SAFETY SEAL REQUIREMENT

ESTABLISHMENTS COVERED BY LGU:

• MALLS, WET MARKETS, OTHER RETAIL STORES
• RESTAURANTS OUTSIDE HOTELS/RESORTS
• FAST FOOD, EATERIES & COFFEE SHOPS ETC.
• BANKS, MONEY CHANGERS, PAWNSHOPS, REMITTANCE CENTERS
• CAR WASH, LAUNDRY SERVICE CENTERS
• ART GALLERIES, LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, ZOO
• SPORT CENTERS, GYMS
• SPAS
• TUTORIAL, TESTING AND REVIEW CENTERS
• CINEMAS, ARCADES
• ALL OTHER PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENT (CLINIC, PRIVATE SCHOOLS)

SAFETY SEAL CERTIFICATION CHECKLIST

-Valid Business Permit/ Mayor’s Permit

– Use of StaySafe.ph or any contact tracing tool integrated with the same

– Availability of temperature or thermal scanner (e.g. thermo gun) to assess employees, clients, and visitors

– Availability of Health Declaration sheet for employees and clients

– QR Codes for StaySafe.ph and any other contact tracing tool conspicuously placed for registration of employees and clients

– Availability of Isolation area for identified symptomatic employees

-Availability of Handwashing stations with soap, sanitizers, and hand drying equipment or supplies for employees and clients/ visitors in a strategic location in the establishment

-Installed physical barriers in enclosed areas to maintain social distancing (blocking off a chair, markers, stickers on the floor for spacing)

– Availability of personnel in charge for monitoring and maintaining social distancing, and ensuring the compliance of clients/visitors/employees to health protocols and areas in the establishment where people gather.

-Availability of windows for adequate air exchange in enclosed (indoor) areas as cited in (DOLE Department Order No. 224-21) or the guidelines on ventilation for workplace and public transport to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.

-Compliance with the disinfection protocol. (DOH Department Memorandum No. 2020-157 and 0157-A) or the “Guidelines on Cleaning and Disinfection in various setting as an Infection Prevention and Control Measure against COVID-19.

– Conduct regular (at least twice a week) cleaning and disinfection in the establishment in compliance to the Cleaning and Disinfection of Environment Surfucaes in the context of COVID-19 by the World Health Organization.

– Personnel, employees, clients and visitors always wear face masks and face shields especially in enclosed places.

– Presence of designated Safety Officer with the following functions: a) coordinate with the appropriate bodies for support and referral to community-based isolation facilities for confirmed cases with mild symptoms, and to health facilities for severe and critical care; b) undertake contact tracing or coordinate the conduct thereof; c) monitor the status of employees quarantined or isolated, and d) implement return to work policies.

– Availability of storage facility for proper collection, treatment, and disposal of used facemasks and other infectious wastes.

– Periodic Testing of Employees