SM MALLS IN BULACAN IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

NO CONTACT; SM City Baliwag sanitation and preventive personnel provide hand sanitation assistance to a shopper before entering the mall premises. Alcohol dispensers are placed in all entrances and rest rooms to encourage customers to sanitize their hands upon entering the mall and after using the comfort rooms.

In view of the global challenge, SM Malls in the province of Bulacan have taken additional precautionary measures to intensify response against the spread of COVID-19.

The management of SM Malls in San Jose Del Monte, Marilao, Baliwag and Pulilan have rolled out several enhanced initiatives to protect public’s health and welfare. These include placing of alcohol dispensers in all entrances and rest rooms, visibility of health advisories on COVID-19 and conducting temperature checks at all mall entrances. Shoppers with temperatures above 37.3°C are advised to seek medical help in the nearest health facility and are encouraged to stay at home if unwell.

SM City San Jose Del Monte increases its standard janitorial as well as sanitation services to keep all public points clean and disinfected including door handles, escalator handrails, concierge desks, and elevator buttons.

SM Bulacan Malls have likewise augment its standard janitorial as well as sanitation services to increase frequency of cleaning and disinfection of shopper’s touchpoints including locations as well as common areas with heavy customer contact. All comfort rooms are also regularly sanitized every 30 minutes.

Because health, safety and well-being of shoppers and employees always remain to be a top priority; sanitation and preventive personnel are deployed in all key entries to provide assistance to shoppers, employees on hand sanitation upon entering the mall premises.

SM City Marilao security personnel checks the body temperature of a shopper using a non-contact thermometer. SM Management in Marilao, San Jose Del Monte, Baliwag and Pulilan enforce body temperature check for every shopper who enters the mall premises as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. Shoppers with temperatures above 37.3°C are advised to seek medical help in the nearest health facility and are encouraged to stay at home if unwell.

All front liners like guards and janitorial personnel are also mandatorily directed to wear mask and protective gloves. Tenants as well as mall employees are urge to remain calm and vigilant while adopting good personal hygiene practices.

These preventive actions were strictly implemented early January of 2020 and are continuously reiterated and enhance for the safety of both SM’s customer and employees.