Attention BRCM members: Burlington Radio Control Modelers Covid-19 Operations Plan Introduction Burlington Radio Control Modelers Covid-19 Operations Plan IntroductionBRCM is pleased to advise that we will be able to open the Bayview Flying Field as of May 27, 2020, subject to the appropriate COVID precautions/restrictions being put in place and strictly adhered to. Hours of operation will be standard park hours of dawn to dusk. City of Burlington advises that provincial guidelines should be followed, which includes social distancing, no public washrooms, appropriate sanitization to be available. Face Coverings And Face Masks The Ontario Government advises that the best way to stop the spread of COVID-19 is by staying home and avoiding close contact with others outside of your household. You should consider using a face covering (non-medical mask such as a cloth mask or bandana) to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in areas where physical distancing may be challenging or not possible. Medical masks (surgical, medical procedure face masks and respirators like N95 masks) should be reserved for use by health care workers and first responders. Face coverings will not protect you from getting COVID-19. The best way to protect yourself is to: stay home except for essential reasons. Avoid close contact with others and keep at least two metres from others outside your household wash your hands regularly (or using alcohol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water are not available) Practice proper cough and sneeze etiquette (for example, sneeze and cough into your sleeve and avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth). BRCM Covid-19 Rules of operation The Burlington Radio Controlled Modelers have established the following additional COVID rules and policies: 1. If you are sick, or possibly have any of the symptoms of COVID, DO NOT come to the field. 2. IMPORTANT: The Department of Health requires that every member who enters the facility sign in on the daily sign in sheet. This is critical as should a member become ill with Covid- 19, the Health Department requires a list of those who may have been exposed to the virus. 3. No more than 10 people at the field at any time and properly (2m) distanced. 4. Display your 2020 BRCM Membership Badge… (If you are unable to show it when requested, you will be asked to leave.) We must be able to identify you as a current member. 5. No Guest Fliers 6. No visitors, spectators, or other guests. 7. The Club house will remain closed. Do not access the club house. 8. Gathering and sitting at the picnic tables under the Chickee is not permitted 9. The main gate is to be left unlocked to prevent repeated handling of the lock and chain. 10. Maintain physical distancing of 2m (7ft) from each other. 11. Come prepared with your own sanitizer, PPE (mask, gloves, eye protection) and your own lawn chair. 12. Use every other flight station to further separate pilots 13. Spacing between set up stands, and picnic tables, has been increased to 20 feet. Members may not move set up stands and picnic tables closer. 14. Bear in mind that a number of club members are in the high-risk group, and that if they become infected, it could very well could be fatal. Please be reminded that COVID has asymptomatic transmission, so you can infect others even if you are not yet showing any symptoms. As such, adherence to precautions to prevent the transmission of COVID is of the upmost importance. 15. Make sure that you do not share any equipment. E.g. transmitters, buddy boxes etc. 16. If you have been at the field for 2 hours and have 4-5 flights, and someone is waiting their turn, exercise courtesy and common sense and yield to other folks who want to also get some flights in. If however there are only a couple of other pilots and no others waiting then you may stay longer if you wish.