28/07/2021
What is Safety Seal?
The Safety Seal is a physical manifestation of the compliance of an establishment to minimum health standards required by the government to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The Safety Seal Certification Program aims to increase compliance by private or public entities with the minimum public health standards set by government.
The program seeks to encourage the adoption and use of the StaySafe.ph digital contact tracing application as well as increase consumer confidence as we safely reopen the economy.
Objective - The Safety Seal Certification Program aims to
a) assure the consumers and the public in general of establishments compliance with the minimum public health standards seal by the government;
b) encourage the adoption of the StaySafe.ph digital contact tracing application to strengthen the contact tracing initiative of the government and effectively contain the spread of COVID-19; and
c) safely reopen the economy.
Requirements when applying for Safety Seal:
1. Valid Business Permit/Mayor's Permit
2. Use of StaySafe.ph or any contact tracing tool integrated with the same. Please specify other contact tracing tool
3. Availability of temperature or thermal scanner (e.g. thermogun) to assess employees, clients, and visitors.
4. Availability of health declaration sheet for employees and clients.
5. QR Codes for StaySafe.ph and any other contact tracing tool conspicuously placed for registration of employees and clients.
6. Availability of isolation area for identified symptomatic employees
7. BHERTs and other COVID-19 Emergency hotlines are placed in conspicuous area.
8. Availability of hand washing stations with soap, sanitizers and hand drying equipment or supplies for employees and clients/visitors in
9. Installed physical barriers in enclosed areas to maintain social distancing(blocking off chairs, markers, stickers on the floor for spacing)
10. 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(e.g. queue)
11. 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 Workplaces and Public Transport to Prevent and Control the Spread of COVID-19
12. Compliance to the disinfection protocol in accordance with DOH Department Memorandum No. 2020-157 and 0157-A or the "Guidelines on Cleaning and Disinfection in Various Settings as an Infection Prevention and Control Measure Against COVID-19.
13. 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.
14. Personnel, employees, clients and visitors always wear face masks and face shields especially in enclosed places.
15. Established referral system for medical and psychosocial services.
16. Availability 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; and c.) monitor status of employees quarantined or isolated; and d.) implement return to work policies.
17. Availability of storage facility for proper collection, treatment, and disposal of used face masks and other infectious wastes.
Validity and Renewal of the Safety Seal
The safety Seal shall be valid for six(6) months from the date of issuance. The Safety Seal Shall be renewable not earlier that one month(1) before its expiration trhough the Portal.
For Online Application please click the link below:
https://forms.gle/wYsJMhJxzmG2NGDTA
Commercial Establishment Assigned to LGU Team Validation:
• Malls
• Wet markets
• Other retail stores
• Restaurants outside Hotels/Resorts
• Fast food, Eateries, Coffeeshops, etc.
• Banks, money changers, pawnshops, remittance centers
• Car wash
• Laundry service centers
• Art galleries, libraries, museums, zoo
• Sports centers
• Tutorial, Testing, and Review Centers
• Gyms
• Spas
• Cinemas
• Arcades
• All other private establishments
For other information and/or concerns please feel free to contact us at
[email protected]
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