Cooperative Service Emphasizes ASN In Jakarta Must Wear SNI Standard Uniforms

JAKARTA - The Department of Industry, Trade, Cooperatives, Small and Medium Enterprises (PPKUKM) of DKI Jakarta Province emphasized that the uniforms of the state civil apparatus (ASN) in Jakarta must comply with Indonesia's national standards (SNI).

Head of Administration Subdivision of the DKI Jakarta PPKUKM Service Testing, Inspection and Product Certification Unit (UPPISP) Grace Ellen Manuhutu said this so that users are protected from aspects of safety, security, health and environmental conservation.

"It is better for government agencies to test the quality of the uniforms used by ASN to ensure the quality of the appropriate uniforms," he said in Wednesday's broadcast of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government Learning which was monitored in Jakarta, Wednesday, October 11, which was confiscated by Antara.

Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs (Permendagri) No. 11 of 2020 concerning Clothing of the State Civil Apparatus Service within the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Regional Government have detailed regulated the standard specifications of cloth materials used as ASN uniforms, he said.

Some of the standard uniform indicators regulated in the Permendagri include the composition of fabrics, the strength of color lossing against washing and the strength of pulling and torn fabrics.

Grace said the standardization of SNI for products used by the public, including ASN uniforms, is to protect its users in aspects of safety, safety, health and environmental conservation.

In addition, products that meet the quality standards set will certainly have their quality guaranteed.

"If the uniform ingredients used by ASN are not in accordance with SNI, the uniforms will be more easily damaged and shabby so they are not pleasing to the eye," he said.

"If we follow the quality provisions, the uniforms used can last a long time," said Grace.

Having facilities In addition, Grace said that the UPPISP Laboratory of the DKI Jakarta PPKUKM Office has qualified facilities and equipment to test various products, such as textile products, safety shoes and official shoes, children's toys and metals such as gold and trophies.

"The UPPISP laboratory has been accredited by SNI ISO17025:2017 since 1998 so that it can serve the community as a testing and calibration laboratory," he said.

He said that his party would also submit certification to the National Accreditation Committee in 2024 so that the UPPISP Laboratory can certify SNI to business actors, both for mandatory SNI products or products that are submitted voluntarily.