Increasing Parcel Volume and Rising Radiation Risks... Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Strengthens Quarantine through Continuous On-site Inspections

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), contactless consumption using delivery services has surged. However, as confirmed cases have recently occurred at logistics centers, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) has begun continuous on-site inspections.

On the 9th, Son Myung-soo, the 2nd Vice Minister of MOLIT, visited a delivery terminal in Daejeon to observe disinfection activities, encourage employees, and emphasize thorough infectious disease prevention management, the ministry announced on the same day.

The person in charge of disinfection at the delivery terminal stated, "We disinfect the workplace, safety helmets, and other equipment at least once a day, conduct frequent temperature checks for employees and workers, and operate a screening clinic for workers." He added, "We are taking thorough disinfection measures such as installing partitions in the cafeteria and controlling external visitors."

So far, MOLIT has established on-site disinfection guidelines to prevent infectious diseases in delivery workplaces, promoting social distancing of 2 meters in the workplace, ventilation, and disinfection of delivery vehicle steering wheels, and has disseminated daily disinfection guidelines for logistics facilities to the industry.

At the end of last month, joint disinfection inspections were conducted at 20 logistics centers in the metropolitan area operated by Coupang, where confirmed cases had occurred, in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Employment and Labor. They checked compliance with disinfection guidelines such as social distancing in workplaces and cafeterias, equipment disinfection, and management status, confirmed on-site corrections and improvement plans, and plan to monitor their implementation going forward.

In addition to delivery terminals, facility managers of distribution logistics centers, port warehouses, and livestock product warehouses managed by each ministry are conducting self-inspections, and local governments are also instructed to inspect logistics facilities within their jurisdictions by the 11th.

Vice Minister Son reiterated, "I thank all those involved who are working hard for the convenience of the people under difficult conditions, and I emphasize once again that disinfection rules must be strictly followed and sites managed and supervised so that the public can use delivery services with peace of mind." He also urged all field personnel, including delivery companies and delivery drivers at sales points, to remain vigilant as transmission with unknown infection routes continues in the metropolitan area recently.

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