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Re: Starting ringing
I just saw yesterday or the day before some article saying that face
shields by themselves are not effective; you need the masks as well…
> On 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
>>
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>> 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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