
Everyone must maintain a physical distance of at least two metres from others (except for other members of their household or their caregivers) while in indoor areas of the practice hall and/or dance floor. Except in situations where teaching cannot be effectively provided if physical distancing is maintained.
Face coverings
Everyone must wear a mask or face covering that covers their mouth, nose and chin while in indoor areas of the practice hall and/or dance floor. Dancers can take off their face covering temporarily to engage: in an athletic or fitness activity, to eat or drink, as necessary for health and safety purposes
Screening
The Vychodna Slovak Dancers must operate in compliance with the advice, recommendations, instructions issued by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health on screening individuals.We must record the name and contact information of every dancer, instructor and spectator.
For dancers, instructors and spectators
The Vychodna Slovak Dancers must implement passive screening signs at all entrances informing people to screen themselves for COVID-19 before entry.
Active screening is required in accordance with instructions by the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health. Team Snap COVID-19 health check and/or an entrance screening must be completed prior to entry into an indoor area.
Cleaning and disinfection
The Vychodna Slovak Dancers must ensure that equipment, washrooms, and change rooms are cleaned and disinfected as frequently as is necessary to maintain a sanitary condition.
Practice hall and dance floor
Restrictions: capacity must be limited to the number that can maintain a physical distancing of 2 metres from every other person.
Conditions: indoor capacity for the facility limited to 50%. Maximum capacity must be posted. Face coverings are required indoors except when engaged in an athletic or fitness activity.
If there are spectators, the indoor capacity for spectators is 50% of the usual seating capacity. Face coverings are required for indoor and outdoor spectators.
Vaccine Certificate
As of September 22, 2021, Ontarians will need to be fully vaccinated (two doses plus 14 days) and provide their proof of vaccination along with photo ID to access certain public settings and facilities. This approach focuses on higher-risk indoor public settings where face coverings cannot always be worn and includes. It is the understanding of The Vychodna Slovak Dancers that our practice hall and dance floor would be considered a higher-risk indoor public setting. Therefore we shall require a vaccine certificate for entry into an indoor setting and/or the practice hall and dance floor. This applies to all dancers, instructors, and spectators.
Individuals who cannot receive the vaccine due to medical exemptions will be permitted entry with a doctor’s note. Youth dancers who are under the age 18 and/or unable to be vaccinated will also be exempted from these requirements.
Ontario Public health References:
https://covid-19.ontario.ca/public-health-measures
https://www.ontario.ca/page/face-coverings-and-face-masks#section-1