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MEALS onWHEELS ORANGE COUNTY Glove Use Policy & Procedure C1 Take Home Meal Delivery (For Drivers) Effective March 20, 2020 In response to the COVID-19 epidemic, we are bolstering our preventative and social distancing measures to include the implementation of the following procedures for the C1 Take Home Meal Delivery program. The implementation of these procedures will be made with the dual goals of protecting the health and safety of all seniors and volunteers, while taking all necessary and deliberative steps to assure continuity and avoid the disruption of nutritional services. Meals on Wheels— C1 Take Home Meal Delivery Drivers (volunteer and paid) • Drivers will wear gloves when handling the meals. You will receive one pair of gloves for each stop on your route, and a Ziploc bag for glove disposal. • Meals will be placed in a plastic bag. When delivering the meals, hang the bag containing the Procedure: Don't: meals on the client's doorknob, or put bag on ground in front of the door. Knock hard or call out to the client, and step back 6 feet away. Wait for the client to take the bag, so you can do a wellness check from a distance. If they need assistance, you may take the bag in for them, but avoid touching anything. ✓ Using proper technique for donning gloves, put gloves on only immediately before handling the meal(s) such that no surfaces (e.g., in the driver's vehicle) other than the meals will be touched with gloves. ✓ After delivering the meal(s) use the proper technique for removal gloves and dispose of the used gloves. ✓ Gloves should be changed between each delivery and not worn within the vehicle. x Don't re -use or wash gloves. x Don't substitute gloves for hand hygiene X Avoid touching the outside of the gloves with your bare hands X Don't use gloves if they are damaged or soiled. x Don't touch your face or vehicle when wearing gloves.