Graphic institutes measures to protect employees - Assures smooth operations

The Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) has instituted measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among staff, their families and visitors.

The move is to ensure the smooth operations in the company to continue to serve the country as an important channel for authentic news.

Employees in each unit have been grouped into two. One group has proceeded on leave for the next two weeks and upon resumption of duty of the first group, the second would also proceed on leave for the same duration.

Letter

A letter dated March 16, 2020 from the Director, Human Resource and Administration of the GCGL, Ms Peggy Addo, explained that these measures were to preempt and mitigate the risk of infection in order to ensure that at all times the company had adequate uninfected staff to man its operations.

Other measures the GCGL had undertaken, she said, included deep cleaning and disinfecting of all offices and equipment in the company and positioning hand sanitisers at vantage points for use by employees and visitors.

She pointed out that with regard to the guidelines by the Public Services Commission for all staff to avoid non-critical conferences, seminars, workshops, face-to-face meetings and gatherings, the members of the Editorial conference (who select stories for publication daily) for instance, had been reduced drastically to ensure appropriate social distancing to protect staff.

ICT

Additionally, she said the use of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) was being utilised to hold distance meetings, among other things.

The Resident Medical Officer of the GCGL, Dr Jaqui Barnes, also reminded staff of infection prevention measures, especially the use of alcohol-based hand sanitisers, hand washing under running water, prompt/proper respiratory waste disposal and respiratory hygiene (coughing/sneezing into tissue or inner elbow).