KUALA LUMPUR: Companies allowed to operate during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period have been urged to strictly adhere to the conditions or face possible revocation of their approvals.
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), has laid out compulsory step-by-step conditions for approved companies to abide by.
First, companies should reduce the number of employees to a minimum or by at least 50% of the current or registered employees.
“Secondly, companies are required to fulfil the demand and need of the domestic market for the products and services,” MIDA said in its tweet today.
Thirdly, companies are required to submit the list of employees involved during the MCO period and to ensure that their movements are limited to the journey between factory and home.
Fourthly, companies need to have body temperature scanner equipment and take the daily temperature of each employee at the entrance of the factory/premises.
“The daily temperature readings are to be recorded and filed for reference,” it said, adding that companies need to immediately contact the nearest Health Department or government hospital if an employee’s body temperature is above normal.
“Employees must strictly adhere to the Covid-19 preventive measures as issued and updated by the Ministry of Health from time to time,” said MIDA.
Other than that, companies must provide hand sanitisers at all entrances of the factory/premises and all other related areas within the factory/premises as well as ensure the use of face masks by employees.
According to MIDA, companies must carry out sanitation/disinfection at the factory/premises before each shift or before the start of its operation every day.
“The sanitation and cleaning process should be carried out three times a day, especially in common areas such as lobbies, elevators, cafeterias, meeting rooms, prayer rooms, factory bus/workers’ transport and any indoor recreation centre,” it said.
Meanwhile, companies must ensure that factory bus/workers’ transport is disinfected every time before use.
“Companies must ensure and implement best-practices guidelines on social distancing especially at the production facility (production floor), cafeteria/canteen; meeting rooms; and multipurpose hall,” it said, adding that companies are responsible for the medical costs and disinfecting the factory premise in the event that an employee is found to be infected with Covid-19.
“The government stresses that the exemption can be cancelled and revoked if the company is found to not comply with the conditions. It has the right to amend the conditions depending on the situation,” said MIDA. – April 7, 2020, Bernama
