COVID-19, Infection and Illness Control Policy

Compass Motorcycle Excellence

Compass Motorcycle Excellence is committed to providing a safe and hygienic environment for clients undertaking motorcycle rider training. This policy sets out the precautions we take to help reduce the risk of COVID-19 and the transmission of other infectious illnesses and diseases during training.

Client Illness and Cancellation

Clients should not attend motorcycle training if they suspect that they are suffering from an infectious illness or disease, including COVID-19, influenza (flu), or another respiratory infection.

If you are feeling unwell, have symptoms of an infectious illness, have a high temperature, or have tested positive for COVID-19, please contact Compass Motorcycle Excellence as soon as possible and postpone your training.

Where a client postpones training because they suspect they have an infectious illness or disease, Compass Motorcycle Excellence will allow the training to be rebooked at no additional cost. Clients will not be financially disadvantaged for taking reasonable precautions to protect themselves, the instructor and others.

Clients should only return to training when they feel well enough to undertake motorcycle training safely and are no longer considered likely to pose a significant infection risk to others. Current UKHSA guidance advises people with respiratory infection symptoms who have a high temperature or feel unwell to stay at home and avoid contact with others until they feel better and no longer have a high temperature.

Hygiene and Infection Control

Compass Motorcycle Excellence will take reasonable steps to maintain good hygiene and reduce the transmission of infection. These measures may include:

Regular cleaning of training equipment and frequently touched surfaces.
Cleaning motorcycle clothing and equipment in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions where practicable.
Cleaning and maintaining communication equipment, including microphones, earpieces and other devices used during training.
Providing or recommending access to hand-washing facilities or hand sanitiser.
Encouraging good respiratory hygiene, including covering coughs and sneezes and disposing of tissues appropriately.
Maintaining appropriate ventilation where practical, particularly when indoors.
Taking additional precautions when there is increased circulation of respiratory infections.

Good hand and respiratory hygiene, cleaning frequently touched surfaces and allowing fresh air into indoor spaces are among the measures recommended by the UK Health Security Agency to help reduce the spread of respiratory infections.

Motorcycle Clothing, Equipment and Communication Devices

Clients should be aware that motorcycle training may involve contact with motorcycle clothing, protective equipment and communication devices that may previously have been used by other clients.

Equipment will be maintained and cleaned as appropriate; however, cleaned equipment cannot be guaranteed to be sterile or completely free from microorganisms.

This may include, but is not limited to:

Motorcycle helmets.
Gloves and other protective clothing.
Communication microphones and earpieces.
Radios and other communication equipment.
Motorcycle controls and other frequently touched surfaces.

Clients are encouraged to wear their own personal motorcycle protective equipment wherever reasonably practicable, particularly helmets, gloves and communication accessories, if they have concerns about sharing equipment.

Client Responsibility

All clients have a responsibility to consider their own health and the health of others before attending training. Motorcycle training requires concentration, physical coordination and sound judgement, and clients should not ride when illness or medication makes them unable to ride safely.

Clients should inform Compass Motorcycle Excellence as soon as possible if they become unwell before their scheduled training session.

This policy is intended to support sensible infection-control measures and may be reviewed or amended in response to changes in public health guidance or the nature of infectious disease risks.