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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200929_L Bernstein COVIDFrom:Apple Martine To:loribernstein@hotmail.com; gilmanstudio@yahoo.com Cc:Tom Locke; Liz Anderson Subject:FW: indoor fitness training - clarification needed Date:Monday, October 5, 2020 4:37:02 PM Attachments:image002.pngimage003.png Dear Ms. Bernstein, Thank you for your inquiry regarding the Tai Chi training group you are considering in a space measuring 900 sq. ft. We appreciate your effort to proceed with clarity on utilizing the Fitness & Training Guidelines for safe use of indoor space during COVID-19 that has been set forth by the Governor in Phase 2. Interpretation of the Guidelines, including relevant excerpts you noted in your email below, will largely be predicated on the circumstances of your training. Will your students and instructor be training in a facility that is considered multi-use space with other activities happening simultaneously? If so, then we would support following the recommended spacing details in the first statement/excerpt you noted. Alternately, if your training is comprised of students and an instructor in a class unto itself without others using the same space simultaneous, then the second statement/except would apply. Of note, your request for clarification on the statewide guidance is valuable and can best be addressed to Jefferson County Public Health by calling our main line at 360-385-9400 and pressing option 1 for COVID assistance. Or by emailing the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to submit public comment and/or have questions answered at their weekly meeting with Jefferson County’s Health Officer, Dr. Tom Locke, each Monday morning. Please find more detail re: the BOCC meeting each week at: https://co.jefferson.wa.us/492/Board-of-County-Commissioners. To email the BOCC, press on the link at the right side of the page in the gray box. The Jefferson County Board of Health (BOH), to whom you emailed, does not usually address clarifying questions such as the one you posed here. Best to you in your training endeavors. Stay safe & stay healthy, Apple Appalachia Martine BSN, RN Gender Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Community Health Director Jefferson County Public Health 615 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 Telephone: 360-385-9400 x443 AMartine@co.jefferson.wa.us | jeffersoncountypublichealth.org Always Working for a Safer and Healthier Jefferson County Confidentiality Statement: This email message including any attachments, is for the sole purpose of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential & privileged information. Any unauthorized, use, review, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by e-mail & destroy all copies of the original message. All e-mail sent by this e-mail address has been sent by the Jefferson County e-mail system and is therefore subject to Public Records Act, a State law found at RCW 42:56. Under the Public Records Law, the County must release this e-mail & it's contents to any person who asks to obtain a copy (or for inspection) of this e-mail unless it is also exempt from disclosure under State Law RCW 42.56. From: lori bernstein <loribernstein@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:12 PM To: Board of Health <boh@co.jefferson.wa.us> Cc: Michael Gilman <gilmanstudio@yahoo.com> Subject: indoor fitness training - clarification needed CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution whenopening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Hello, We're trying to determine how many students are allowed to practice tai chi in a 900 square foot space indoors. The following guidelines, taken from this document https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/COVID19Phase2FitnessGuidelines.pdf seem to offer contradictory information. Please see excerpt from the above guidelines, below. The first statement, in bold, indicates that we can have 3 students, plus an instructor. Is this correct? The second statement, in bold, indicates that we can have 6 students, plus an instructor. Is this correct? Thanks in advance for your help in clarifying these guidelines. Best, Lori Limited Use of Facility and Business Adaptations Access to indoor fitness and sports facilities is limited by the size of the facility: Phase 2: - All facilities must calculate allowable occupancy by dividing the room size or available floor space by 300 square feet per person. When strict physical distancing is not feasible for a specific, limited duration task, such as walking in hallways, using restrooms, or safety monitoring; other prevention measures are required, such as face coverings, alternating access, and physical barriers, when appropriate. - For a facility that is larger than 12,000 sq. feet, the occupancy of the facility may not exceed 25 percent of the fire code occupancy rating. - The minimum 300 square feet per person occupancy must be calculated and enforced by the facility for every room in a facility where indoor fitness and training occurs. Each room where indoor fitness and training occurs must be monitored to ensure the 300 square feet per person maximum occupancy is not exceeded. - For classes led by an instructor, 5 students allowed per instructor as long as the room or floor area is a minimum of 600 square feet. Additional students allowed per instructor if additional room size or floor area is available; for each additional 300 square feet above the minimum of 600 an additional student can be added up to a maximum of 10 students per one instructor. - Squash and racquetball courts open only for individual use and facilities must allow 30 minutes of non-use between each session.