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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times / ANN): Applications to implement the SafeEntry digital check-in system increased over the weekend as companies prepared to reopen on Tuesday (May 12).
The Office of Digital Government and Smart Nation (SNDGO) said it received requests from hairdressers, offices, factories, supermarkets, shopping centers and hotels, among others, to implement SafeEntry in 29,000 additional locations.
This brings the total number of SafeEntry locations to 45,000 as Singapore embarks on a cautious resumption of some activities and services after a nearly three-week shutdown. Since April 22, businesses such as pastries and desserts, barber and barber services, and TCM salons had been closed as part of stricter measures to contain the spread of Covid-19.
But these can open from Tuesday (May 12), subject to restrictions published last Saturday.
These restrictions include the use of SafeEntry to record all entrances and exits, including employees and visitors, for tracking digital contacts.
For example, SafeEntry should be installed in hair salons and barber shops, as people are likely to be in close quarters for long periods of time.
Employers must also require all on-site personnel, including employees, visitors, suppliers, and contractors, to wear masks in the workplace at all times, except during activities that require the masks to be removed.
Companies must also have a detailed plan for monitoring staff to ensure they comply with safe management measures, and appoint safe management officers to help implement the measures in the workplace, as well as conduct inspections and controls.
Developed by the Government Technology Agency, SafeEntry records the personal data of people who visit certain facilities at a certain time, as well as those of workers in essential services, to facilitate contact search efforts.
This personal data includes a person’s name, NRIC number and mobile phone number, information that is not shared with companies, SNDGO said, adding that the collected data is stored on a government server and “can only be access authorities when necessary to trace contacts. ” purposes. “
Data collection is done at entry points by scanning a QR code displayed in a location, or scanning an individual’s ID card with a barcode, such as the NRIC or a driver’s license .
Although it is not mandatory for companies or workplaces to register a person’s departure from a place, it is recommended that they do so.
A SNDGO spokesperson acknowledged that it can be challenging to place labor at exit points to ensure people check out through the system.
“As such, we strongly encourage companies to prominently display QR codes at exit points to remind people to check out. This will help provide accurate and helpful details, such as time spent on premises. , and reduce the time it takes for our contact trackers to identify potential close contacts of patients with Covid-19, “the spokesperson said.
The application process for using SafeEntry with a QR code can be completed in a matter of minutes, allowing companies to print the QR code and implement the system almost immediately.
For companies that want to use SafeEntry to scan NRIC, they can log into their CorpPass account to receive same-day approval.
CorpPass is a corporate digital identity for companies to transact online with government agencies. – The Straits Times / Asia News Network
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