Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) has stepped up its preparedness for protection against the pandemic COVID-19. BSL management has decided to procure 1,50,000 masks (100000 for works and non-works area and 50000 for BGH-Bokaro General Hospital), four numbers of fogging machines for public health department, five number of portable ventilators, 20 thermal scanners immediately. This decision has been taken in an emergency meeting held at CEO conference room. In the meeting, the executive directors and selected senior officials took stock of the present preparedness status and decided to procure the items, informed an official.
Besides the above sufficient number of paper soaps, normal soaps for works and non-works areas, input raw material for the preparation of sanitizers by BGH, 1,000 numbers PPE (CORONA Suit) and 500 numbers of N-95 mask would also be procured, said the official. We have also decided to procure chemicals for fogging machines, he said. “It was advised to have only one entry and exit gate for each building including Administrative Building, HRD, TA, ED (W), BGH so that visitors to the building be properly sanitised and checked with thermal scanners. This job shall be executed by security personnel," he informed.Fogging to be done on a continuous basis in the township.