13 July 2020

Kiwa quality mark for review COVID-19 preventive measures in the hospitality sector

The COVID-19 pandemic has major impact on the hospitality industry. Restaurants, pubs, cafés and bars are looking for opportunities to continue operations within the guidelines. Kiwa has launched a quality mark for the review of COVID-19 Preventive measures for organizations in the hospitality sector that wish to have their preventive measures tested against the applicable (inter)national requirements and any additional guidelines.

Corona prevention

The Kiwa COVID-19 preventive measures quality mark for the hospitality sector helps to create clarity and trust among guests. Kiwa has extensive experience in carrying out quality assessments, including in the tourism and recreation sector, the healthcare sector and the sports and transport sector. Various organisations use Kiwa's COVID-19 quality mark to demonstrate to customers, employees and other stakeholders that all required measures are being taken to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In this way, Kiwa helps you create clarity and trust when it comes to COVID-19 prevention.

Periodic assessment

By means of an independent on-site assessment, the governmental guidelines and the sector-specific requirements will be tested by a Kiwa auditor. This includes the provision of information (internal/external communication), purchasing and sales resources, visible measures and hygiene and safety.

Within the framework of the quality mark, Kiwa periodically carries out an assessment in which the company's protocols and preventive measures are checked. If the policy to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus complies with the applicable guidelines, this will result in a Kiwa declaration of conformity and quality mark.

Available for other types of organizations

The Kiwa quality mark for COVID-19 preventive measures is also available for, for example, hotels, shops, gyms, museums, cleaning companies, hospitals and nursing homes. Read more about this here.

More information

The “Kiwa quality mark for review COVID-19 preventive measures in the hospitality sector” service is now offered in The Netherlands and Turkey, and will be offered in Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and Germany.

For more information about this service, have a look at this page or send us a message via the contact form on this page.