Companies will have to register hygiene and health plans to be certified in Healthy Panama

Companies may register the Special Committee on Health and Hygiene for Prevention and Attention to COVID-19 following the guide that was made official this Wednesday, May 20 by the Ministry of Labor and Labor Development in conjunction with the Ministry of Health.

The Ministers of Health and Labor and Labor Development signed the document which will be available for the use of companies, it can be downloaded on the Mitradel and Minsa digital portals.

Doris Zapata, Minister of Labor, explained the need to promote health in jobs and highlighted that about a thousand companies in the country have already implemented committees. "The guarantee of establishing this guide in coordination is an important step for the country that will allow the installation of new practices in companies that are gradually reactivated to face the crisis and provide security to each of the workers and their families," said Minister Zapata.

For the registration of the committees, the Panama project was launched Digital, one of the campaign promises of the President of the Republic, which seeks to centralize all government procedures on a safe and effective platform. The minister, Rosario Turner reiterated that "Even in the pandemic season, the Government plan, Uniting Forces, is being fulfilled, demonstrating that we are committed to occupational safety, the implementation of the committees will allow progress towards the normality that Panama requires." The Minister of Health pointed out.

To access the guide, companies must visit the website www .mitradel.gob.pa click on the button Create the Health and Hygiene Committee, create your username to register the Committee, complete the form and send the requested documents. The process must be approved by the Mitradel and the Minsa to obtain the Healthy Panama certification.

The Special Committee, through daily meetings, will verify compliance with the regulations of health and the application of the protocol, it must be composed of 2 representatives from both sectors (employer and worker) if the company has 2 to 10 workers, 4 if the workforce is composed of 11 to 40 workers and 6 people if the company has with 41 workers or more. If there is a union within the company, a representative of this social organization will be part of the Committee.