COVID-19 Prevention Priority... Hyundai Motor Group Producing Masks

[Asia Economy Reporter Su-yeon Woo] Hyundai Motor Group is directly producing masks for its employees as part of measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As social distancing level 2.5 is implemented and remote work is expanded, Hyundai Motor Group is prioritizing strengthening quarantine measures at production plants where remote work is practically impossible.

According to the automotive industry on the 29th, Hyundai Motor Group has been directly producing about 800,000 masks per month since July at Kia Motors' consignment factories such as Donghee Auto and production plants. The produced masks are primarily supplied to 280,000 Hyundai Motor Group employees working worldwide, including those at Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Glovis, Hyundai Construction, and Hyundai Steel.

Recently, Kia Motors has been pursuing a trademark patent application for the name 'SAFE MOVE,' applying for designated goods and business fields including medical respiratory masks, medical oxygen masks, non-medical gas masks, and protective masks. This has led to interpretations that the masks produced by Kia Motors could be branded under the name 'SAFE MOVE.'

Additionally, Hyundai Motor Group has established programs to prevent production disruptions caused by the resurgence of COVID-19, such as staggering meal times for employees working at various key facilities including production plants and research centers.

At Hyundai Motor's Ulsan plant, production workers have meal times staggered from 10:50 AM to 11:30 AM, while office workers eat from 11:30 AM to 12:10 PM. This aims to reduce congestion in cafeterias and maintain social distancing. Partitions are installed between seats in the cafeteria to prevent infections caused by droplets. At the Namyang Research Center, research staff are divided into four groups, with cafeteria and meal distribution times staggered in 30-minute intervals from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM to maintain social distancing within the cafeteria.

Furthermore, to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within workplaces, inter-floor movement is prohibited and access by outsiders is controlled. Temperature checks for employees entering all workplaces are conducted continuously. In preparation for confirmed cases, alternative work centers for essential tasks have been established, and workplaces with high infection risks, such as call centers, are implementing dual-shift work systems.

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