According to Hamzah, several factories were found to be following the SOPs and using the best practices to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace. (Photo courtesy of The Edge/Mohd Suhaimi Mohamed Yusuf)
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (July 3): In a compliance operation (Ops Patuh) performed nationally yesterday, 213 compounds were imposed on factories and company premises for breaking the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of Phase 1 of the movement control under the National Recovery Plan (PPN).
Over 19,000 industries and commercial premises were examined during the integrated operation, which was led by the Royal Malaysia Police and included 26,504 officers and personnel from several enforcement agencies on SOP compliance (PDRM).
“In the meantime, enforcement teams noticed several premises that had gotten permission to operate were not running during Ops Patuh yesterday,” he stated at a special press conference held at the Ministry of Home Affairs Complex here today.
The enforcement teams had identified the locations, according to Hamzah, and will perform more investigations on the suspected locations on a regular basis.
“This is because there were factories and premises that were closed on the operation day, but they are most likely open on typical days,” he explained, adding that nine factories had been ordered to close for breaking SOPs.
He added that it was also observed that numerous factories were following SOPs and using best practices to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace.
According to Hamzah, the ministry will continue to coordinate Ops Patuh on a large scale (nationwide) in the enforcement of the National Recovery Plan to control Covid-19 transmission throughout the country, particularly among workers in the permitted economic sectors.
Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), and his deputy, Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim, were in attendance, as was Immigration Director-General Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud.
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