By : Kormen Barus |Thursday, August 13, 2020 - 06:21 WIBINDUSTRY.co.id, Jakarta (12/8) – PT SUCOFINDO (Persero) is committed to reducing the spread of COVID-19 by prioritizing the acceleration of test results for hand sanitizer and disinfectant liquid testing through the central laboratory of PT SUCOFINDO (Persero) in Cibitung."It is SUCOFINDO's commitment through Testing Services, to help prevent COVID-19, and assist consumer protection efforts by ensuring quality goods, so SUCOFINDO prioritizes testing of disinfectant materials," said PT SUCOFINDO (Persero) President Director Bachder Djohan Buddin.Bachder added that disinfection testing is currently a priority for SUCOFINDO Cibitung Laboratory to be tested, because of the importance of the need for these products in the community."In addition, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) in accordance with the direction of the PMI Chairman, HM Jusuf Kalla, has entrusted the SUCOFINDO laboratory to test disinfectants and hand sanitizers before being distributed to the public, to maintain consumer safety," said Bachder.This step was taken in line with the commitment of PT SUCOFINDO (Persero) as #BUMNPerangiCovid in helping prevent the spread of Covid-19.The Head of Strategic Business Unit Laboratory of PT SUCOFINDO (Persero), Anwar Tahir added, that the SUCOFINDO Laboratory provides testing or analysis services for these products to ensure the safety of using products that will be circulated in the community.Anwar added that currently the testing is still centered at the Central Laboratory, which is located on Jl.Arteries of the Cibitung toll road no. 1, Cibitung, Bekasi."If there is a request outside the region, we can also serve the order through representatives of the Sucofindo Laboratory spread throughout Indonesia," Anwar added.In testing the disinfectant liquid, the SUCOFINDO Laboratory follows SNI-06-1842-1995, namely the content of the Quality Standard for the phenol coefficient is 2.5 – 5.0 and in accordance with the Regulation of the Head of POM No.14 of 2016 that for alcohol disinfectant the methanol content in the alcohol mixture must be less than 0.01% and the testing process takes 3 working days.There are also types of disinfectants that are suitable to prevent Covid-19 and are best used for medical purposes, namely disinfectants with mixed alcohol concentrations, namely a mixture of ethanol and Isoproyl Alcohol.This is because this type of disinfectant is not corrosive to metal, evaporates quickly, and lacks destructive properties for rubber or plastic materials.Anwar said that the level of effectiveness of the disinfectant liquid was influenced by several factors."The effectiveness of the disinfectant liquid is influenced by several factors, namely the length of exposure, temperature, concentration of disinfectant, pH and the absence of disinfectant interfering agents, for example organic compounds," he explained.PT SUCOFINDO (Persero) as an Inspection, Testing and Certification company in its commitment to prevent the spread of Covid-19 can also provide assurance of medical services by testing for sterility of medical equipment (ALKES).In addition, it also ensures the Industrial Hygiene and the management of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (SMK3) through training and certification.Not only that, PT SUCOFINDO (Persero) also provides disinfectant spraying services.This service includes Indoor Cold Fogging, namely spraying disinfectants indoors (offices, warehouses, production rooms) using a ULV Cold Fogger machine and Outdoor Mist Blowing, which is spraying the outside area around the office or factory building which is 1 (one) to 2 (one) to 2 (one) to 2 meters away. two) meters from the building wall using a Mist Blower machine.The Marine Corps of the Indonesian Navy symbolically received a grant in the form of a signal booster for the Marine Corps Task Force located in the Outer Islands (Puter).The Commander of Kostrad (Pangkostrad) Lt. Gen. Maruli Simanjuntak, M.Sc., led the Final Meeting of the Post Audit Supervision of the Army Inspectorate General (Itjenad) for the 2021 FY, which was attended by…Jakarta-Minister of Investment/Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia stated that his party continues to be consistent and work hard or gaspol to encourage investment realization…Marine Corps Commander Major General TNI (Mar) Widodo Dwi Purwanto, represented by Deputy Marine Corps Commander (Wadan Kormar) Brigadier General TNI (Mar) Endi Supardi, SE, MM, M.Tr.Opsla, CHRMP., took…To strengthen relations and ties of brotherhood with border communities, the Yonif Task Force 126/Kala Cakti Pos Yuruf held a meal with residents of Yuruf Village, Yaffi District, Keerom Regency.© Copyright 2016 - 2021 Industry.co.id.All Right Reserved