Swadeshi becomes the first personal care and soap manufacturing company in Sri Lanka to earn Covid-19 Safety Management System Certification
The Swadeshi Industrial Works PLC is the first soap and personal care products manufacturing company in Sri Lanka to receive the Covid-19 Safety Management System Certification awarded by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI).
Covid-19 safety management system certification is a testament to Swadeshi’s proactive initiatives in effectively managing the risk of Covid19 from the very beginning of the pandemic in early 2020. The certification also demonstrates Swadeshi’s commitment to prioritise safety of employees, visitors, products and services, distribution processes at all costs.
Commenting on the Covid-19 safety management certification, Ms. Chulodhara Samarasinghe – Deputy Chairperson/Managing Director of Swadeshi stated, “We are indeed proud to receive this certification in appreciation of our risk management efforts to ensure a safer working environment to continue operations. In the fight against Covid-19, we have taken necessary steps from the very beginning to implement safety protocols and to uplift the morale of employees, so that they could work without any fear. Today, we are happy of the progress we have made amid the challenging times whilst protecting our employees. We believe that challenges can be overcome with proper control methods and hygiene standards.”
The certification has been awarded after thorough inspection and auditing of the entire processes from implementing necessary prevention measures, maintaining the expected standards to continuous improvement of the safety standards, and taking utmost care of employees, production and distribution processes and more.