As if it were the worst of nightmares and far from waking up from this bad dream and it having disappeared, Covid-19 is still in our lives. While health experts fight against it to save us all, the tourism sector is learning to live with this pandemic, providing solutions so that a country like ours, in which tourism is the key, can overcome this blow that has hit us. touched live.
This May the Measures to Reduce Contagion by the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus by the Technical Committee of ANETA (National Association of Active Tourism Companies), of ICTE (Institute for Spanish Tourism Quality) in collaboration with the Ministries of Industry, Commerce and Tourism and Health.
We have been lucky enough to talk with two of the people who have helped in the preparation of this protocol, the president of ANETA, Óscar Santos Casado and with Rubén Martínez Obispo, its treasurer, who have conveyed to us some of the guidelines and recommendations set forth in this decree.
Making it clear that one of the strong points at the national level is the diversity in terms of activities that we can do throughout the year, marking the difference with other countries that do not have that luck, active tourism in Spain has to deal closely with the ravages of Covid. The best way? Taking the maximum awareness from companies that we have to learn to live with it, reinventing ourselves, strictly following the protocols and above all, without rushing to offer an activity that can affect the health of the adventurer.
From Yumping.com and with the help of the protocol of measures to reduce the spread of coronavirus in the active tourism, we put on the table some of the points that most affect the sector such as:
- Approved materials that meet the requirements.
- Basic hygiene rules (hand washing, materials) and compliance with safety distance whenever possible.
- Small or single-family groups.
- Communication between companies that work in the same area.
To go deeper and not miss anything, we will summarize each point in such a way that, with the help of great experts who will help us understand each requirement.
- Risk Management Requirements
General requirements
The firm commitment on the part of the company must be solid and immovable with respect to the measures implemented, always based on a Contingency Plan prepared prior to the return of the activity to which the company is dedicated. .
To this end, the worker representatives, in collaboration with the prevention delegates, will coordinate said plan as well as risk management in order to ensure that all processes are coordinated with each other and are as unanimous as possible regarding the risk exposed.
Health and safety/management committee for each company
A committee of this nature now, more than ever, acquires a primary place in companies. Its functions, always protected under the Occupational Risk Prevention Law, will regulate aspects such as evaluating the dangers to which we are exposed with an activity or setting up a contingency plan that addresses issues as delicate as hygienic-sanitary aspects or compliance. of all the measures taken.
Far from being a solution to guarantee the continuation of our activity, the quality seals that are appearing everywhere in many companies are not always synonymous with a guarantee, but can lead to confusion for the customer.
Now more than ever, the relationship established between the active tourism company and the user must be closer, more direct in terms of the dangers to which we may be exposed. Hence, it is essential to internalize each of the points included in this safety manual. Therefore, the quality seal should not be taken so much as an end, but as a means.
Material resources
Here the most discussed in recent months PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) come into play. This section makes it clear that "the active tourism and ecotourism company must consider the restrictions that may exist for the provision of material resources and the service limitations that may arise from said restrictions." That is, it is the company's job to plan the activity carefully as well as providing the client with the hygienic-sanitary material pertinent to carrying out the experience.
All of this covers issues such as safety distances taking into account capacity or limitations of the space where the work is carried out, that workers wash clothes at a specific temperature and until it is recorded that the technicians receive the relevant training on the correct use of the equipment. PPE.
We could not agree more with Santos when he assures that at this moment more than ever it is a mistake to consume services from unqualified personnel, collaborative consumption, even when we can count on a great understanding of an activity. If you do not have a license, it is not only dangerous, but it goes against what we promote, which is the safe bet of qualified guides who guarantee safety measures and guarantees.
General measures for active tourism and ecotourism companies
Once again, emphasis is placed on training workers to carry out such measures, which is essential for the activity to be carried out.
Protection measures for personnel
It will be decisive that, individually and collectively, each worker receives the clearest and most specific information possible on how to carry out each activity. Having individual PPE, frequent disinfection of work areas or habits as internalized as greeting the group, are guidelines that must be acquired in the daily habits of workers.
Specific requirements for personnel carrying out cleaning tasks
It is of utmost importance that this sector uses individual equipment, always appropriate to their work within the company and taking into account the degree to which they are exposed in terms of contagion.
Regardless of whether this service is subcontracted or not, after the work carried out, all the material that has been used must be discarded.
Documents and records
Fundamental will be carefully as well as providing the client with the hygienic-sanitary material pertinent to carrying out the experience.
All of this covers issues such as safety distances taking into account capacity or limitations of the space where the work is carried out, that workers wash clothes at a specific temperature and until it is recorded that the technicians receive the relevant training on the correct use of the equipment. PPE.
We could not agree more with Santos when he assures that at this moment more than ever it is a mistake to consume services from unqualified personnel, collaborative consumption, even when we can count on a great understanding of an activity. If you do not have a license, it is not only dangerous, but it goes against what we promote, which is the safe bet of qualified guides who guarantee safety measures and guarantees.
General measures for active tourism and ecotourism companies
Once again, emphasis is placed on training workers to carry out such measures, which is essential for the activity to be carried out.
Protection measures for personnel
It will be decisive that, individually and collectively, each worker receives the clearest and most specific information possible on how to carry out each activity. Having individual PPE, frequent disinfection of work areas or habits as internalized as greeting the group, are guidelines that must be acquired in the daily habits of workers.
Specific requirements for personnel carrying out cleaning tasks
It is of utmost importance that this sector uses individual equipment, always appropriate to their work within the company and taking into account the degree to which they are exposed in terms of contagion.
Regardless of whether this service is subcontracted or not, after the work carried out, all the material that has been used must be discarded.
Documents and records
Fundamental will be
