This risk assessment aims to identify potential hazards and risks to both guests and hosts and identify actions to minimise risk.
Pre/Post Arrival
Risk | Action |
Guests have Covid-19 on arrival | Ask guests to confirm in good health before arrival and signed up to track and trace app |
Guest develops Covid-19 whilst staying | Guests must return to home address immediately |
Guests contract Covid-19 within 14 days of returning home | Follow up email to check wellbeing and ask to be kept informed |
Arrival
Risk | Action |
Cross contamination between different groups of guests | Bubble protocol where only 1 party is accommodated at a time |
Surface contamination of door handles, light switches and stair handrail | Regular cleaning with anti bacterial spray, deep clean between each set of guests |
Guest sign in | Collect all data prior to guest arrival so no need for guest book |
Key handover | Cleaned key to be left in bedroom door |
Guest carrying contamination into the building | Hand sanitiser to be kept on hall table for guest use when entering and leaving the property |
Cross contamination between guests and host | Maintain social distancing at all times, wash hands after interactions |
Room Presentation
Residual contamination of room from previous guests | Use rooms in rotation, only allowing 1 party of guests to stay at a time, minimum 2 night stay, rooms deep cleaned and ventilated between guests. |
Welcome folders and local information leaflets | Remove all loose leaflets from rooms, ensure all key guest information in plastic wallets to allow them to be wiped down between visits. Provide information on local websites ie. Visitshropshire.co.uk |
Tea Trays | Minimise choice and number of items, thoroughly wash in hot soapy water between guests |
Noticeboard | Remove |
Surface contamination of door handles and light switches | Regular cleaning with anti bacterial spray, after guests go out in morning and last thing at night, deep clean between each set of guests |
Sitting Room
Contamination of maps, books and games |