VALDERRAMA, Antique – The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of this town is the first such office in Antique to bag a Safety Seal from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
The Safety Seal Certification is a voluntary certification scheme that affirms that an office / entity / establishment is compliant with the minimum public health standards set by the government and uses or integrates its contact tracing with staysafe.ph.
Mayor Mary Joyce Roquero and MDRRMO person-in-charge Leo Vitudio received the seal on Aug. 19 from the Certification and Inspection Team of DILG-Antique made up of Municipal Local Government Operations Office (MLGOO) officer-in-charge Sean Botavara, Senior Fire Officer 4 Danny Villasis and Police Senior Master Sergeant Samuel Canja.
“The Safety Seal is a physical manifestation of the compliance of an establishment to the minimum health standards required by the government to contain the spread of COVID-19 and assures the general public that the offices and establishments are safe,” according to DILG- Valderrama.
To secure a Safety Seal, an office or establishment must meet the following criteria:
* availability of temperature or thermal scanner (e.g. thermal gun) to assess employees, clients and visitors
* availability of health declaration sheet for employees and clients
*availability of isolation area for identified symptomatic employees
* Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) and other COVID-19 Emergency hotlines are placed in conspicuous area
* availability of hand-washing stations with soap, sanitizers and hand drying equipment or supplies for employees and clients/visitors in
* physical barriers in enclosed areas to maintain social distancing (blocking off chairs, markers, stickers on the floor for spacing
* availability of personnel-in-charge for monitoring and maintaining social distancing and ensuring the compliances of clients / visitors / employees to health protocols and areas in the establishment where people gather (e.g. queue).
* conducts regular (at least twice a week) cleaning and disinfection in the establishment in compliance to the Cleaning and Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces in the Context of COVID-19 by the World Health Organization.
* personnel, employees, clients and visitors always wear facemasks and face shields especially in enclosed places/PN
