Covid-19 December Update
As we come out of Lockdown 2.0, we decided that this was a good time to thank everyone for their continued support of DoES Liverpool and confirm our policies and the steps that we have put in place to ensure that DoES is as Covid secure as possible.
Liverpool is coming out of this lockdown in a much better position than when we went in, which is reflected in our tier 2 status. As you are aware, we have stayed open throughout the pandemic, albeit with some restrictions in place. These restrictions are in line with the guidance published by the government and are summarised below.
Our recommendation is still to work from home wherever possible, and only visit the space if you need to use the equipment which isn’t available elsewhere or collect post or other items.
Our landlord, Jason, has installed hand sanitizer stations in the communal areas for people to use on arrival. We have handwash in the toilets and handwash and disinfectant in the kitchen area. You should wash your hands immediately on arrival at the space, and wipe down any desk areas or equipment that you use at the start and end of your visit.
Masks are not mandatory, but are encouraged.
Restricted Occupancy Areas
To help with social distancing access has been restricted to one person (or household) in some areas of the space.
The restricted areas are:
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The laser-cutter room
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The CNC room
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The kitchen
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The recess with the vinyl cutters and sublimation printer
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The corner workshop desk and textiles area
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The corner workshop desk and electronics workbench
These last two areas are marked out with tape on the floor, and are chosen so that you can either use the workshop desk or you can use the equipment (knitting machines, soldering irons, etc.), but there shouldn’t be someone at both at the same time.
As we are in the position that we cannot run any events, Sophia has been moved into the events space so that both cutters are bookable and available to use. If you do book Sophia then please remember that she is in the events space.
Hot-desking
Given that our desks are too close together to allow people to maintain a 2 metre separation when sat at adjacent or opposing desks, people should stagger the desks they use relative to others.
To make that easier for people hot-desking, we have taped off some of the desks which shouldn’t be used.
People with permanent desks are welcome to use their normal desk, and in most cases this fits in with the marking out of hot-desks that we’ve done.
However, in some cases you’d end up sitting next to, or opposite, another person at a desk. If that happens, please work with each other to work out a sensible option. Either using one of the other available hot-desks, or asking the person if they can move instead.
Keeping our community safe
We all have a responsibility to keep our community safe, as such it is imperative that you DO NOT visit DoES if:
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you are showing any symptoms of COVID-19, no matter how small (https://www.nhs.uk/
conditions/coronavirus-covid- 19/symptoms/ ) ; -
you or someone you live with is waiting for a test result and should be isolating;
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you should be isolating for any other reason
Please inform us (hello@doesliverpool.com) if you have been in the space and then develop symptoms within the following 48 hours, and subsequently inform us of your test result. This will allow us to inform any other people who were in the space at the same time. Your identity will be kept confidential.
Most importantly of all, stay healthy over the coming months.
