New 'Operating Procedure' for Amazon, Flipkart to Ensure Safe E-Commerce Deliveries
The government has set out new sanitisation norms, and made the downloading of the Aarogya Setu contact tracing app mandatory.
- The purpose of this SOP is to provide health and safety guidance
- The staff must compulsorily download the Aarogya Setu app
- COOs will have the overall accountability for ensuring the compliance
Making the chief operating officer (COO) of firms such as Amazon and Flipkart responsible for strict implementation of social distancing and sanitisation norms and staff compulsorily downloading the Aarogya Setu app are among the measures proposed in the draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for e-commerce operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the government allowing e-commerce companies to operate during the
nationwide lockdown, a draft SOP has been formulated and circulated to stakeholders.
"The purpose of this SOP is to provide health and safety guidance for cleaning, maintaining hygiene and safety at workplace during a pandemic outbreak across the supply chain, including First Mile Sellers," according to the draft norms, accessed by PTI.
The government has set out new sanitisation norms, and made the downloading of the Aarogya Setu contact tracing app mandatory.
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Flipkart opened up mobile section for delivery starting from April 20th.