From the Owners:
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At Bear’s Plumbing Services, the health and safety of our Customers, Team Members and the communities we live in and service is a top priority. As many of you have heard, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having an increased impact around the world. It is important that we remain pragmatic and sensible about how we can keep one another safe. Bear’s Plumbing Services takes this responsibility very seriously and asks that each of us, individually, do the same. We are here to help you during these uncertain times. We are taking measures to keep our employees safe as well as you our customers. We have always used shoe covers and gloves. We are also taking extra measures to disinfect the cabs of our fleet daily.
Operations
Thank You,
Bear & Corri Eaves ~ Owners
Operations
- We will remain open and will maintain normal operating hours.
- We work with toxic waste daily; cleanliness and hygiene are always a top priority for us.
- We remain committed to servicing the needs of our customers.
- We ask that customers delay scheduling an appointment if you traveled in the last 30 days outside of the US.
- We ask that customers delay scheduling an appointment if you experienced fever and fatigue in the last 30 days.
- We ask that customers delay scheduling an appointment if you been exposed to anyone diagnosed with COVID-19.
- We ask that homeowners and business owners give us necessary space to complete the work we have been called out to address. Keep in mind the government request 6 feet distance to be maintained during all interactions. This means standing further back from the door when arriving to your home or business.
- We have been working with our Leadership team and key partners to develop contingency plans to mitigate disruption to supply and service.
- Our plumbers always were shoe covers and gloves.
- We are disinfecting the cabs of our fleet every day
- We will continue to monitor the situation and will communicate regularly with our customers with important information.
- You can see the latest updates at https://www.bearsplumbing.net/covid-19
- We are also following the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other relevant regulatory authorities when we share with you the best ways to practice healthy habits.
- Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds after using the bathroom, coughing, sneezing, caring for someone who is ill and before you eat.
- Alcohol-based (60 percent or higher) hand sanitizer is a great option if you can’t use or find soap.
- When coughing or sneezing, use a tissue to cover your hand and nose, then throw the tissue away. Immediately wash your hands or use hand sanitizer afterward.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Keep 6 feet between you and anyone who is presenting symptoms and avoid physical contact, like handshaking.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Call your Primary Care Physician and schedule an appointment as soon as possible.
Thank You,
Bear & Corri Eaves ~ Owners
White House identifies plumbers as
‘essential critical infrastructure workers’ in
Guidance for Response to COVID-19
March 19, 2020
White House identifies plumbers as ‘essential critical infrastructure workers’ in Guidance for Response to COVID-19. The president and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have issued a Coronavirus Guidance for America, identifying plumbers and other tradespeople as “essential critical infrastructure workers” as the nation responds to the threat of COVID-19.
“Our industry has known for many decades that its contribution to society is essential to global health,” said IAPMO CEO GP Russ Chaney. “This new guidance, to state and local officials from the White House, validates that our industry is vital to the United States. Our highly skilled plumbers have been deemed essential to the nation’s ability to function and recognized as people on whom we can all depend in normal times or a global crisis.”
In a DHS memorandum issued by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) Director Christopher C. Krebs, CISA, announced development of an initial list of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers “to help state and local officials as they work to protect their communities, while ensuring continuity of functions critical to public health and safety, as well as economic and national security.” The list identifies those professions deemed essential to continued critical infrastructure viability and advises such workers to continue normal operations, appropriately modified to account for Centers for Disease Control (CDC) workforce and customer protection guidance.
“Workers such as plumbers, electricians, exterminators and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation and essential operation of residences,” are specifically recognized on the list, which may be viewed by visiting www.iapmo.org/media/23516/dhs_essential_workers.pdf.
IAPMO recently published a guidance for plumbing professionals working under the threat of COVID-19 authored by Peter DeMarco, Executive Vice President of Advocacy and Research for The IAPMO Group. That white paper may be viewed at www.pmmag.com/articles/102722-understanding-coronavirus-exposure-for-plumbing-pros.
https://www.iapmo.org/ibu/whats-new/coronavirus-resources
https://www.pmmag.com/articles/102725-white-house-identifies-plumbers-as-essential-critical-infrastructure-workers-in-guidance-for-response-to-covid-19#.XnSoJSHcd4J.facebook
White House identifies plumbers as ‘essential critical infrastructure workers’ in Guidance for Response to COVID-19. The president and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have issued a Coronavirus Guidance for America, identifying plumbers and other tradespeople as “essential critical infrastructure workers” as the nation responds to the threat of COVID-19.
“Our industry has known for many decades that its contribution to society is essential to global health,” said IAPMO CEO GP Russ Chaney. “This new guidance, to state and local officials from the White House, validates that our industry is vital to the United States. Our highly skilled plumbers have been deemed essential to the nation’s ability to function and recognized as people on whom we can all depend in normal times or a global crisis.”
In a DHS memorandum issued by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) Director Christopher C. Krebs, CISA, announced development of an initial list of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers “to help state and local officials as they work to protect their communities, while ensuring continuity of functions critical to public health and safety, as well as economic and national security.” The list identifies those professions deemed essential to continued critical infrastructure viability and advises such workers to continue normal operations, appropriately modified to account for Centers for Disease Control (CDC) workforce and customer protection guidance.
“Workers such as plumbers, electricians, exterminators and other service providers who provide services that are necessary to maintaining the safety, sanitation and essential operation of residences,” are specifically recognized on the list, which may be viewed by visiting www.iapmo.org/media/23516/dhs_essential_workers.pdf.
IAPMO recently published a guidance for plumbing professionals working under the threat of COVID-19 authored by Peter DeMarco, Executive Vice President of Advocacy and Research for The IAPMO Group. That white paper may be viewed at www.pmmag.com/articles/102722-understanding-coronavirus-exposure-for-plumbing-pros.
https://www.iapmo.org/ibu/whats-new/coronavirus-resources
https://www.pmmag.com/articles/102725-white-house-identifies-plumbers-as-essential-critical-infrastructure-workers-in-guidance-for-response-to-covid-19#.XnSoJSHcd4J.facebook