Keeping Our Community Safe

Our goal here at Loft is to make our space one of the safest workplaces to be in.

As individuals, communities and businesses slowly cope with the ‘new normal’, we came up with guidelines on how to safeguard the wellbeing of our staff, members, partners and guests. Many of the items mentioned in these guidelines are based on the public advice posted by the World Health Organization (WHO).

We recommend that you stay aware of the latest information about COVID-19, available on the World Health Organization website and on the Philippines Department of Health website.

The global outbreak has not been eliminated yet so it’s important that we take precautions in order to keep ourselves and our community safe at all times. We’d like to thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Arriving at Loft

• In order for our staff to anticipate the number of guests arriving on a given day, we encourage you to book online by registering and logging in to our online booking system. This link can also be accessed at our loft.ph website.
• If you are feeling unwell on the day of your booking (even with mild cough or cold), we recommend that you reschedule your booking on another day as a precaution. The WHO advises that “people should also stay home (or work from home) if they have had to take simple medications, such as paracetamol/acetaminophen, ibuprofen or aspirin, which may mask symptoms of infection.”
• When you arrive at our One Corporate Center location, make sure you are wearing a mouth mask. Expect one or two temperature checks — the first check may be done by the building lobby guard and another one by a Loft staff at our Penthouse 1 floor.
• One Corporate Center building guidelines allow for a maximum of 4 persons to ride the elevator.
• Our staff may also ask you to disinfect your hands prior to entering the Loft coworking area.

Coworking Area Seat Plan

• We trust our guests and members to practice social distancing on their own initiative, so implementing one-way traffic and adding floor markings is not needed. Just make sure to follow the modified seat plan that we have put in place.
• Our modified seat plan ensures that there is sufficient space between desks and seats. Please do not rearrange the seats or tables in groups while these special guidelines are being enforced.

Meeting Rooms, Training Area and Event Space

• If you have booked a meeting room for the day, everyone in the room should wear a mouth mask at all times.
• Group events, training and webinars are still allowed in our coworking space as long as participants follow appropriate distancing guidelines.

Pantry and Coffee Station

• Proper distancing also applies to our pantry area. If you’re having lunch with a companion or a small group, make sure to observe proper distancing and practice clean-as-you-go habits.

Restrooms

• Hand washing instructions and restroom etiquette reminders will be displayed inside the restroom area.A staff will maintain the cleanliness of our restrooms at all times.
• Kindly do your part by making sure toilet seats are wiped dry after using it, trash is thrown properly inside the bin and avoid making the floor dirty or wet when using the bidet spray.

General Hygiene and Protection

• When inside any Loft space, all staff, members and guests are expected to wear mouth masks at all times.
• Hand washing kills the virus on your hands and prevents the spread of COVID-19 and other viruses. Wash your hands with soap and water multiple times a day. If water is unavailable, use alcohol or hand sanitizer.
• Loft will be providing hospital-grade hand sanitizers at accessible areas within the space.
  Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
• Cough or sneeze using a handkerchief or disposable tissue. Only use paper tissues once. Do not keep used tissues on top of your desk. Throw them away immediately.
• Close the trash bins after using them.
• If you suddenly feel unwell during your stay at Loft, we have an in-house nurse who can provide first aid assistance.

Cleaning and Disinfection

• Loft’s housekeeping staff will be doing their cleaning routines every 2 hours. This will include disinfection and sanitizing of floors, surfaces, desks, trash bins, door handles, light switches, coffee machines, faucets, remote controls and other equipment.
• If you have concerns about the cleanliness of a particular area, please approach our community manager on duty.

Health Declaration Form

• Reduce duration of infection
  1. Detection : Health Declaration form should be accomplished before reporting to work. All employees, upon entering the building premises/workplaces, shall be required to accomplish the Health Declaration Form or any digital iteration thereof. The responsible personnel shall immediately screen the accomplished form and perform a temperature check. This is done before entering One Corporate Center’s premises.

  a. The responsible personnel on duty shall immediately give the accomplished health declaration form to the company Human Resources (HR) for appropriate action and storage.

  b. Should an online health declaration form be used, the form should be electronically submitted to HR.

  e. The Health Declaration Form shall be handled and processed in accordance with the Data Privacy Act and related issuances to ensure that –

  • i. Data collected should only include such necessary data proportional to the purpose of contract tracing;
  • ii. The processing of personal data shall be transparent and that the data subjects shall be apprised of the reasons for such collection;
  • iii. Reasonable and appropriate security measures and safeguards shall be implemented to protect the personal data collected;
  • iv. The personal data collected shall be considered highly confidential; and
  • v. The personal data shall be stored only for a limited period and shall be disposed of properly after thirty (30) days from date of accomplishment.
• Reduce duration of infection
  2. Close contacts shall be defined as employees with exposures two (2) days before or within 14 days from onset of symptoms of a suspect, confirmed or probable case. Exposure shall be any of the following:
  • a. Employers shall conduct contact tracing within their workplace to identify close contacts. Workplace CCTV may be used to determine close contacts.
  • b. Employers shall ensure that close contacts of employees whose RT-PCR test confirmed positive undergo a 14-day quarantine period.
  • c. During the 14-day quarantine, close contacts shall be required to regularly report to their employer any development, including new symptoms. Symptomatic employees should update their employer regarding their COVID- 19 test results from a nationally accredited testing facility.
  • d. Close contacts who remain asymptomatic for 14 days may return to work without need for a test
• Disinfection and Closure of Buildings/ Workplaces
  • a. If one confirmed case of COVID-19 is detected in the workplace, the facility shall be disinfected with an appropriate disinfectant solution (0.5% bleach solution).
    The building must be locked down for 24 hours prior to disinfection to lessen
    transmission to sanitation personnel. During the disinfection process, all doors and windows should be opened to maximize ventilation. The building may only be opened 24 hours after the disinfection process.
  • b. Loft visitors, guests and clients should inform Loft and Loft will coordinate with the One Corporate Center admin.

  References:

  Public Advisory No. 14 – Clarification on Management and Referral of Close Contacts of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
  https://www.doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/health-update/dc2020-0108.pdf
  Interim Guidelines on the Return-to-Work
  https://www.doh.gov.ph/sites/default/files/health-update/dm2020-0220.pdf
  JOINT MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 20-04-A Series of 2020
  DTI AND DOLE SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDELINES ON WORKPLACE PREVENTION
  AND CONTROL OF COVID-19
  https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2020/07jul/20200815-JOINT-MEMORANDUM-CIRCULAR-NO-20-04-A-S-2020.pdf

New Business Hours

• Loft will be open from 8AM to 6PM, Monday to Friday, until further notice.
• Contact us at [email protected] for further inquiries.