WTC Colombo: First commercial building certified COVID-19 Safety Management System
Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC the owner, manager, and the developer of the iconic World Trade Centre Colombo was recently awarded the SLS 1672: 2020 Covid-19 Safety Management System Certification from the Sri Lanka Standards Institution as per the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka.
The Standard specifies and enables the organisation to demonstrate its ability and commitment on providing COVID-19 workplace safety measures for all its stakeholders through a risk management process with adequate controls in all activities, facilities and services offered by the WTC, Overseas Realty said in a media release.
The Standard further implies the requirement of continual improvement of safety practices through frequent internal
and external verification processes and to take proactive and preventive measures against potential threats to ensure all building users and visitors are safe.
“Amidst the multiple
COVID-19 waves and lockdowns the country experience WTC Colombo was open 24/7. It is our key priority to mitigate the risks of spreading the covid-19 virus and providing a safe workplace.
Receiving the Certification is a testament to our continued commitment and efforts in providing a safer workplace to our tenants, visitors and employees,” said Pravir Samarasinghe, Group CEO / Director of Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC.
Renowned as an iconic building in the Colombo skyline, the twin towers of WTC Colombo consist of 39 floors each housing over 750,000 sq ft of prime office space in the Central Business District. The WTC Colombo is the exclusive license holder for the global trademarks “World Trade Centre” and “WTC” owned by the World Trade Centres Association- a distinguished global brand facilitating global trade with its influential network of over 325 World Trade Centres spread across 100 countries.