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MEASURES PUT IN PLACE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT OUR FLOW STATION

Waltersmith is committed to protecting the health and Contractors who are not on regular rotation must provide a
wellbeing of its staff, contractors and visitors. We put in place, negative PCR test done within 72 hours of their visit and
strict access control protocols to ensure safety and security must undergo an Antigen test on arrival to the field.
for all personnel on board, contractors, and visitors. In 2020,
our screening and surveillance measures has so far remained All personnel (staff, contractors and visitors) are provided
effective, and we did not record a COVID-19 outbreak at our with face masks and personal hand sanitizers. The use of
field location.
these prevention materials is strictly enforced.
Some of the measures put in place include the following:
Social distancing is encouraged and always enforced in
Waltersmith facilities.
Persons arriving site fill out the Waltersmith COVID-19
Screening questionnaire to be evaluated by the site
Doctors or the WS OH doctor. This will help determine if
persons have been exposed either through recent travel
to COVID-19 endemic area or manifested symptoms
related to Covid-19.

All staff must undertake COVID-19 PCR test prior to
resumption on site after time off.

Waltersmith is in collaboration with the Rivers State
NCDC on COVID-19 emergency response for joint
monitoring and management of any Waltersmith COVID-
19 positive case.

On arrival at site all our service contractors and visitors
staying on board are taken directly to the site clinic where Wall mounted hand sanitizers are placed at strategic
a COVID-19 Antigen test is conducted. Only personnel locations around the facility. Social distancing is enforced
whose test are negative are allowed access into the within the facility.
location.
Waltersmith established temporary isolation rooms at the
The examining doctor who conducts this screening test flowstation and refinery which are fully equipped to safely
wears the required PPE (N95) face mask, protective gown isolate any potential suspected COVID-19 case.
and hand gloves – (a new pair of hand gloves per test).

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