Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami would like to you be fully prepared on the worksite. Please review the following important information for your work day on the construction site.

Workday Schedule

• Excluding holidays, all work sites are open Tuesday through Saturday of every week, except for the week of Christmas. Our day begins at 8:00 AM and ends at 3:30 PM (Lunch 12-12:30).

Tools

• It is important that volunteers bring their own tools to the worksite. Habitat will not provide them. Essential tools include a hammer, nail apron and work gloves. A construction hardhat is also recommended. If you have any other basic handtools, such as box-cutters, tape measure, etc., it is asked that you bring those as well.

Clothing

• Please dress appropriately for both the nature of the work as well as the weather. We recommend that you wear work boots, clothes that you don't mind tearing or staining, a hat and sunscreen. Jeans and a t-shirt are typical volunteer attire. No open-toed shoes, sandals or heels! It is recommended that you leave valuables like purses, watches and jewelry at home.
• Habitat staff work rain or shine. If the weather is bad, the work will move indoors and will continue as scheduled. Feel free to bring a rain coat. In the event of extremely rough weather, contact the Volunteer Coordinator for information regarding possible cancellations.

On-Site Provisions

• Habitat will provide water coolers, toilets, construction materials and work supervision. Volunteers must bring their own lunch and provide for their own transportation.

Safety

• Habitat is a drug free and alcohol free work environment. Possession, use or distribution of controlled substances or alcohol is prohibited under Habitat's program.
• For your safety we do not allow volunteers to ride on any Habitat vehicles.
• It is important that our volunteers be able to hear what's going on around them. Please do not bring any radios/CD players, or headsets of anykind (including iPods). They will not be allowed on the worksite.
• A brief video on the next page will describe the best practices for a construction site.

Age of Volunteers

• Volunteering can be a great experience for the youth. However, it is appropriate that all youth volunteers have proper supervision, and remain safe on the work site. All volunteers aged 16 to 17 must be accompanied by an adult 21 years or older. One adult is required for groups of up to five youth volunteers (1 adult per 5 youth volunteers). Youth volunteers are also required to have a permission/waiver signed by a parent or guardian prior to working on site.
• Volunteers aged 14-15 can participate on landscaping days. If you give us your e-mail address, we will let you know when the next Landscaping Day will be.
• Unfortunately, volunteers under the age of 14 are not allowed on the construction site. But don't worry, there's always work to be done. Just contact our carlos [dot] beron [at] miamihabitat [dot] org (Volunteer Coordinator) to find out about other volunteer opportunities.

Community Service Hours

• Volunteers desiring credit for Community Service hours are welcome. We ask for a commitment of 24 hours of service with our organization in order to receive documentation of hours. Each Community Service worker is responsible for having the site supervisor sign their Community Service Log Sheet each day. Once you have completed your required number of hours, you may fax (305-638-4917) your Log Sheet to the Volunteer Coordinator who will sign off on your service. Feel free to ask for a letter of recommendation.

Miscellaneous

• No publicity of any kind is permitted without the express permission of Habitat, and no media is allowed on the site without prior permission.
• Habitat cannot be responsible for personal items lost or stolen on a work site. So be sure to leave important items, such as jewlery, watches or purses at home.