This document specifies guidelines and recommendations for the safe operation of fitness centres during an infectious outbreak. This document sets out guidelines relative to the wide range of operating models for fitness centres with a framework of good practices for operators to use. This includes the operational and managerial procedures for offering and delivering the service covering users, staff, and contractors whilst on the premises. These guidelines will cover, but are not limited to: – overall risk reduction – the practise of social distancing and control of users – air treatment and ventilation – cleaning, hygiene and health protocols – management and training of staff and use of personal protective equipment This document is applicable to all publicly accessible fitness centres where physical activity for groups and/or individuals is delivered to all of its users in order to provide a safe and controlled environment. This document does not cover fitness centres where physical activity is exclusively secondary business. Note: A fitness centre is a publicly accessible place where diverse physical fitness activities for groups and/or individuals is delivered. Note: A fitness centre can comprise of an exercising area with equipment-based strength training, free weights, portable/fixed equipment and/or most often also cardiovascular training equipment/machines and/or frequently also group fitness training in specific rooms or in a studio.

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7	1 Scope 2 Normative references
8	3 Terms and definitions
11	4 Risk assessment of the fitness centre’s facilities 4.1 General 4.2 Purpose of risk assessment 4.3 Execution of risk assessment
12	4.4 Follow up on risk assessment 5 Users, staff and contractors using the fitness facility 5.1 General 5.2 Communication 5.2.1 Goal of communication
13	5.2.2 Basic messages of communication 5.3 Preventive safety measures and their implementation 5.3.1 General safety measures
14	5.3.2 People flow management 5.3.3 In-place communication of preventive safety measures 5.3.4 Use of face masks
15	5.3.5 Accessibility 5.4 Guidance to users 5.4.1 Declaring personal responsibility
16	5.4.2 Hygienic use of fitness facility by users 5.5 Users in fitness training and exercise areas 5.5.1 General 5.5.2 Physical distancing in exercise areas and use of screens
17	5.5.3 Positioning and use of equipment 5.5.4 Arrangement of exercise areas
18	5.6 Ancillary areas 5.6.1 General 5.6.2 Use of ancillary areas 5.6.3 Maintenance of ancillary areas
19	5.7 Other spaces than ancillary areas 5.7.1 Reception area 5.7.2 Retail sales 5.8 Membership and contact tracing management
20	5.9 Managing occupancy levels and physical distancing 5.10 Conflict management 5.11 Casual visitors and children 5.12 Staff 5.12.1 Guidance on protocols for working during an infectious outbreak
21	5.12.2 Staff rotas
22	5.12.3 Additional physical distancing requirements for staff 5.12.4 Additional personal hygiene requirements for staff 5.13 Contractors and suppliers 5.13.1 General
23	5.13.2 Storage precautions 6 Cleaning and hygiene control 6.1 Cleaning procedures and instructions
24	6.2 Cleaning of fitness equipment 6.3 Control of waste and disposal
25	7 Ventilation 7.1 General 7.2 Ventilation in exercise areas
26	7.3 Mechanical air ventilation
27	8 Protocols in the facility 8.1 Personal conduct and PPE 8.2 Emergencies 8.3 First aid Generally, first aid provision shall remain available. However, according to the European Resuscitation Council COVID-19 Guidelines [11], when considering a first aid requirement during an infectious outbreak, some additional precautions may be required such as gloves, face masks, and resus masks if resuscitation is involved.
28	Annex A (informative)Guidance on undertaking a risk assessment A.1 General A.2 Occupational risk assessment in the context of operating during an infectious outbreak
30	A.3 The start and conduct of a risk assessment study
31	A.4 Risk overarching principles A.5 Risk assessment study

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Status	Definitive
Pages	34
Publication Date	2022-10-27
ISBN	978 0 539 17258 4
Standard Number	PD CEN/TS 17676:2022
Title	Guidelines for the safe operation of fitness centres during an infectious outbreak
Identical National Standard Of	CEN/TS 17676
Descriptors	Fitness centres, Facility management, Health and safety management, Hygiene, Sterilization (hygiene), Diseases, Communicable diseases
Publisher	BSI
Committee	SW/136/2
ICS Codes	03.080.30 - Services for consumers

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