Businesses must comply with these provisions in order to continue operating during PSBB and the new normal period.
In an effort to maintain national economic stability amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and to prepare mitigation measures for office and industrial workplaces in connection with the 鈥淣ew Normal鈥�, the Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Health, issued Decree of the Minister of Health Number HK.01.07/MENKES/328/2020 on Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of COVID-19 within Office and Industrial Workplaces in Order to Support Business Continuity During the Pandemic Emergency (鈥�Decree 328/2020鈥�), which came into force on May 20, 2020.
Decree 328/2020 addresses the following matters:
Measures within Office and Industrial Workplaces during the PSBB Period:
During the PSBB period, workplaces are required to implement the following measures:
- Establish a COVID-19 response team to monitor the development of the COVID-19 pandemic;
- Establish rules for working-from-home.
Meanwhile, office/industrial workplaces should also implement the following measures:
- Implement body temperature checks through the use of thermometer guns;
- Schedule fewer overtime hours;
- Enforce the wearing of mandatory protective equipment;
- Cancel any night shifts, if possible; and
- Ensure a safe and healthy workplace.
Measures within Office and Industrial Workplaces during the Post-PSBB Period
During the post-PSBB period, workplaces are also required to implement the following measures:
- Update any COVID-19 information;
- Enforce the mandatory wearing of masks;
- Enforce prohibition of entry (or quarantine for workers) for any persons who exhibit COVID-19 symptoms;
- Provide areas for the screening of persons with COVID-19 symptoms or isolation/quarantine areas, if required;
- Implement workplace hygiene and sanitation measures;
- Implement self-assessments of COVID-19 risks one day prior to the resumption of work;
- Measure body temperatures prior to entry into workplaces;
- Implement physical distancing;
- Provide special transportation for workers, if possible; and
- Ensure that health officers proactively supervise the health of workers.
The COVID-19 Transmission Countermeasures within Office and Industrial Workplaces
The COVID-19 transmission countermeasures that must be implemented by workplaces in the event that any employees are categorized as Asymptomatic Persons (Orang Tanpa Gejala 鈥� 鈥�OTG鈥�), Persons under Surveillance (Orang Dalam Pemantauan 鈥� 鈥�ODP鈥�), Patients under Supervision (Pasien Dalam Pengawasan 鈥� 鈥�PDP鈥�) or confirmed COVID-19 cases, are as follows:
- Reporting and coordinating with local public health centers of health agencies in order to test any persons who are categorized as OTG and ODP;
- Referral of workers designated with a PDP status to a referral hospital (the official hospital list is available at: www.covid19.kemkes.go.id);
- Implementation of epidemiology inspections among all employees of PDP status or with confirmed COVID-19 infections;
- Workplaces should identify any interaction/contact which is made by employees designated with an ODP, PDP or confirmed COVID-19 status within the workplace environment;
- Categorization of any employees, who have had any interaction/contact with ODP, PDP or confirmed COVID-19 employees, into two groups, based on the distance and intensity of their interaction/contact;
- Implementation of rapid testing and self-quarantining for employees who have had any interaction/contact with ODP, PDP or confirmed COVID-19 employees;
- Initiation of cleaning and disinfection regimes throughout workrooms/areas which have been contaminated by ODP, PDP or confirmed COVID-19 employees (disinfection guidelines are available at www.covid19.kemkes.go.id).