LIFE CHANGERS CHURCH COVID SAFETY PLAN

1. Entry and greeting

   • Places of worship are subject to the provincial health officer’s order on gatherings and events, which prohibits gatherings of 50 people or more. A maximum of 50 people should be allowed in for a service at any one time and ensure the occupancy limit allows for individuals or households to remain at least 2 metres at any time. In large facilities with more than one area of worship, the 50 patron limit applies to each area within the facility, not to the facility as a whole.
   • We will control the limit of 50 patrons through our online registering system whereby people need to pre-purchase a seat and a ticket beforehand and will use their ticket and Guest list from our online system upon entry into the facility.
   • We will ensure that guests will not be allowed into the venue without a mask. We will have additional masks available in case someone has forgotten to bring one with.
   • We’ve identified areas, such as entries/exits or lobbies, where crowding and bottlenecks are common, and will use volunteers, and staff, to redirect people who may gather in these areas.
   • We will control and stagger entry into, and exit from, the place of worship before and after the service by dismissing individuals by rows or sections, rather than all at once, as well as using two different entrance and exit points.
   • To support public health contact tracing efforts in the event that an attendee at the place of worship tests positive, we have asked individuals to provide their name and contact information when attending the Sunday service onsite through our online registering system which allows us to capture their information into our database.
   • We will post signage to inform everyone of the measures in place.
   • We will provide hand sanitizer at the door for people to use when they enter.
   • We will ensure greeters remain at least 2 metres from visitors and others.
   • We will remove all non-essential communal items, such as pamphlets and magazines.

2. Places of worship

   • We will ensure that guests wear their masks at all times and will announce it throughout the service.
   • We will also put posters up reminding people to keep their mask on at all times.
   • We will arrange mark seating to ensure physical distancing between individuals who are not members of the same household. Depending on the size of seats, this may mean leaving alternating rows empty, and leaving one or more seats empty between parties. This may be done through a combination of blocking off unavailable rows, and signage and communication to patrons reminding them to leave the appropriate number of seats between parties. Block off seats bordering aisles so that people are not required to walk close to others when coming or going.
   • Shaking hands, hugging, touching, or passing items between people compromises the 2 metre distance between congregants and should not occur, except between members of the same household or cohort family. Alternatives such as waving, nodding, or bowing should be encouraged.
   • A Staff person to direct or install floor decals to facilitate the flow of people during busy times.

3. Donations/offerings

   • We will avoid passing donation collection plates or containers between congregants by using online systems like snapscan for tithes. Additionally, we will include having a designated area to place offerings/donations.

4. Food

   • Initially we will not be doing any food but will only be doing coffees.
   • If we do in time consider selling muffins or croissants, we will put the following parameters in place;
   • We will eliminate all self-serve style systems, and replace them with attended stations or individually wrapped food.
   • We will ensure adequate sanitizing stations are located close to food.
   • We will ensure appropriate physical distancing is maintained in food service and eating areas and be intentional around the configuration of tables and seating to ensure distancing is maintained.
   • We will establish cleaning procedures for condiments and other items brought to the table or available for sharing. They will be cleaned between uses.
   • Physical contact between the designated serving individuals and congregants should not occur while serving food or drink (e.g., placing food in a congregant’s mouth). Instead, the server will place the individual food or drink portion in a congregant’s outstretched hand, or on a table for the congregant to pick up.
   • The designated serving individuals will wash or sanitize hands immediately before serving.

5. Cleaning and hygiene

   • We have established a cleaning and disinfecting protocol that addresses high-contact surfaces throughout the facility, including doors, tables, chairs and/or pews.
   • We will wipe down every seat before and after the service.
   • We have clarified these procedures for volunteers and have trained them accordingly.
   • We have developed a cleaning schedule and have assigned and trained a staff person who is responsible for completing cleaning tasks and ensuring these tasks are completed.
   • We have established a hand sanitizing policy and support these hygiene practices among staff and visitors (e.g., with the presence of hand sanitizer in work areas, lobby spaces, etc.).
   • We will make sanitizer available to congregants, volunteers, and staff. We will have free standing dispensers in the auditorium and foyer areas.
   • At the end of each service we will make use of the Kwik Clean disinfectant fogger spray in all the used areas to sanitise (hall, bathrooms, foyer).

Below is a description of the products we will make use of:

Product	Product Description
MedSan Sanitiser	70% alcohol-based Kills 99.99% of germs
Kwik Clean disinfectant fogger spray	400ml can with dual action dispensing Effective coverage upto 135 Sqm Total release or spot disinfect No residue Food grade In May 2020 the EU published that the active agents in Vantocil (Poly Hexa Meta Biguanide) are effective against the COVID 19 strain SARS-CoV-2. Kwik Clean contains Vantocil.