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COVID 19 Education |
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Each OWHA member association/team must ensure that staff, coaches, trainers, participants, parents, admnistrators and volunteers receive education on new safety and hygiene protocols within the association/team as well as Government approved information on ways to limit the spread of COVID-19 including:
- Respiratory etiquette
- Hand hygiene
- Physicial distancing
- Use of Personal Protective Equipment (e.g., face masks)
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Hand Hygiene Document
Physical Distancing Document
Self-Monitoring Document
Face Masks Document
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Covid 19 Reponse Plans |
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Each OWHA member association/team must develop a Covid-19 Response Plan which must include provisions: |
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Response Plan Document
Communication Plan Document |
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- Designating groups of individuals to oversee the implementation of health and safety guidelines
- Establishing a protocol to address situations where individuals become unwell or show signs of Covid-19 symptoms during sanctioned hockey activities
- Establishing a protocol for individuals to report to the OWHA association. Team delegate(s) and external stakeholders (i.e., OWHA, facility management) if they have developed, or been exposed to someone with Covid-19 symptoms
- Establishing a protocol for OWHA association/team to inform designated individuals if there has been an exposure to Covid-19 within the association/team or female hockey group.
- Establishing procedures to modify, restrict, postpone, or cancel training sessions or other activities based on the evolving Covid-19 pandemic
- Establishing a communication plan to keep staff, coaches, trainers, participants, parents, administrators and volunteers informed during Return to Hockey stages.
- Establish a protocol for staff, coaches, trainers, participants, parents, administrators and volunteers after a Covid-19 diagnosis.
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Health Screening
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Self-screening
All individuals taking part in OWHA sanctioned association/team activities must self-screen in accordance with current public health guidelines before each training session. Individuals must not attend any training sessions or association/team activities if they:
- Exhibit any COVID 19 symptoms, such as a fever, cough, difficulty breathing, or other symptoms identified by health experts
- Have been diagnosed with Covid 19 and have not been cleared for removal from isolation
- Have been in contact with someone with Covid 19 in the past 14 days
- Have returned from travel outside of Canada (must quarantine for 14 days at home)
- Are considered a vulnerable or at-risk individual (individuals over 70 years, weakened immune system or medical conditions such as heart disease, lung disease, cancer, etc.)
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Self-Assessment Site
Self isolating
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Health Screening Individuals
Conduct a screening protocol whereby individuals are screened on-site on a daily basis before participation in any activities. This screening should be done prior to entry into a facility. This screening may be conducted verbally |
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BGHA Screening Questionnaire |
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Participant Tracking |
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Associations / Teams choosing to conduct small group on-ice training must track all participant/ coach / trainer/ and other participation in activities on a session by session basis. This must be recorded and kept in order to assist with contact tracing in the event of any positive COVID-19 cases within the association/team.
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BGHA Tracking Form
BGHA Tracking Form Stage 3 |
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Facility Coordination |
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Each OWHA association/team must coordinate with the relevant facility in order to ensure compliance with these Protocols. This includes at minimum:
- Implementing effective measures to manage the flow of traffic in and out of the facility
- Complying with current Ontario Provincial Gathering guidelines
- Ensuring that any person who enters or uses the facility maintains a physical distance of at least 2m from any other person who is using the facility
- Scheduling and implementing cleaning between each training group on the ice or the use of any other facility
- Wiping down / sanitizing high touch areas such as entry / exit doors to the ice, etc.
- Ensuring closure of dressing rooms, locker rooms, change rooms, showers, and clubhouses in the facility, except to the extent they provide access to a washroom or a portion of the facility that is used to provide first aid
- Ensuring that team sports or other sports or games that are likely to result in individuals coming within 2m of each other are not practiced or played within the facility
- Facilitating compliance by the facility operator with the advice, recommendations, and instructions of public health officials, including any advice, recommendations or instructions on physical distancing, cleaning or disinfecting
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As of Sept. 1st: OWHA RTH - WGC Protocols Form
OWHA Return to Hockey - Brant Arena Protocols Form
Brant County Arena Waiver & Informed Consent Form
BGHA Protocol Summary Form (all arenas) - 03-Oct-2020 |
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Modified Play |
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OWHA Modified 3-on-3 and 4-on-4 Playing Rules (Sep 25 2020) |
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OWHA Modified Play Document |