Since Covid-19 arrived in the Netherlands MrFix has not detected any case of contamination of the Customer by our experts or vice versa. But please remain vigilant! Since the lockdown started on 15 December our experts have continued to work. We ask you to use common sense: do not order a contractor if you have Corona symptoms and follow these guidelines so your expert can do your job in a Corona-safe manner!
WHO guidelines for staying safe
Our advice is simple: follow the recommendations of the World Health Organisation in order to remain safe. You can find them here with a whole series of useful downloads. In summary:
- Wash your hands regularly & thoroughly with an alcohol-based detergent or else with soap and water
- Keep 1.5m+ distance from other people
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
- Cough/sneeze into your bent elbow or a paper handkerchief. Discard used handkerchiefs immediately
- Wear a mouth cap (face mask)
- Contact your GP as soon as you have a fever, cough or breathing difficulties
- Follow the advice of your healthcare provider and the government
Specific guidelines for MrFix jobs in the Netherlands
We looked at the various types of jobs MrFix offers and concluded that none of them require people to touch each other or be within 1.5 metres of each other. Now the expert decides which jobs he takes on (at his own expense & risk) and when he carries them out. Just as the Customer decides whether to confirm the appointment proposed by MrFix on behalf of the contractor.
As far as MrFix can see, it is safe to continue to request and execute jobs as long as you follow the above guidelines. Specifically:
- Don’t request jobs and don’t carry them out if you have a any symptoms.
- Do not shake hands and don’t come closer than 1.5 metres
- Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth
- Avoid inspection visits (a good idea anyway) and instead exchange information via the WhatsApp group
- Make sure that you are not in an enclosed space at the same time as the expert. If you really need to be for a few minutes, wear a mouth cap
- Pay via iDeal or credit card: not at a PIN machine or cash (we always advise against this and do not facilitate it)
- Read the updates and questions & answers from RIVM, the National Institute of Public Health
MrFix helps you adapt your life to the Corona measures:
- Our first tips for Corona-safe jobs on 15 March
- One advantage of the current period is that you can more easily make appointments with a professional. Take advantage of it!
- MrFix helps to make your office, shop or restaurant Corona safe for after the lockdown
- In April we gave tips to make your balcony/roof terrace quarantine-proof. Perhaps that comes in handy for Spring 2022 too?
- In May we helped several Clients to spend their Holiday bonus not on holidays but on renovations. We recommend this for your end-of-year bonus or 13th month too: you enjoy a refurbished house so much longer than a holiday!
- Lots of people started a home improvement project during the Spring of 2020, but not all those projects were finished. Our professionals helped to complete quite a few of those projects
- One of the most specific ways to reduce Corona contamination is good ventilation. See here our tips…
- And respecting the Corona rules does not have to mean a boring life. MrFix helps you keep your home cosy
- We even blogged about Corona safe workplaces, inspired by Tiny houses!
Click here to have your job done Corona-safely or contact MrFix if you have any questions or comments.