Re: Starting ringing

[Joshua Burson <joshburson09 gmail com>]

As long as we're throwing out ideas: can we just have bands get tested in
advance?  That way, I would think we could ring without social distancing.
(Cue Michael or someone else who actually knows about epidemiology to tell
me why I'm wrong.)

On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 4:34 AM Gregory Russell <gfr10598 gmail com> wrote:

> Some other ideas...
> 1. are full face shields an acceptable alternative to masks?
> 2. Should we investigate installing acrylic barriers?
> 3. Could/should we organize different bands with different levels of risk
> tolerance?
>
> For the latter, I would envision creating dividers, suspended off the
> floor, 3' high, basically like an apple slicer with a larger center.
> Probably about $1000 for materials.
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Slicer-Cutter-Divider-8-Blade-Stainless/dp/B07S1MD7KB/ref=asc_df_B07S1MD7KB
>
> On Mon, Jul 20, 2020, 9:17 AM <lauradi rcn com> wrote:
>
> > They have done a good job with this list. The Change-ringing online 
> > group
> > has had a lot of stuff as well, including a long thread called
> staircases,
> > which mentions the only one person touches stuff rule. The stairs (and 
> > at
> > the Advent, anteroom) don't leave room for distancing, so a sequential
> > arrival would be needed, with the first person up opening windows.
> > The ringers at Chelmsford Cathedral UK have been posting videos of 
> > their
> > return
> > The one from the 12th had distance, no mask, and an open window
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NlZ55-iuAY
> > In yesterday's video, one couldn't even see an open window, but there
> > might have been one elsewhere in the room
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsJLCIvp_U8
> >
> > I would want distance, masks, and open windows (I presume that will be
> > true for me even in January). I think we could agree on methods in
> advance
> > by email, if people don't think a lot of conducting is safe. As 
> > Danielle
> > mentioned, we'd need to register at the Advent. Even if we're not
> attending
> > the service, we'd be sharing the space.
> > https://reopen.church/r/QRkr33bG
> >
> >
> > I'll be interested to see how Old North does with the tourists, before
> > worshippers start showing up again in September.
> >
> >
> > Laura Dickerson
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > From: "Edward Futcher via Boston-change-ringers" <
> > boston-change-ringers cosmos phy tufts edu>
> > To: "Bcr" <boston-change-ringers cosmos phy tufts edu>
> > Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 6:01:15 AM
> > Subject: Starting ringing
> >
> > The list of items below has been given some thought by the DC ringers.
> > Some items are not applicable to Boston ringing, but this might be a 
> > good
> > starting point for a discussion in Boston.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
> > Sent from Mail for Windows 10
> >
> > From: Robert Bannister
> > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 9:12 AM
> > To: WRSList Groups io
> > Subject: [WRS] PLEASE RESPOND re: safety measures
> >
> > Hi, all. Thanks to all who participated in the discussion following
> > practice Tuesday night regarding the draft list of safety measures. 
> > After
> > further back and forth among the officers, we landed on the revised 
> > list
> > below. Please reply to me by this Wednesday night (July 22) as to 
> > whether
> > you’d be interested in participating in Sunday service ringing with 
> > these
> > safety measures in place. Your response doesn’t obligate you one way or
> the
> > other. You can change your mind later. And keep in mind that the safety
> > measure may need to be updated to conform with Cathedral reopening
> > protocols once those are developed and provided to us. However, we are
> > trying to understand if enough ringers are interested in a return to
> Sunday
> > service ringing with these measures in place before we present them to
> the
> > Cathedral, so please do give your response some thought before
> responding.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rob
> >
> > • Inspect the bells and ropes to ensure they’re safe to ring
> > • Anyone with an elevated temperature or otherwise feeling unwell must
> not
> > participate. Likewise, anyone with Covid symptoms or who has tested
> > positive or been in contact with anyone with symptoms, must not
> participate
> > until they have self-isolated for 2 weeks.
> > • No visitors
> > • Limit frequency of ringing to Sunday service ringing only (at least
> > initially)
> > • Limit the duration of ringing to 15-30 minutes
> > • Limit the number of bells rung initially to enforce social distancing
> > while ringing (probably no more than 5 non-adjacent bells)
> > • Limit the number of ringers in the ringing room (just enough to ring)
> > • Keep ringers on same ropes for entire session (including ringing up 
> > and
> > down)
> > • Accessing the ringing room
> > o When ascending to and descending from the overcroft level, no more 
> > than
> > 2 people will ride the elevator together
> > o When using the central tower elevator, only 1 person will ride the
> > elevator per trip
> > o When using the spiral staircase, leave ample time and space between
> > ascents/descents
> > • Either open the windows or run the HVAC system to maximize air
> > circulation based on prevailing weather conditions
> > • Wear face masks upon entering the Cathedral and at all times when in
> the
> > tower, including while ringing
> > • Wash hands with soap and water before/after ringing and keep hand
> > sanitizer in the ringing room
> > • Avoid shouting (e.g., by ringing plain courses of simple methods)
> > • Minimize sharing of items
> > o Assign only one person to turn on/off lights, open/close windows, 
> > etc.
> > o Assign same person for removal/replacement of silencer for given
> bell(s)
> > o Minimize handling of items in the ringing room (e.g., limit use of
> water
> > cooler)
> > • Maintain record of ringers who have been in the ringing chamber to
> > assist with contact tracing if the need arises
> > • Adjust protocols to comply with Cathedral’s if Cathedral’s are more
> > restrictive
> > _._,_._,_
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