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#EdChatIE Saying schools are ‘statistically’ safe is like saying flying is statistically safe
Pilots are still responsible for passengers, & checking plane is airworthy
Schools need support for detailed local risk assessments & practical help with eliminating/mitigating risk 1/
Pilots are still responsible for passengers, & checking plane is airworthy
Schools need support for detailed local risk assessments & practical help with eliminating/mitigating risk 1/
Prepare
Read up FAQs
Get a group, brainstorm every potential risk local to your school (incl transport, break-times, buildings, timetable, staff etc)
Work through this risk register to eliminate/reduce 
Engage your community https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fB5pysccOHvxphpTmCG_TGdytavMmc1cUumn8m0pwzo/mobilebasic
biggest risk is ‘shared air’ in transport, classrooms, corridors, toilets, break-rooms, cars & buses (not hands)
buy CO2 meter 
spread out, use local churches, sports halls, hotels, parks, etc
all masks indoors 
only eat outside
keep distance
open car windows
More #Covid19 resources for teachers #edchatie https://twitter.com/orla_hegarty/status/1317016896223481859
#Ventilation in #schools: what do teachers need to know? https://www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-schools-covid-ventilation-and-schools-what-do-teachers-need-know
Harvard Schools for Health advice https://schools.forhealth.org/
Indoor Air Quality in K-12 (primary) Schools: Addressing the Concept of Layered Risk Assessment @CorsIAQ
#Schools in Germany https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-germany-unveils-airing-plan-for-schools/a-55286311
In Belgium
In this town every school & college received
CO2 meter
template for drawing up a measurement plan
10 tips & tricks for appropriate actions
* #Schools in Ireland could have all of this within weeks for <€1m https://www.themayor.eu/en/a/view/kris-declercq-my-policy-has-always-been-based-on-investing-in-people-6657
In this town every school & college received
CO2 metertemplate for drawing up a measurement plan10 tips & tricks for appropriate actions* #Schools in Ireland could have all of this within weeks for <€1m https://www.themayor.eu/en/a/view/kris-declercq-my-policy-has-always-been-based-on-investing-in-people-6657
CO2 monitoring is simple, low-tech way of ensuring dangerous conditions don’t built up, cost about €200 (get NDIR), so walking watch in 4,000 schools <€1m
Monitoring CO2 means windows can be open less, meaning warmer classrooms, more attentive class, & lower heating bills https://twitter.com/orla_hegarty/status/1351106728616718340
Monitoring CO2 means windows can be open less, meaning warmer classrooms, more attentive class, & lower heating bills https://twitter.com/orla_hegarty/status/1351106728616718340
In Japan
Air Quality traffic lights installed at concert venues, restaurants, airports & other public places.. airborne CO2 monitors show if sites are ventilated properly, helping prevent the “three Cs” of closed, crowded & close-contact settings #COVID19 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13832094
Air Quality traffic lights installed at concert venues, restaurants, airports & other public places.. airborne CO2 monitors show if sites are ventilated properly, helping prevent the “three Cs” of closed, crowded & close-contact settings #COVID19 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13832094
[tl;dr]
#Covid19 is ~predominantly~ caught by inhaling infected indoor air, not from hands
#Covid19 is ~mostly~ passed on by people without symptoms
Virus can build up like smoke & spread ~far beyond 2m~
Use CO2 monitors to catch unsafe conditions
Mask
Air Distance
#Covid19 is ~predominantly~ caught by inhaling infected indoor air, not from hands
#Covid19 is ~mostly~ passed on by people without symptoms
Virus can build up like smoke & spread ~far beyond 2m~
Use CO2 monitors to catch unsafe conditions
MaskAir Distance
& finally a thread for the science teachers https://twitter.com/orla_hegarty/status/1346744325863059456
