Pilates at Thrive, LLC (“Thrive”) is committed to providing a safe workspace for our team members and clients. With that in mind, we’ve built this Studio Safety Protocol due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our team members and clients are the lynchpin of our business and we’re incredibly serious about protecting the health of each one of them. We have built our Studio Safety Protocol based on the advice of experts and specific concerns our team members have brought to our attention. Our Studio Safety Protocol follows the CDC, state and local health guidelines, federal OSHA standards, and HIPAA in relation to COVID-19. Every team member and client are expected to take part in implementing and complying with these protocols.
Part 1: Health and Hygiene
Covid-19 Symptoms and Self-Monitoring: People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. People with the following symptoms or combinations of symptoms may have COVID-19:
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Or at least two of these symptoms:
- Fever
- Chills
- Repeated shaking with chills
- Muscle pain
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Loss of taste or smell
All team members and clients must self-monitor for these symptoms. If a client or team member experiences any of these symptoms, they must take an antigen test prior to coming to the studio. As long as the antigen test is negative within an hour of the session, they may come to the studio for their session.
Hand Sanitizer: Hand sanitizer will be placed in all common areas within the studio.
Hygiene: All team members and clients must implement good hygiene and infection control practices. These practices include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Frequently wash hands: Team members are instructed to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water at the beginning and end of shifts, before and after each client, before and after meals, after using the restroom, before and after placing and/or removing face masks, and regularly throughout the day.
- Avoid touching your face.
- Use respiratory etiquette: Cover your mouth and nose with your elbow or a tissue when coughing and sneezing.
Symptomatic Team Members or Clients: Should a team member or client test positive for COVID-19 within two days of attending the studio, the team member or client must immediately contact Jessica Gradhandt at 208-340-8899. Upon such notice, Thrive will review who the team member or client had close contact with at the studio in the prior two days. Appropriate notice will be provided to all individuals so identified, per CDC and CDH guidelines. When notifying individuals, the identity and condition of the reporting team member or client will not be shared.
Team Member Diagnosis: If a team member is diagnosed with COVID-19, the studio will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, and properly ventilated. The team member will be allowed to return to work per current CDC and CDH guidelines.
Part 2: Sanitation
Sanitation is key to ensuring the safety of everyone in the studio. Thrive has sourced disinfectant approved by the EPA as effective against COVID-19 for sanitation purposes.
Disinfection Time: Every class or session time will have 5-minutes for cleaning time prior to the next session. Clients will be provided with disinfectant to wipe down their equipment and props before exiting the space.
Common Space and Restrooms: All common areas and restrooms will be frequently disinfected and cleaned.
Equipment: In between each class or session all equipment will be cleaned and/or disinfected including frames, handles, bars, carriages, headrests, shoulder rests, extenders, jump boards, floor mats, balls, weights, magic circles, dowels, bars, and pedals.
Part 3: Social Distancing
The studio will be allowed a specific number of people at any given time based on state and local health guidelines.
Entering the Studio: Clients are discouraged from congregating prior to entering the facility or beginning their session. Please be respectful of space and social distancing as much as possible.
Bathrooms: Both bathrooms are limited to single use.
Equipment: If the equipment is needed for clients, that will be placed in advance by staff members at each space. That equipment will be left in the same place following the
Part 4 – Signage and Acknowledgments
Signage: Signs for health and hygiene, sanitation, and social distancing will be posted in the studio when community transmission levels are high.
Team Member Documents: All team members must execute two documents before reporting to work: (1) this Studio Safety Protocol; and (2) the Team Member Health Certification.
Client Documents: All clients must execute two documents before using Thrive’s facilities: (1) Client Health History Form; and (2) Waiver of Release & Liability.
This protocol was last updated August 15, 2023.