Safety & Health Protocols Regarding Coronavirus
(Covid-19)
As an essential business, at A&E Appliance Inc. is our top priority to ensuring our customer’s and team member’s safety and health while providing quality service.
Our Safety & Health Protocol
Our top priority at A&E Appliance Repair is the safety and the well-being of our customers and team members. Since the onset of COVID-19, we’ve have been dedicated to adhering to the guidance of federal, state, and local authorities to curb the spread of the infection.
As an essential business, A&E Appliance Repair will continue to provide in-home service to our customers during this time.
We have provided our technicians and office staff with the necessary training to ensure that the proper safety measures and sanitation procedures are being followed at all times.
What to Expect During Your Service Appointment
According to the CDC, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person contact or interaction. To ensure the safety of our customers and employees, we’re taking the following measures and precautions.
Our online scheduling form will ask if you or anyone in your home has been diagnosed with COVID-19, has any symptoms of the virus, has come into contact with someone diagnosed with the virus, or has traveled by air or mass transit recently. Our office staff will review those answers and reschedule the appointment if necessary. We will also request that all children and other members of the household remain in a different room during the service appointment.
Our technician will call you ahead of your appointment to confirm there is no illness in the home. If there is, we will contact you to reschedule the appointment.
When our technician arrives, he will not shake hands or make direct contact with anyone in your home. We ask that you follow CDC recommendations by wearing a mask for the duration of your service call and maintain 6 feet between you and our technician
Prior to entering the customer’s home, our technician will sanitize their hands prior to entering the home, as provided by A&E Appliance Repair.
Prior to entering the customer’s home, the technician will put on a protective mask.
At this time, all receipts and other materials will only be sent in a digital format via email. Please be sure to provide your technician with a valid email address.
After each service call, our technician will wipe down all tools with disinfectant wipes, dispose of gloves, and sanitize hands before their visit to the next customer.
Our technicians have been instructed not to come to work if they feel ill or are experiencing any symptoms of the coronavirus. They are also encouraged to leave the home of a service appointment if they do not feel safe. Please call our office to reschedule if you are not comfortable with having a technician in your home at this time. We will do our best to be flexible.
Additional Sanitation Measures
Our technicians will also be following recommended cleaning & sanitation protocols:
Disinfect tools, computers, and other equipment used after every service appointment.
Disinfect the inside of their service vehicle at the beginning and end of each workday.
Disinfect all office equipment including our parts shipping & receiving center each day.
Office & Parts Department Equipment Handling
Although you will only come into direct contact with our service technician, our office & parts staff are also working hard to stay safe and sanitary. To ensure your safety, we’ve implemented a thorough cleaning procedure and can conduct additional cleanings if needed.
What to Do if You’re Sick?
If you’re showing signs of illness, we ask that you Contact Us to discuss the next steps for your service appointment. Under certain conditions, we may ask that you postpone your appointment for the CDC recommended quarantine period. Please Contact Us to discuss service options.