Health and safety - 2020/21

At UAL, we’ve been working hard to make your learning environment as safe as possible.

Enhanced health and safety measures in our buildings

• Everyone on site must strictly observe social distancing rules, wash their hands frequently and for 20 seconds (and use hand gel), and wear a face covering unless exempt.
• If you feel ill in any way, you must remain at home and not come onto site. If you think you may have COVID-19, you must get tested and follow the NHS Test and Trace and UAL Report and Trace processes.

Face coverings

All staff, students and visitors must wear face coverings at all times when in UAL buildings. Exemptions include, but aren't limited to:

• anyone who cannot put on, wear or remove a mask because of a physical or mental illness, impairment or disability
• where wearing a mask will cause severe distress
• if you’re required to lip-read
• when eating or drinking.

Deep cleaning

All of our sites have undergone a deep clean in preparation for your arrival. This includes

• all classrooms
• workshops
• learning environments
• canteens and shops

We have an enhanced cleaning regime in place and there are additional sanitisation measures in place around our buildings.

Preparing our spaces

All across the University, you’ll find signage reminding you:

• to keep your distance
• to wear a face covering
• where you’ll need to wait for others to finish before you can proceed. For example, in a queue or some smaller spaces.

We’ve installed hand sanitising stations across the university to help you keep your hands clean and to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

Travelling in London

You must wear a face covering when using public transport or taking a taxi.

Visit the TfL website for an overview of measures they have introduced to help keep you safe. These include:

• Enhanced cleaning
• Social distancing
• Increased hand sanitising stations

It’s important to plan your journey before leaving home, as some routes and lines are operating with reduced capacity.

Keeping each other safe

It’s important that we all play our part to stop the spread of coronavirus and to keep each other safe. You can do this by sticking to a few simple rules when travelling around the University.

1. If you feel sick at any point with the symptoms of coronavirus, you must stay at home. If you’re in one of our buildings, you should leave immediately and contact the National Health Service (NHS) on 111.
2. When on site use the hand sanitising gel provided.
3. You should wash your hands frequently with soap and water, for a minimum of 20 seconds each time.
4. We’ve worked out just how many students can be on site at one time, so you must only attend your College when you have a class or when you have pre-arranged a visit.
5. The wearing of face coverings is mandatory at UAL unless you have a valid reason not to.
6. You should sanitise your workstation before and after use.
7. Adhering to our community pledge at all times.

UK government travel restrictions

Strict travel restrictions have been implemented by the government for arrivals into the UK. This includes requirements for both testing and quarantine when arriving from many destinations. It is essential that you carefully review the government guidance before making any travel arrangements.

The tests required for people entering the UK differ from the LFD tests offered at the UAL Asymptomatic Testing Centre and must be pre-booked before you travel.

Please note the university cannot cover the costs you incur as a result of any travel restrictions or requirements.

Related documents:

Coronavirus Risk Assessment (PDF 146KB)