With this alternative, we can meet the existing statutory requirements and minimise the risks associated with the potential spread of the infection. The health of our employees, employees of supplier companies, inhabitants of the towns and municipalities in the vicinity of our plant is our priority. Equally, we want to secure seamless supplies of strategic products, especially fuels, on the Czech market.
The adopted and planned health protection measures focus on the defragmentation of bigger groups of people (initial training sessions, entrances, smoking areas, turnaround staffs, catering, issuance of work permits), increased hygiene (higher frequency of cleaning of individual spaces and equipment) and provision of a sufficient number of aids for the respiratory protection:
1. Provision of own entrance/exit to/from the premises for the contractors and their vehicles;
2. The entry of the contractors will be adjusted to prevent any accumulation of people;
3. Temperature measurements and, if possible, contractor testing for the presence of COVID-19;
4. Any contractors with symptoms of the disease will not be allowed to the premises;
5. The contractors will be divided into zones – each zone will be marked and each contractor will have the same mark on a card;
6. Any movements of people beyond the work performed and the designated zones will be prohibited;
7. We will introduce increased disinfection of hands at busy locations in Chempark (gates, card and training centre), including increased disinfection of surfaces;
8. Individual sites will be equipped with sanitary, catering and relaxation facilities;
9. The food-dispensing system will separate the staff from the customers;
10. There will be several dispensing points to minimise groupings;
11. Only packaged food, including a schedule, will be provided;
12. It will be prohibited to eat food on the site; it will be possible only in the space of external suppliers (Portakabins);
13. The premises will be regularly disinfected and equipped with disinfectants and information materials;
14. All persons must be equipped with means to eliminate the spread of the infection (facemasks, respirators, half-masks);
15. The premises will be subject to regular supervision. Sanitary facilities will be increasingly disinfected, and the use by different entities will be restricted to the maximum;
16. The operation of smoking rooms in closed areas will be limited;
17. Generally, total operations will be adjusted to restrict any groupings (work coordination, minimisation of movement of external suppliers on the closed employer premises, minimisation of contact when delivering work permits, the limited activity of staffs, skype meetings, teleconferences, etc.).
18. Other measures include the adjustment of training sessions for external suppliers (limited capacity, use of facemasks, respirators, disinfection of spaces, more dates to provide training to employees of independent entities).
In conclusion, allow me to repeat and emphasise that we are making every effort to be ready to protect our employees and employees of external companies from infection in case the turnaround is implemented. We are aware of our responsibility to the inhabitants of the towns and municipalities in our vicinity. As a company making strategic products that are necessary for the full functioning of the Czech Republic, we are taking steps to ensure safety and continuity of production.