Industrial companies make sure that health protocols are the key for the factory to continue executing production activities.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's industries are improving in implementing health protocols in the production environment for preventing COVID-19 transmission, Muhammad Khayam, the director general of chemical, pharmaceutical, and textile industries (IKFT) at the Industry Ministry, has said.



"We know it has been almost two years that industries have gone through the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, they are getting stricter in implementing health protocols," he remarked after monitoring and evaluating industrial operations and mobility permits (IOMKI) in Tangerang district, Banten province.



Khayam made the remarks after reviewing the implementation of health protocols at footwear industry PT Adis Dimension Footware PCC and publicly-listed ceramics industry PT Surya Toto Indonesia (STI).



Industries are aware that health protocols are key to run production safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he noted.


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"The industrial companies make sure that health protocols are the key for the factory to continue executing production activities," he added.



Vaccination programs are also vital for preventing COVID-19 transmission, Khayam said. Through vaccinations, the necessary herd immunity can be achieved in Indonesia, he added.



"Vaccination programs are important as they can make the economy and domestic industrial production move steadily," he remarked.



Meanwhile, president director of PT STI, Hanafi Atmadireja, said that 92 percent or 2,128 employees of the company have participated in vaccination programs.



The remaining 192 employees have not been vaccinated due to medical reasons, underlying conditions, or comorbidities, or because they have to wait at least three months post self-isolation for COVID-19, he added.

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"We will continue to strive for all of our employees to participate in vaccination programs to prevent COVID-19 transmission," Atmadireja said.



Earlier, on August 2, 2021, Taufiek Bawazier, the director general of metals, machinery, transportation, and electronics industry (ILMATE) at the ministry, had said there has been a jump in demand for electronics products for health facilities, especially air conditioners and fans, amid the pandemic.



The company will supply fans and air conditioners to the COVID-19 modular hospitals in Tanjung Duren, Nagrak Cilincing, and Solo, he added.


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