|
Nov 2021
5:26pm, 17 Nov 2021
2,291 posts
|
Flatlander
Sorry to raise a bit of a dampener but .......tokens might be a COVID problem, depending on their material.
Each token will be handled by many different people - there could be up to 10 races and in each race each runner will be given a token by a Fetch Elf, which will be collected from the runner by another Elf, sorted by perhaps a 3rd Elf, and possibly handled by someone else at another stage.
That means in 10 races each token could be handled 40 - 50 times, which provides plenty of scope for cross contamination. Multiply that by perhaps 8 runners in each race, and that is 300 - 400 possible cross contamination events in the meeting. Even if most of us will be double vaccinated, that does seem to be creating some risk.
HellsBells "handwritten scraps of paper" are probably a safer option. Writing out a set of paper tokens for each race is only a little bit of extra effort, and means that each one is handled only about 3 times before it is discarded, plus paper is lower risk than plastic or metal for viral transmission.
|
|
Nov 2021
5:29pm, 17 Nov 2021
2,412 posts
|
Grast_girl
Good point Flatlander. Couldn't we just dump the tokens in a bucket of soapy water after each race?
|
|
Nov 2021
5:40pm, 17 Nov 2021
2,292 posts
|
Flatlander
Gg, good thinking.
I did think of that, although I wondered if the logistics of getting water, bucket and soap together when there may not be access to water at the track could be a minor but not insurmountable difficulty.
That and other solutions will mean there will be a way of reducing any token risk.
|
|
Nov 2021
6:58pm, 17 Nov 2021
59,788 posts
|
GlennR
We could fill one of the water features on the steeplechase route with sheep dip and run through it every lap.
|
|
Nov 2021
7:51pm, 17 Nov 2021
24,189 posts
|
Serendippily
We probably have some kind of tongs
|
|
Nov 2021
8:01pm, 17 Nov 2021
28,518 posts
|
HellsBells
My brain is fried. I will post something coherent tomorrow
|
|
Nov 2021
8:17pm, 17 Nov 2021
23,100 posts
|
Rosehip
I thought it had been shown that formite transfer was very minimal, but Ive got boxes of disposable gloves I can bring if volunteers would rather not handle tokens passed around
Paper squares - a fresh set for each heat would work too
|
|
Nov 2021
9:29pm, 17 Nov 2021
17,662 posts
|
RichHL
So would branding as each runner crosses the finishing line. They would have to wait a little longer for their time to branded next to their finishing position but that shouldn't be a problem as long as the weather isn't too bad.
|
|
Nov 2021
9:32pm, 17 Nov 2021
14,367 posts
|
Badger
I’ll look forward to reading your risk assessment for that…
|
|
Nov 2021
9:33pm, 17 Nov 2021
17,666 posts
|
RichHL
Happily, I don't have to write it this year. That's for HB. 
|
