Petrolimex Saigon is proactive and aggressive in prevention and control COVID-19

 04:51 PM @ Friday - 03 April, 2020

Strictly following the direction of the Government, Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex/The Group), Petrolimex Saigon have been promptly, synchronously and drastically implementing solutions to prevent and combat COVID-19 epidemic. Ensuring business activities, protect the health of employees and customers.

One of the top priority tasks is to ensure sufficient and timely demand for petroleum consumption of the citizen, protect the health of employees and customers.

When the first cases of nCoV virus infection appeared in Vietnam and showed signs of spreading, recognizing the importance and urgency of increasing the protection of employees' health, the Board of Directors of Petrolimex Saigon directed and promoted health hygiene and immediately implement preventive measures throughout the Company.

Petrolimex Saigon has reviewed the conditions of medical equipment to serve the prevention and control of epidemics; allocated masks, hand sanitizers, supported employees to buy vitamins; regularly hygiene workplace; wearing masks is a must, frequently wash hands, especially those who directly work in contact with customers; Check the body-temperature of everyone who works in the Office building, Nha Be Oil Terminal and Petroleum Stations.

The Steering Board for prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic of Petrolimex Saigon held regular and irregular meetings to continuously update and propose solutions; updating the prediction and evolution of the disease; closely following the direction of the Group to implement effectively and synchronously from the Company to its subsidiaries.

Disseminating implementation of "Urgent things to do now" to prevent and control the risk of new strains of Corona virus under the guidance of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health; encourage employees to stay calm but not subjective in the prevention and control of epidemics; placing posters, panels, hanging banners to remind workers to raise awareness and responsibility of individuals - showing the determination and strong determination of Petrolimex Saigon in the prevention and control of the epidemic.

In addition to the 200,000 Dong / person supporting money from the Group, Petrolimex Saigon has provided 300,000 Dong / person more from Trade Union financial sources to provide funding for employees to equip masks, medical equipment to prevent and combat the epidemic.

Employees and customers visiting the building at 15 Le Duan must be checked for body temperature and required to wear a medical mask

Employees in the reception area wear masks while working

Arranging hand-wash sanitizer at working places

Petroleum is an essential commodity of the economy, Petrolimex Saigon is playing as a leading role of the Group supplying petroleum in the Southern market and in compliance with the direction of the Government / the Group. Petrolimex Saigon BOD has built several scenarios and plans in order to maintain production and business activities in all situations.

Petrolimex Saigon arranges employees to work alternately on the principle of flexibility, suitability based on the actual situation, really necessary for production and business activities and ensuring firefighter safety; About the rest of tasks are be done at home to limit movement, contact, reducing the number of people at the office, headquarters, dispersing the risks but still ensuring the work assigned.

Enhancing the application of IT tools and software to support sales and online work: Promoting the usage of online ordering via the SMO application for petroleum Station system and customers to ensure source and reduce directed contact; Since the beginning of March, Petrolimex Saigon has successfully organized online meetings to direct and manage the work from distance.

With the guiding spirit of the Prime Minister, "Anti-epidemic like fighting against the enemy", Petrolimex Saigon and its affiliated enterprises and all of the organizations have joined hands with the whole country to carry out specific and practical activities such as: The employee voluntarily contributes 01 day of actual salary to support the prevention and control of epidemic; Petrolimex Saigon Youth Union launched a preparation for disinfectant hand sanitizer and distributed it free to internal enterprises, etc...

In the context of common difficulties of the whole country, Petrolimex Saigon will continue to strictly implement the instructions of the Government, the Ministry of Health, the City People's Committee, and the Group in prevention and control of epidemics; The Company's employees will always try the best and unite to implement well the proposed solutions to win the Covid-19 pandemic.

Several pictures of the prevention and control activities of Petrolimex Saigon:

Security guards checked body temperature at the entrance to Nha Be Oil Terminal

Employees of Nha Be Oil Terminal strictly implements the regulation of wearing a mask when working and communicating

Nha Be Oil Terminal organizes spraying sanitizer liquid in the dispatch room

...and the office area

Arrange combat Covid-19 epidemic posters

A salesman of Petroleum Retail Enterprise wears a mask while working and regularly cleans hand with the sanitizer

Customers are required to wash their hands before refilling petroleum

The Petroleum Stations hang banners promoting prevention of COVID-19

Petrolimex Saigon Youth Union supports the preparation of disinfectant sanitizer hand-wash liquid and distribute it to internal enterprise for usage

Source:  Thanh Tam  -  Comunication Devision
Petrolimex Saigon