Mexico.- Yesterday, on the occasion of the revival of certain sectors in Mexico, the Ministry of the Economy published the necessary guidelines for companies to return to work. These new measures seek to prevent establishments and different industries that resume their activities, prevent new contagions among staff, and not endanger the lives of employees.
As of today, May 18, some municipalities and regions of Mexico will begin with the reopening of economic activities; areas that are free of coronavirus contagion. However, in recent days, the authorities declared the automotive industry, mining and construction as essential activities, starting to work gradually from today until 1 June, when quarantine is expected to be lifted in the rest of the country. In this two-week period, companies will be trained to learn about and implement the new measures that the Government will impose within the guidelines for workers. What are the guidelines
Each company must ensure the safety, well-being and health of its employees, so the safety and hygiene protocols will be modified according to the context or rotation of the companies. However, the Government identified certain and what measures should be kept out of and enforced within the new protocols. Guiding principles should include privileging health and life, Solidarity with all and non-discrimination, Moral Economy and Productive Efficiency and Shared Responsibility (public, private and social).
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Prevention measures
Provide dispensers with 70% alcohol gel-based solutions at the disposal of staff at different points in the work center.
Provide medical devices and personal protective equipment to workers, including mouth covers, protective lenses and/or masks.
Have sufficient deposits of disposable products and for personal use, seeking the continuous cleaning of them.
Ensure that toilets have adequate washbasins and conditions for staff cleaning (water, soap and disposable paper towels).
Establish a permanent cleaning and maintenance programme for the work centre and workplaces, including those for food, rest and, where appropriate, overnight services, using appropriate cleaning products to prevent the spread of the virus.
Promote workers not to share work tools and/or personal items.
If possible, promote natural ventilation in common spaces or higher concentration of personnel, in addition to those work areas with a large influx of personnel.
Review the operation of extraction systems, if they have them, in addition to providing maintenance and filter changes for their proper operation.
Signage in common areas such as bathrooms, dressing rooms, lockers, cafes, dining rooms and boardrooms with marks on the floor, walls and / or furniture remembering the minimum distance of 1.5 meters between people.
Establish a policy of controlling visits, suppliers and contractors, in order to prevent the risk of contagion caused by people outside the workplace.
Implement a policy for the use of stairs maintaining a healthy distance, avoiding touching surfaces such as railings for transit within the work center; where, due to health or distance issues, there is a need to make use of the elevator, monitoring shall be taken of the fact that there are no more than two persons per square metre within it or the compulsory use of head cover; waiting to board, should be done in the form of a row (1.5 meters away between people) and hand hygiene immediately after touching the elevator buttons (hand washing or hygiene with 70% alcohol-based solution).
For full guidelines and measures, please go to the official government website or your Twitter accounts.
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