As a support and response to the Regulation of the Minister of Manpower (Permenaker) No.5 of 2018 concerning Occupational Safety and Health (K3) in the Work Environment, PT Sucofindo socialized the role of measuring air quality in the work environment as the implementation of Permenaker 05/2018 during the Covid-19 pandemic."The influence of air quality in the work environment needs to be considered, especially during this pandemic.This is because based on research, air quality in one room can be a factor in exposure to Covid-19," he said when opening the webinar.Commercial Director 2 PT Sucofindo (Persero), M. Haris Witjaksono said that air quality is part of health and sanitation that needs to be considered in the work environment.“The need for clean and healthy air must be met in every work environment.Therefore, business actors are required to provide an air ventilation system to ensure the air needs of workers and reduce levels of contaminants in the work environment," said Haris.Furthermore, Agustin Wahyu Ernawati, Head of the Sub-Directorate for Supervision of Ergonomic Norms of the Work Environment and Hazardous Materials at the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower, stated that the implementation of air quality in the work environment is a requirement of K3."This air quality determines the comfort of the work environment, as measured by temperature, humidity, oxygen levels and air contaminants," Agustin said.Therefore, it is necessary and mandatory for periodic testing in the work environment. “However, currently the implementation is not optimal in OHS management.Diseases and accidents due to work are still high, especially during this pandemic, the implementation of K3 is at the forefront.The application of K3 is also an effort to minimize new clusters in the work environment," said Agustin.In K3 services, Sucofindo provides SMK3 Audit Services and its capacity and capability has been officially appointed by the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower since 1996. Sucofindo also has the capacity to audit the implementation of SMK3 and the results will be used as a reference by the Ministry of Manpower in issuing SMK3 certificates."In addition, Sucofindo is also equipped with adequate laboratories and is spread throughout Indonesia," added Haris.Furthermore, Haris added that for Sucofindo controlling potential OHS hazards in the organization's business processes through the implementation of SMK3 is a form of organizational participation as one of the potentials in building the creation of a zero accident company and a better National OHS culture.As part of Sucofindo's commitment to minimizing the spread of COVID-19 in the work environment, it also provides air quality testing and disinfection monitoring services.This service monitors how companies implement health protocols and checks the effectiveness of the disinfection process in the business environment, especially in areas that are often exposed to the public.In addition, Sucofindo also provides disinfectant spraying services.This service includes Indoor Cold Fogging, which is spraying disinfectants indoors (offices, warehouses, production rooms) using a ULV Cold Fogger machine and Outdoor Mist Blowing, which is spraying the outside area around an office or factory building one to two meters from the building wall. using a mist blower machine.This company also has a new service for the ARISE Certification, which is a guideline for business actors to run their business that is adjusted to government policies, especially related to health protocols and the New Normal rules.In general, ARISE certification has a scheme for monitoring sources of danger from exposure to Covid-19, among others, by not accepting guests from regions or countries in the red and yellow zones.Other requirements are related to engineering control, creating a barrier in the form of transparent glass or plastic at the front office staff, increasing the room air exchange rate to minimize air recirculation in the gathering room so as to minimize transmission through droplets in the air.Then through administrative control arrangements for keeping a distance from guests, not shaking hands, checking body temperature;as well as PPE/PPE in the completeness and use of masks and hand sanitizers.You must be logged in to post a comment.Get the most out of SWA by signing in to your accountOr select your favorite social network to get started