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This morning the collective applause dedicated to the men and women who make up the special cleaning and disinfection device of the Murcia City Council was held, which is working to stop the spread of the coronavirus from the first moment.The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, along with the councilor for Sustainable Mobility and Youth, Rebeca Pérez, the councilor for Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration, José Guillen, and the councilor for Sustainable Development and Huerta, Antonio Navarro, attended this morning to the collective applause in tribute to the operators who are in charge of the special cleaning and disinfection device to contain the expansion of the coronavirus, working every day on the streets of Murcia and its districts.This device is made up of the Municipal Cleaning Service, Parks and Gardens, Ferrovial and Aguas de Murcia, and the Forest Brigades of the Autonomous Community collaborate.“All the men and women who are in charge of this special device to contain the expansion of the coronavirus, who are leaving their skin and combing the streets for the well-being of all, have performed an essential task since the state of alarm was declared, cleaning and disinfecting the streets of Murcia and its districts from Monday to Sunday to guarantee the safety of Murcia ", said the mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, who added that" we are very proud of you.
You are essential ”.Specifically, the City Council activated this special cleaning and disinfection device the day before the declaration of the state of alarm, guaranteeing security for families from Murcia who have had to move to perform tasks such as going to the health center or making purchases during the period of confinement.A professional team prepared"This collective applause is dedicated to the good work carried out by the operators who make up this device, who demonstrate their professionalism in the most difficult moments, such as during the episodes of heavy rains that we experienced last September and now, during the health crisis," he stressed.
the ruler of Murcia.More than 110,000 disinfected containersAmong the tasks carried out during the period of confinement stands out the hygiene of containers.
About 110,000 containers have been disinfected, a task that 93 operators have been in charge of daily, using more than a million liters of disinfecting liquid.
On average, they use 29,750 liters of solution per day.Specifically, the 200 waste collection workers have carried out their work in the 9,000 containers of the municipality.
18,813,445 kg of waste from the rest container have arrived at the Cañada Hermosa Treatment Center, which have been treated with the necessary rigor and established by the Ministry of Ecological Transition, with the maximum safety conditions for its 74 workers.About 200 vehiclesThe municipal operators of this device have about 200 vehicles that circulate throughout the municipality every day, since the Municipal Cleaning Service performs its tasks from Monday to Sunday, working more intensively at critical points, which are those that They present a greater influx of people, such as the environments of hospitals, supermarkets, nursing homes, pharmacies, bus stops, banks and tobacconists, as well as near containers and litter bins.The planning of tasks during the period of confinement has been adapting and changing depending on the different phases of de-escalation.
In this context, so that the machinery of the vehicles is ready at all times, 34 people work in the workshop at full capacity.Fast acting productsOperators are using sodium hypochlorite - colloquially known as bleach - to clean and disinfect the municipality.
It is a concentration that is characterized by having a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity and by being rapidly bactericidal, without leaving any type of toxic residue.Specifically, the concentration is active chlorine diluted in water of 1,000 ppm (1,000 parts per million).
To carry out their tasks, disinfection operators are provided with raincoats, masks, gloves and protective glasses.Action protocolSince the implementation of this device, a security protocol was established to guarantee the safety of the operators, with measures such as staggering the entry and exit of workers, minimizing the confluence.Likewise, the facilities and work equipment are disinfected after the end of the services, and sprayed with a disinfecting solution both at the start of the shift and at the end of all the vehicles.
In addition, all drivers have been provided with nitrile protective gloves.Hydroalcoholic solution gels and disinfectant sprays have been distributed in all the work centers for all vehicles.
This protocol also includes recommendations and hygiene measures to be taken into account by workers, such as frequent hand washing, as well as coughing and sneezing covering the mouth and nose with the elbow flexed.In-depth cleaning of public lightingTo this cleaning and disinfection device that is being carried out in the streets, squares and gardens is added the Public Lighting Service, in charge of cleaning and disinfecting the lamppost supports located in the busiest spaces of the municipality.The tasks are carried out by a total of eight people, distributed in six work teams: two of them will have a 100-liter capacity tank mounted on a van and the other four will have manual fumigation systems.
The operators are provided with raincoats, masks and gloves.Specifically, disinfection of the supports is carried out by spraying with sodium hypochlorite, diluted 0.5% in water, at a height of two meters.
It is a concentration that is characterized by having a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity and by being fast bactericidal, without leaving any type of toxic residue.Specifically, a team of eight people is carrying out these tasks throughout this day in Cabezo de Torres (Avenida de Murcia, Calle del Carmen, Calle Reina Fabiola and Paseo), El Esparragal (Campillo Jardín, Jardín Avenida de la Ceña, Garden of Flora and Garden of Flora II), El Palmar (Avenida Primero de Mayo, Garden Avenida de Burgos and Garden Avenida Pintor Pedro Cano), La Alberca (Calle La Paz, Calle Turbintos, Garden Alberca de Salamanca, Garden Auditorium, Calle Carlos Valcárcel Garden, Sericicola Garden); Tocinos Bridge (Calle Farmacéutico Antonio Carazo, Calle Sol y Jardines and Carril de los Canos).The operators worked yesterday in the districts of El Palmar, Puente Tocinos, La Alberca and Sangonera la Verde.Cleaning of the more than 500 leisure areas in parks and gardensLos operarios de este servicio limpian y desinfectan los parques y jardines de Murcia y sus pedanías todos los días, así como el mobiliario urbano.
Las actuaciones de limpieza se centran en los elementos de juego de las zonas infantiles, las piezas de gerontogimnasia, las zonas de esparcimiento canino y el mobiliario urbano. Más de 200 trabajadores, de la empresa concesionaria STV-Actúa, son los encargados de estas labores, equipados con la indumentaria de seguridad reglamentaria, además de con mascarillas y guantes.En concreto, el Servicio de Parques y Jardines está actuando en: 2.834 juegos infantiles, ubicados en las más de 500 zonas de ocio para los pequeños existentes en el municipio; 723 aparatos de gerontogimnasia, distribuidas en las 69 zonas biosaludables para personas mayores.
El producto empleado para estas actuaciones es hipoclorito de sodio diluido en agua.Asimismo, el Servicio de Parques y Jardines ha intensificado las labores de limpieza en las 51 zonas de esparcimiento canino del municipio, tanto en los elementos de juego para las mascotas como el mobiliario de estos espacios.Dispositivo especial en todas las pedaníasDurante el periodo de confinamiento también se ha desarrollado un dispositivo especial de desinfección en todas las pedanías del municipio, formado por las brigadas forestales de la Dirección General de Medio Natural y el Servicio municipal de Limpieza Viaria que, en colaboración también con STV/Actúa y Aguas de Murcia, han trabajado en la desinfección de más de 1.000 puntos diarios de los espacios públicos con el fin de evitar la propagación del coronavirus.En concreto, trabajaron durante 5 días en las pedanías 19 brigadas por día –cerca de 70 personas– y en dos ocasiones en la desinfección de la ciudad 2 veces.Aguas de MurciaAsimismo, Aguas de Murcia ha participado en la limpieza y desinfección del municipio con 5 equipos de limpieza –de dos personas cada uno– que trabajaron la primera semana del estado de alarma.
Actualmente están trabajando 3 equipos.Trabajos complementarios en colaboración con la ComunidadEl Ayuntamiento ha coordinado labores complementarias de desinfección en colaboración con la Comunidad Autónoma durante el periodo de confinamiento, que ha puesto a disposición sus brigadas forestales para intensificar estos trabajos en estación de autobuses y paradas de tranvía, así como en los entornos de hospitales y residencias de ancianos.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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