Updated COVID19 Safety Plan for Kingston Ceramics Studio

 

A. Physical Distancing:

1. All work stations have been separated so that they do not face or abut one another and have 6 feet of distance between them.

2. Classes have been reduced to a maximum of 6 students at a time, members are no longer allowed to attend the studio during class time. 

3. Members are required to make reservations for studio time, in order to control the number of people in the studio at once.

4. Parties have been reduced from a max of 12 to 6 people. 

5. During clean up: Only one person at each sink at a time, staggered clean up.

 

B. Personal Protective Equipment:

1. Those who have provided proof of vaccination no longer to wear masks in the studio.​

2. Anyone who hasn't provided proof of vaccination will be asked to wear a mask, or leave the studio.​

 

D. Screening Process:​

1. Class appointment cancellations due to illness are excused, and class pass expiration dates have been waived, so as not to encourage people to come to class when ill or exposed to an ill person. Classes will be rescheduled.

2. All customers making appointments will be required to sign our terms & conditions for using the space.​

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E. Contact Tracing Reporting:​

1. If an assistant or instructor tests positive for COVID-19, KCS will report that information to the state and local health departments, and will comply with all tracing efforts, including contacting individuals who may have been exposed.

2. In the case of anyone present at the studio  testing positive for COVID-19, we will clean the tables, tools, wheels, stools, and all handles with a 99.9% effective germicide such as Lysol from a local supermarket.

3. In the case of a positive COVID-19 test in the studio community, I will contact all possible affected people by using the information in our reservation system.

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