CEN/WS EUROSAFETOUR - Response to COVID-19 - Health and safety protocols for tourism establishments and services
The CEN/WS EUROSAFETOUR should consider the following aspects: - Complete the ISO/PAS 5643 with specific European requirements that are not included in ISO/PAS 5643 (if applicable); - Include others tourism subsectors in the scope of the CWA 5643 that are not included in ISO/PAS 5643 (if applicable); - As per the request of the European Commission, include a visual identity that could be displayed by businesses and seen and understood by consumers; - The document is to be available by mid-May 2021.
Response to COVID-19 - Health and safety protocols for tourism establishments and services
The CEN/WS EUROSAFETOUR should consider the following aspects: - Complete the ISO/PAS 5643 with specific European requirements that are not included in ISO/PAS 5643 (if applicable); - Include others tourism subsectors in the scope of the CWA 5643 that are not included in ISO/PAS 5643 (if applicable); - As per the request of the European Commission, include a visual identity that could be displayed by businesses and seen and understood by consumers; - The document is to be available by mid-May 2021.
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CEN/WS EUROSAFETOUR is a Technical Committee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Response to COVID-19 - Health and safety protocols for tourism establishments and services" and is responsible for: The CEN/WS EUROSAFETOUR should consider the following aspects: - Complete the ISO/PAS 5643 with specific European requirements that are not included in ISO/PAS 5643 (if applicable); - Include others tourism subsectors in the scope of the CWA 5643 that are not included in ISO/PAS 5643 (if applicable); - As per the request of the European Commission, include a visual identity that could be displayed by businesses and seen and understood by consumers; - The document is to be available by mid-May 2021. This committee has published 2 standards.
CEN/WS EUROSAFETOUR develops CEN standards in the area of Information technology. The scope of work includes: The CEN/WS EUROSAFETOUR should consider the following aspects: - Complete the ISO/PAS 5643 with specific European requirements that are not included in ISO/PAS 5643 (if applicable); - Include others tourism subsectors in the scope of the CWA 5643 that are not included in ISO/PAS 5643 (if applicable); - As per the request of the European Commission, include a visual identity that could be displayed by businesses and seen and understood by consumers; - The document is to be available by mid-May 2021. Currently, there are 2 published standards from this technical committee.
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.
A Technical Committee (TC) in CEN is a group of experts responsible for developing international standards in a specific technical area. TCs are composed of national member body delegates and work through consensus to create standards that meet global industry needs. Each TC may have subcommittees (SCs) and working groups (WGs) for specialized topics.
This document provides a visual identity to be displayed by European tourist organizations in accordance with CWA 5643-1 and establishes requirements and guidance on the use of the visual identity.
This document also includes informative annexes relating to implementation (checklist), references to national standards and protocols and information addressed to the user of the service offered by the tourist organizations.
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This document establishes requirements and recommendations for tourist organizations to prevent the spread of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in order to protect their employees’ health from COVID-19 and to provide safer tourist services and products to tourists and residents.
NOTE This document does not address after-work practices of employees.
This document applies to the whole tourism value chain, including the following 20 subsectors:
accommodation
adventure tourism and ecotourism
beaches
catering services
golf services
medical and wellness spas
MICE tourism
museums and heritage sites
natural protected areas (NPAs)
night leisure
scuba diving
ski areas
theme and leisure parks
NOTE This includes water parks, animal parks (zoos, aquariums, wildlife refuges) and family entertainment centres.
tourist transport
tourist guides
tourist visits
tourist information offices
travel agencies
unique public spaces
yacht harbours and nautical activities
Each tourist organization is expected to conform only to those measures that apply to the services that it offers, including the core requirements established in Clause 4, the relevant applicable subclause in Clause 5 and the relevant applicable ancillary services and facilities in Clause 6.
NOTE The term tourist organization applies for all 20 subsectors.
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