Business organizations across Asia-Pacific region are struggling to stay afloat in order to continually provide employment to their people and quality products and services to their customers.

To address the adverse effect of this pandemic and its rapid outbreak, the safety, health and well-being of every employee has been a paramount concern of business companies. In addition, alleviation of major impact of this global health crisis on employment and supply chain through building enterprise resilience and drafting a business continuity plan has been very crucial in the business arena.

It is in this light that TÜV Rheinland Academy would like to offer our services and to provide the business organizations with the complete Workplace Safety and Business Continuity Solutions as they “return to business as usual” with the “new normal.

The said program is anchored on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the major aspects of business: People, Processes, Profits and Partnerships. These major aspects are the prime concerns of the ariSe+ program solutions divided into three phases namely: The Survival phase, the Standardization phase and the Sustainability phase.

The ariSe+ program stands for Analysis, Recovery, Integration, Streamlining of systems and Engagement of people.

It is a turnkey solution that will help companies ensure their business continuity and design an effective and efficient risk and contingency system in the face of uncertainty and unrest.

Even if the ariSe+ program is a holistic approach to business continuity and safe work environment, it is still subject to customization to suit the context of every organization and the needs and expectations of its interested parties. Furthermore, the scope and sequence of the program is in adherence to the directives and guidelines of ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ILO-ACT/EMP), Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHC) and ISO Standards.

The Survival Phase (Analysis)

• Evaluation of the risk profile of an enterprise and the level of vulnerability to COVID-19
• Business Impact Analysis
• Recommendation on the design of Risk and Contingency system

The Standardization Phase (Recovery and Integration)

Staff Development Training on the following topics:

• Health and Safety Digital Learning
• Health and Safety Virtual Class (Alignment to OSH Law)
• COVID 19 Measures
• Mental Health
• Risk Management
• BCMS
• Job Hazard Analysis
• Return to Work protocols/Guidelines

Personnel Certification Programs as:

• Health and Safety Specialist
• HSE Manager

The Sustainability Phase (Streamlining of Systems and Engagement of People)

Gap Assessment in compliance with the following:

• RA 11058 (OSH Law) and DOLE DO 198-18
• ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System)
• ISO 31001 (Risk Management)
• ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management System)
• Review and recommendation on Business Continuity Planning (BCP)
• Digitalization of issuances through Blockchain Technology