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the efforts taken to control the spread of COVID-19.   personal  safety  and  hygiene,  sanitization  of
            Further,  role  holders  have  also  been  identified  at   workplaces  as well as disinfection of tank-lorries
            Regional,  State  and  Location  level  to  implement   and LPG cylinders is carried out diligently.  Every
            the guidelines/advisories issued by the Govt. from   LPG cylinder at the plant is sanitized with sodium
            time to time. HR coordinators were nominated for    hypochlorite  solution, using sprinklers at  four
            each major offices to ensure implementation of the   different stages-at the entry gate, after unloading,
            preventive measures and monitoring the day-to-day   after refilling and finally at the exit gate. Extensive
            activities.                                         deployment of digital technology is  also  helping
                                                                in infection prevention. All the retail outlets and
                                        Safety     mandates     Bharatgas distributorships are equipped with digital
                                        were also strictly      payment  systems,and customers are urged to use
                                        enforced. Avoiding      contactless transaction.
                                        infection all along the
                                        production,  supply     Work from Home Practices
                                        and      distribution
                                        chain  is  the  top
            priority  for  everyone.  A  detailed  SOP  (Standard
            Operating  Procedure)  has  been  implemented  to
            ensure  safety of  plant personnel,  location  staff,
            transporter crew as well as customers. Those who
            are more exposed to risk like Security Guards, LPG
            delivery  boys,  Retail  Outlet  Driveway  Salesmen/
            women, additional protection has been mandated.
            All our operational and backend premises are
            repeatedly disinfected with sodium  hypochlorite
            or phenolic  solutions,  including installing of
            sanitization  tunnels  at  some  depots.  All  BPCL   Office  work  has  undergone  a  sea  change.
            employees  wholeheartedly participated in the       Administrative  offices  and  non-critical  locations
            important  life  saving  initiative  of  the  Government   are working with skeletal level of staff, resorting
            of India in the war against the deadly virus, by    to  staggering  of  working  days  and  hours.  Work-
            downloading the Mobile App, ‘Aarogya Setu’ and      from-Home  (WFH)  is  the  new  norm  adopted  for
            ensuring that their family and friends did likewise.   many others, thus obviating all non-essential
            At retail outlets, all staff wear masks at all times   travel.  Paperwork  is  avoided  or  minimized  in
            and  practise  social  distancing and  frequent hand   favour of digital documents and connecting
            sanitization.  At  LPG  Plants,  apart  from  ensuring   remotely makes it possible to avoid social contact
                                                                altogether for various organizational requirements.
                                                                Virtual  conferencing,  which  was  already  an
                                                                existing practice in the company, is being utilized
                                                                extensively  for  group  meetings  and  file  sharing.
                                                                More than 6,000 employees use this platform for
                                                                collaborative work. A task force has been set up
                                                                to  supervise  all  matters  related  with  COVID-19,
                                                                ensuring the welfare and safety of our employees
                                                                and all stakeholders.


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