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This page has information about the following:
  1. what impact is doing to keep you safe
  2. what you can do to minimise risk when coming to volunteer
  3. what to do if you become symptomatic after your shift
  4. what impact will do if we become aware of a volunteer who has become unwell following a shift
  5. impact's COVID-SAFE measures


​WHAT IMPACT IS DOING TO KEEP YOU SAFE 

Because keeping our volunteers safe is our highest priority, we have introduced a range of health and safety measures including:
VOLUNTEER PACKS
  • Upon entry, volunteers will be encouraged to pick up a bottle of water, several disposable gloves and a pencil case which will include several masks, a small bottle of hand sanitiser and a biro for their use. Face shields will also be available if volunteers would like them.
CLEANING PRACTICES
  • ​A cleaning regime of high-touch surfaces will be undertaken between shifts
SANITISER STATIONS
  • Hand sanitiser stations with extra supplies of disposable gloves will be located throughout the venue and near the toilets.
REGISTRATION PROCESS
  • Your temperature will be taken contact-free and recorded
  • You will be asked to sign the registration sheet using the biro from your Volunteer Pack.
  • This data will be held securely only to be shared with the government for contact tracing should the need arise 
  • The document will be destroyed 20 days following your shift
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
  • Only those people registered for a particular shift will be eligible to enter the venue.
  • Everyone must be masked at all times unless they have documented evidence of being exempted. This must be sighted by the Registration 'staff' and noted on the Registration Sheet


​WHAT YOU CAN DO TO MINIMISE RISK WHEN COMING TO VOLUNTEER

REMAIN MASKED AT ALL TIMES
  • Unless they have documented evidence of being exempted. This must be sighted by the Registration 'staff' and noted on the Registration Sheet.
PRACTISE APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL DISTANCING
  • We require you to maintain an appropriate physical distance of 1.5 metres from everyone unless you are in your own ‘social bubble’.
DO NOT ATTEND IF
  • You feel unwell or if you display any of the COVID-19 symptoms as identified by the DHHS:
    • Loss or change in sense of smell or taste
    • Fever
    • Chills or sweats
    • Cough
    • Sore throat
    • Shortness of breath
    • Runny nose
  • You feel headachy, muscle soreness, stuffy nose, nausea, vomiting or have diarrhoea 
  • You have been tested and are still waiting for your results
  • You are required to self-isolate
  • You have been in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the past two weeks
  • You have returned from overseas or from a confirmed 'hot spot' as outlined by the Victorian government in the previous 14 days. Please err on the side of caution.
CONSIDER DOWNLOADING THE COVIDSafe APP
  • as per government advice


WHAT TO DO IF YOU BECOME SYMPTOMATIC AFTER YOUR SHIFT

GET TESTED
at a COVID-19 Test Centre
INFORM IMPACT IMMEDIATELY
by email so that others who were present at your shift can be alerted. 
Your name and details will remain anonymous.


WHAT IMPACT WILL DO IF WE BECOME AWARE OF A VOLUNTEER KNOWN TO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE AFTER THEIR SHIFT

WE WILL INFORM THE DHHS
​IMMEDIATELY
immediately to share the details of all those present during that person’s shift
WE WILL INFORM THE BUILDING MANAGEMENT IMMEDIATELY
so that deep cleaning can occur in the venue
WE WILL CANCEL FURTHER SHIFTS FOR XMAS 2020
until the above deep cleaning has occurred and DHHS has given us the OK to proceed


​IMPACT'S COVID-SAFE MEASURES

AREA
MEASURES
PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
  • Volunteers will receive an email & an SMS [if they have provided their phone number] at least two days prior to their shift reminding them of their shift time, outlining COVID-SAFE procedures, responsibilities and pointing to this document
ARRIVAL
  • All volunteers and ‘staff’ to wear masks at all times unless they have documented evidence of being exempted. This must be sighted by the Registration 'staff' and noted on the Registration Sheet
  • Maintain appropriate physical distancing of 1.5m unless with your immediate ‘social bubble’
  • Physical distancing signage displayed
  • Sanitiser station with hand sanitiser and disposable gloves provided
  • Bottled water and Personal COVID-Protection Packs will available for all volunteers
  • Face shields provided for volunteers who would like to use one
REGISTRATION
  • Registration ‘staff’ will remain behind their perspex barrier except when taking volunteers’ temperatures
  • Physical distancing signage clearly displayed
  • Appropriate queueing spots marked on the floor
  • Volunteers will have:
    • time of arrival and their temperature recorded
    • email address and phone number checked
    • standard COVID screening questions asked
  • Volunteers to sign the registration sheet using the pen provided in their Volunteer Pack​
  • Touch points on the Registration Desk to be thoroughly cleaned between shifts
WORK AREAS
  • Physical distancing signage clearly displayed
  • Signage regarding mask & glove wearing clearly displayed
  • Sanitiser stations with hand sanitisers and gloves scattered around the area
  • Bins for disposing of gloves and masks when they are being replaced scattered around the area
  • Touch points in Work Areas to be thoroughly cleaned between shifts
POST SHIFT
  • ​Volunteers will receive an email & an SMS within 48 hours of their shift to thank them for their efforts and to remind them what they need to do if they begin to feel unwell
EVERY DOLLAR MAKES A DIFFERENCE
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impact acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as the First Peoples of Australia, the traditional owners of the lands and waters throughout Australia: lands and waters which have never been ceded.
​We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community and we pay our respects to their peoples, their cultures, their languages and to their elders past, present and emerging.

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​impact is very proud to call the following organisations our key partners:
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