This Risk Assessment Policy has been implemented to help keep Instructors, Pupils and their Families Safe during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Bell School of Motoring have put in place the following procedures to ensure your learning environment is as safe and as pleasant as possible. All our instructors have recently undertaken Covid-19 training and all our vehicles are prepared as follows:

Instructor
• The Instructor will not attend a lesson if they are showing any symptoms as outlined in the Governments guidance and will self-isolate as per this guidance.
• The Instructor will not attend a lesson if they have been in contact with anyone within their family showing symptoms and will self-isolate as per the Government guidance.
• The Instructor will not attend a lesson if anyone they have been in contact has travelled from a high risk area and will self-isolate as per the Government guidance.

If the Instructor needs to cancel a lesson for any of the above reasons, no fee will be charged and the pupil will be kept updated on the length of self-isolation.



Pupil
• The Pupil should not attend a lesson if they are showing any symptoms as outlined in the Governments guidance and will self-isolate as per this guidance.
• The Pupil should not attend a lesson if they have been in contact with anyone within their family showing symptoms and will self-isolate as per the Government guidance.
• The Pupil should not attend a lesson if anyone they have been in contact has travelled from a high risk area and will self-isolate as per the Government guidance.

If the Pupil needs to cancel a lesson for any of the above reasons, no fee will be charged. The Pupil will need to self-isolate for the required length as set out by Government guidelines before any further lessons can commence.


Vehicles
Your Instructor will arrive to your lesson a few minutes early to give them time to fully sanitise and clean the vehicle prior to your lesson. Vehicles will be sanitised and cleaned with anti-viral wipes/spray as follows:
• Door handles (inside and out), window controls, seat adjusters, steering wheel, mirrors, parking brake, gear lever, indicator and wiper stalks, seat belts and seats will be cleaned using the above.
• Vehicles will be deep cleaned at the end of the nstructors working day.


Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Instructors are not required to wear a face mask or gloves but will have a supply available if the Pupil wishes them to do so.

We ask that the Pupil takes the following precautionary measures before each lesson to ensure the risk of infection is kept to minimum.
• Wash their hands or use sanitiser gel just prior to getting into the car
• To cover their mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing; using a sleeve or tissue and not their hands.
• Wear a face mask or gloves if they would prefer.
• Wear appropriate clothing; covering arms and legs if possible.
• Take all their personal PPE with them at the end of the lesson.


Additional Safety Measures
The following have also been implemented to help reduce the spread of infection.
• Cars windows will be opened as much as possible to ensure ventilation of the vehicle.
• Air Conditioning will not be used unless extremely necessary.
• Payment for lessons can be by bank transfer or cash. If paying by cash, please ensure you have the correct money. There will be no CASHPOINT withdrawals in lesson time.

Should further guidance be received from the Government, DVSA or DIA concerning the safety of your learning these will be communicated as appropriate. We hope the above measures will ensure that you continue to enjoy learning with us. Should you have any questions or concerns please speak to your Instructor.