To our beloved customers, employees, and partners,

From all of us here at the Ahlers Family, we pray that you are well and safe. It is our sincere hope that each of you are blessed with the best health you could ask for. These times that we are in are difficult at best, and most of us have never experienced a quarantine or social distancing to this degree. The world around us has changed dramatically in the last few weeks and our decisions and actions must be calculated and intentional so that we can be a part of the solution to the global spread of COVID-19. 

It is our desire to ensure that all of our stakeholders are safe when interacting with our employees and vendors. It is because of this desire that we have sought after the most accurate information and guidance from infectious disease doctors to come up with our COVID-19 Coronavirus protocol. We have personally spoken to doctors that are currently in a lab here in the United States working tirelessly to find the medical solution to combat and eliminate the virus. The following is our protocol that all employees, sub-contractors, and vendors must adhere to effective 3/19/2020.

• Before entering a work environment supervisors must verify workers are healthy and have been free of flu-like symptoms for a minimum of 14 days.

• Before beginning work, all supervisors/workers must verify and set-up a handwashing station with soap, hot water, and disposable single-use hand towels.

• All supervisors/workers must have in their possession and must utilize hand sanitizer that is approved by the United States CDC.

• Before beginning work, all supervisors/workers must use personal hygiene protection such as, but not limited to, respirators, disposable gloves, eye protection, and paper/cardboard-based surface protection.

• All supervisors/workers must possess and use a surface sanitation solution made up of no less than 5.25% bleach. (1/3 of a cup of bleach for every gallon of water). If bleach can not be used on the work surface an alcohol-based solution containing no less than 70% alcohol may be used.

• When the last worker has completed the final clean-up for the day in a work area, they will sanitize all surfaces in that area as they leave and may not re-enter that area. This includes all surfaces they have come into contact with especially doorknobs, handles, and other devices used to open and close doors or drawers.

• If the supervisors/workers scope of work was completed and the supervisors/workers never entered the home, they will only need to sanitize commonly touched surfaces such as doorknobs or handles.

• Lastly, all supervisors/workers will wash, dry, and sanitize their hands before and after they take a break for lunch or a snack.

All the above-mentioned action items are to be done in conjunction with the World Health Organization’s and The U.S. CDC’s recommendations for social distancing and personal care.

With gratitude and great appreciation,

Daniel R. Ahlers II, Daniel R. Ahlers Sr., and Tabatha R. Ahlers