Rebuilding Together Atlanta
Volunteer Wellness Policy
Please review the following policy and procedures to make sure all volunteers are safe in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. By entering your name, you are agreeing to follow.
Volunteer Wellness Policy
Rebuilding Together Atlanta (RTA) is deeply invested in the safety and welfare of our homeowners, staff, volunteers and contractors. The challenges presented by COVID-19, has prompted us to review our protocols to ensure a comprehensive approach is in place that will allow us to continue serving our homeowners, while implementing measures to mitigate the outbreak and keep all parties safe.
To be safe and maintain operations, we have developed the Volunteer Wellness Policies outlined below to be implemented throughout the organization and at all of our work sites.
RTA will seek to follow all applicable and relevant government and CDC recommendations and may update the above policies at any time.
To perform volunteer activities for Rebuilding Together Atlanta, you will need to review and sign to agree to follow the policies. In addition, please note the following policies:
Rebuilding Together Atlanta will suspend all home repair activities unless the homeowner has given express written consent for those activities to continue.
Homeowners authorizing home repairs are releasing RTA, its contractors, its directors, volunteers, and officers from any liability or claims that may arise from exposure to pathogens due to home repair activities.
Volunteers must notify RTA immediately if they or any other resident at their home has tested positive or has been in contact with someone that tested positive for COVID-19 or shows signs or symptoms of COVID-19 (including coughing, fever, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, chills, body aches, sore throat, headache, diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, or runny nose).
Volunteers agree to wear PPE including at minimum masks and a fresh pair of gloves during any client interaction or while on the homeowner property.
Volunteers agree to maintain social distancing with other (including maintaining a minimum of six feet of distance between volunteers and homeowner to the extent possible) and will avoid physical contact with others.
Conversations with homeowners will be limited to electronic or phone conversations to the extent possible.
Homeowner agrees to maintain the social distancing requirement from any RTA representatives (volunteers, staff or contractors) performing repairs on the home, and will remain in a separate room from repairs being made when possible. Homeowner agrees to wear a face mask when Rebuilding Together Atlanta representative (volunteers, staff, contractors) are on site. If homeowner does not have one RTA will provide.
If on a project site, volunteers agree to use the provided porta potty and hand sinks instead of homeowner facilities.
Before beginning a repair project, volunteers agree to check in with RTA staff to have their temperature taken. Temperature will be recorded by RTA staff. If temperature is normal the volunteer may begin work as long as the other requirements set forth in herein are met. If temperature is elevated volunteer will be sent home and this will be reported to the House Captain immediately.
Volunteers agree to record their time on a job site including date and time to RTA for case tracking purposes. Volunteers agree to wipe down and sterilize in home work spaces and frequently touched areas before and after work is completed. Volunteers agree to wash hands frequently throughout their work while in the home using the provided soap and water. Volunteers agrees to sanitize all tools after use in sanitation area provided. Volunteers agree to only use sanitized tools from the area provided.