23 June 2020. AENOR has certified the Multiusos Fontes do Sar paddle tennis and tennis courts and the Santa Isabel Sports Complex for their anti-COVID-19 protocols, making them the first sports centres in Spain to receive this mark.
The AENOR certification is an external endorsement of the effectiveness of safety measures implemented by the company and that it also complies with the guidelines established by the Ministry of Health on matters of COVID-19 prevention and hygiene for essential services. Once the mark has been granted it is valid for a year, but must be monitored every three months.
The assessment performed by AENOR evaluates different aspects, such as risk management, occupational health and safety management (action protocols, antibody testing for all employees...) training, information and communication; organisational measures (control of capacity levels and safety distances in the sports areas...); protection (use of PPE), as well as good cleaning and hygiene practices, among other things.
The sports facilities managed by Xestión de Actividades Deportivas e Espectáculos S.L. from Santiago de Compostela have launched a plan of preventive health and safety measures for employees and customers: they perform capacity controls, ensure that safety distances are maintained, have equipped their employees with personal protective equipment and have programmed the cleaning and disinfection of critical points several times a day with approved products.
In addition, the company has implemented preventive measures such as temperature control checks of users entering the facilities, carpets treated with virucidal agent, safety screens, bag dispensers for belongings In changing rooms, and the installation of 26 cleaning stations at different points in centres with hydroalcoholic hand gel, approved spray product for the disinfection of machines, paper towels and waste paper bins.
In addition to the area marking, the company has implemented a "traffic light" system on machines that allows them to know when a piece of equipment can be used or needs disinfection, and the swimming pool chlorination levels recommended by the WHO for the removal of coronavirus have also been established. Online features have also been strengthened, such as booking a place in organised activities, and live lessons are available for users who cannot attend the centres in person. In addition, the company has carried out specific COVID-19 training for its employees and has introduced antibody testing of new staff members before they join the workforce, among many other measures.
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