Team Herald
VASCO: Ship production activities at Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) restarted with effect from May 4, 2020, post relaxation of the COVID-19 lockdown. GSL in a release said that before resuming production activities, the company has taken various measures as per MHA guidelines to minimise risk of spread of COVID-19 in the yard. Production activities are gradually picking up pace and the manpower strength is being increased in a phased manner.
All the personnel are being screened at the entry gates by the Health Wardens deputed by the company. Compulsory use of mask is being enforced and vehicles are being sanitised before entry to the yard. Further, a large number of hands-free sanitiser dispensing units have been placed at various locations and personnel are encouraged to use them frequently.
Social distancing norms are being strictly adhered to inside the yard. Company has started working in 2 shifts to eliminate crowding at work place. No visitors are being permitted inside the yard and all meetings etc are being held through virtual modes. Due to GSL’s inherent strength in working on ERP based system, shipyard has quickly adapted to paperless working. Shipyard has arranged transportation of its workers from various parts of Goa and has discontinued canteen services for time being.
The current COVID-19 situation has affected the supply chain and availability of OEMs from other states; however, GSL is confident to overcome the constraints by taking various innovative measures to meet the stringent project timelines.
