DECISION

PROMULGATION OF THE SCORING SYSTEM FOR ASSESSMENT OF COVID-19 INFECTION RISK AT ENTERPRISES IN HO CHI MINH CITY

CHIEF OF COVID-19 CONTROL COMMITTEE OF HO CHI MINH CITY

Pursuant to the Law on Local Government Organization dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases dated November 21, 2007;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 447/QD-TTg dated April 01, 2020 on Covid-19 epidemic declaration.

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 15/CT-TTg dated March 27, 2020 on climax stage in COVID-19 control efforts;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Directive No. 16/CT-TTg dated March 31, 2020 on implementation urgent measures for prevention and control of COVID-19;

Pursuant to Government Office’s Dispatch No 2601/VPCP-KGVX dated April 03, 2020 on implementation of Directive No. 16/CT-TTg ;

At the request of the Department of Health in Dispatch No. 1928/SYT-NVY dated April 04, 2020,

DECIDES:

Article 1. The Scoring System for assessment of Covid-19 infection risk of enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City is promulgated together with Decision

Article 2. This Decision comes into force from the day on which it is signed.

Article 3. Chief of Office of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, Director of Department of Health, Provincial Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, chiefs of management boards of export processing zones and industrial zones in the city, chief of management board of Hi-tech Zone of Ho Chi Minh City, chief of Food Safety Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City, heads of relevant agencies, Presidents of the People’s Committees of districts and communes, relevant organizations and individuals are responsible for the implementation of this Decision./.

SCORING SYSTEM

FOR ASSESSMENT OF COVID-19 INFECTION RISK AT ENTERPRISES IN HO CHI MINH CITY
(promulgated together with Decision No. 1203/QD-BCD dated April 06, 2020 of Covid-19 Control Committee of Ho Chi Minh City)

I. Sub-indexes (on a scale from 1 to 10):

1. Sub-index 1: Quantity of workers who work at the enterprise:

- Under 100 people: 1 point;

- 100 – 499 people: 2 point;

- 500 – 999 people: 5 point;

- 1000 – 4999 people: 7 point;

- 5000 people and above: 10 points.

2. Sub-index 2: Worker density in workshop (number of workers per m² of workshop)

- 0,06 person: 1 point (1 person in an area of 16 m² or larger);

- 0,1 person: 2 points (1 person in an area of 9 m² to under 16 m²);

- 0,25 person: 6 points (1 person in an area of 4 m² to under 9 m²);

- 0,4 person: 8 points (1 person in an area of 2,5 m² to under 4 m²);

- 1 person: 10 points (1 person in an area of 1 m² to under 2,5 m²).

3. Sub-index 3: Availability of hand sanitizer and disinfectant spray for workers before entering and leaving the workshop

- Available in all workshops: 1 point;

- Not available in certain workshop(s): 10 points.

4. Sub-index 4: Ratio of workers wearing facemasks during work

- All workers wear facemasks during work: 1 point;

- There are one or some workers who do not wear facemasks during work: 10 points.

5. Sub-index 5: Number of workers having body temperature taken before entering the workplace

- All workers having their body temperature taken before entering the workplace: 1 point;

- There are one or some workers who do not have their body temperature taken before entering the workplace: 10 points.

6. Sub-index 6: Distance between workers in dining area:

- More than 2 m: 1 point;

- From 2 m to 1,5 m: 3 points;

- From under 1,5 m to 1 m: 6 points;

- From under 1 m to 0,5 m: 8 points;

- Under 0,5 m: 10 points.

7. Sub-index 7: Quantity of workers using employee shuttles:

- Under 100 people: 1 point;

- 100 – 499 people: 3 points;

- 500 – 999 people: 6 points;

- 1000 – 4999 people: 8 points;

- 5000 people and above: 10 points.

8. Sub-index 8: Quantity of employee shuttle stops (at a distance of at least 3 km from each other)

- 1 stop: 1 point;

- 2 – 3 stops: 3 points;

- 4 – 5 stops: 7 points;

- More than 5 stops: 10 points.

9. Sub-index 9: Percentage of workers being given facemasks everyday or adequate washable facemasks:

- 100% of workers: 1 point;

- From 80% to under 100% of workers: 2 points;

- From 60% to under 80% of workers: 8 points;

- From 40% to under 60% of workers: 9 points;

- Under 40% of workers: 10 points.

10. Sub-index 10: Availability of night shift (except manufacturers of food, medicines, oil and gas, electricity, running water, fuel and medical supplies serving Covid-19 control):

- Night shift not available: 1 point;

- Night shift available: 10 points.

II. ASSESSMENT:

1. Calculation of Infection risk index (IRI):

IRI = (Sub-index 1 + Sub-index 2 + …. + Sub-index 10)/100.

2. If IRI is:

- 10%: Very low risk (the enterprise may maintain business operation);

- Under 30%: Low risk of infection (the enterprise may maintain business operation and shall carry out periodic inspections to lower the highest sub-index);

- From 30% to under 50%: Average risk of infection (the enterprise may maintain operation if no sub-index is 7 or above);

- From 50% to under 50%: High risk of infection (the enterprise must suspend operation until the score is lowered);

- From 80% to 10%: Very high risk of infection (the enterprise must suspend operation)./.