Question

b) Businesses have four options to avoid losses stemming from pure risk situations. If the situation required the president of an asbestos removal firm in Sepang, closed his firm for four months because Movement Control Order (MCO) and determine which option the firm is choosing for the case and please give reason why it being chosen.

Answer 1

Ans: The firm should adopt Administrative Controls as risk mitigation strtaegy by taking following measures:

i) Entering of persons inside the factory after thermal checking at the entry. Any worker having higher temperature or showing symptoms of Covid-19 is not allowed inside the factory.

ii)Layout of the equipment have been changed to ensure social distancing and the workers while working have to adhere to these social distancing norms.

iii) Workers have to wear gloves and masks at all times while inside the factory.

iv) Sanitization of all equipment and products at regular intervals.

v) Automation of factories to employ robots for regular functions like stacking of goods on racks in the warehouse, thermal screening of people at entry, movement of goods etc

v) Audit functions are being automated via use of digital technology like CCTV cameras, RFID technology and other digital mediums.