Covid-19 Safeguards

To enable the ALT STAGE team to properly prepare for your visit we need you to confirm:

• The number of people you wish to attend the recording session.
• The contact details for each person attending the recording session.
• That none of your party has or has had COVID-19 symptoms 10 days before your visit.
• That none of your party is from a household where someone is self-isolating.

This information will be collected before you attend your recording session.

To protect personnel at ALT STAGE and help reduce transmission in the wider community:

• We ask everybody to follow GOV.UK and TfL guidance, particularly on public transport, when travelling to and from ALT STAGE.
• ALT STAGE does not cover cab charges for engineers or assistants to and from the studio.

We ask that all clients, crew, visitors & musicians supply their own face coverings or PPE and that face coverings are worn when using the communal areas of our premises during your recording session.

To reduce the possibility of transmission on-site we are providing:

• Sanitising stations and signage at external entry and studio entry points.
• Advisory / guidance hand wash signage in all bathrooms.
• Single use paper towels in all toilet facilities.
• Pedal operated waste bins in all areas.

Please use the Hand Sanitiser provided upon entry and when leaving the studio. We encourage their regular use during your recording session.

To keep all personnel informed and ensure safe practice:

• All our staff have been briefed thoroughly on hygiene and cleanliness and the increased need to uphold this throughout the studio and in communal areas.
• All our staff members adhere to the government guidelines of isolating themselves for 14 days if they are experiencing any signs associated with Covid-19, we will inform clients immediately if this occurs.
• Signage reminding staff to wipe down kitchen touch points (i.e. kettle handles/coffee machines) to be clearly displayed and antibacterial spray provided to do this.
• Assistants and engineers who are asked to do food runs by clients should not handle cash, payments should be made by card only.
• All our staff are committed to washing their hands at regular intervals, particularly when entering, or re-entering buildings.

To keep all personnel safe during breaks:

• Kitchen facilities only to be used by ALT STAGE staff.
• No food preparation to be done by clients, all refreshments e.g. tea/coffee to be be made by staff) and clearly marked as such.
• Musicians are asked to bring all food/drink that they require for the day with them.
• Clients and musicians are asked to eat at their seats/station or in space provide outside.
• Musicians are asked to take all their waste/rubbish home with them or use pedal bins provided.

To remove possible contamination of surfaces and equipment ALT STAGE will:

• Disinfect common touch areas, in the morning and throughout the day after session breaks.
• Perform deep cleaning of the studio between projects and sessions.
• Specific cleaning of musician equipment: chairs, headphones, music stands.
• Specific cleaning protocols for personnel responsible for studio equipment.

• You will be responsible for managing your own people, equipment, and activities inside the studio space in accordance with the Government’s requirements for hygiene and distancing procedures.
• Clients to limit the number of people attending sessions to the absolute minimum in order to streamline the number of people passing through the studio.
• If clients are feeling unwell on the day of the session or are exhibiting any signs associated with Covid-19 please do not attend the session and contact us immediately either by email on support@stage.altrecordingstudios.com or call +44 (0) 1273 711 749.
• Session start times are staggered to avoid unnecessary contact.
• All attendees names and contact details to be provided before the session.
• Non-essential parties are able to join the session via Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, Google Meet.
• Only those on the booking form will be allowed access to the building. Identify may be required.
• Clients are encouraged to bring their own keyboard and mouse to use in the studio if preferred.
• A separate toilet has been allocated to the studio and is clearly signposted.
• In the event of clients not adhering to these guidelines the session may be stopped and clients will be asked to leave the building. In this event the session costs will be non refundable.

If you or anyone who you have brought to the studio develops COVID-19 symptoms within 14 days of the date of the visit, or if you are advised to self-isolate during that period, please let us know without delay.