By Fernan Angeles
EXPECT workplaces to look like more of space stations as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) hinted on requiring the wearing of face shields for employees in workplaces.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the measure will be confirmed as soon as the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) meeting with Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III takes place.
“Ginagawa pa namin ‘yung health protocol para sa workplaces. Siguro mako-confirm ‘yan mamayang hapon sa meeting ng IATF,” Bello said.
The proposed measure, Bello explained, is primarily designed to ensure the safety of employees while on work, adding that the employers should be shouldering the cost of providing face shields to its personnel.
Defiant companies, he added, will be slapped with penalties too.
Aside from practicing social distancing, Bello noted that workplaces should also observe other sanitary and health protocols such as regular hand washing and temperature check.
On Saturday, the mandatory wearing of face shields for all public transportation passengers will be in effect under the Department of Transportation Memorandum Circular No. 2020-014.