Commitment To COVID-19 Prokes, IPB University Wins SafeGuard Label Award From Indonesian Surveyor

SafeGuard Label Award from Surveyor Indonesia

BOGOR - IPB University received a SafeGuard Label from Surveyor Indonesia and Bureau Veritas for their commitment to implementing health protocols (prokes) related to COVID-19. The SafeGuard Label was awarded following an audit that took place at the end of last September.

The Chancellor of IPB University Arif Satria expressed his gratitude and appreciation for this award. "Through this one standard of recognition, users can rest assured that IPB University is safe for all and free from the spread of COVID-19," said Arif in an electronic message received in Jakarta, Saturday, October 30.

President Director of PT Surveyor Indonesia (Persero), M. Haris Witjaksono in his speech said that IPB University's readiness to submit an audit is evidence to provide a sense of security for activities.

"IPB's readiness to submit this audit is directly proportional to the commitment of Surveyors Indonesia and SIBV to jointly ensure that each audit is carried out with a high standard that is maintained, thus providing a sense of calm and confidence to carry out productivity on campus," said Haris.

The implementation of health protocols in public spaces is a shared responsibility of both IPB University and Surveyor Indonesia as providers of COVID-19 protocol assurance services.

"This SafeGuard label will be valid for the next six months or until March 2022. After that, a re-audit will be carried out to see if the application is still consistently implemented," he said.

IPB University as an educational institution in Indonesia wants to show a good and capable commitment to progress and continue to make learning facilities safe for teaching and learning activities for students, lecturers, and the academic community.

To note, during the audit, SIBV saw firsthand how the implementation of the program on the IPB University Campus. In fact, the mystery guest method was also applied by SIBV in order to see directly the implementation of prokes in the IPB Campus area.