China News Service, Xi'an, July 12 (Reporter Dang Tianye Zhang Yichen) Since July, Xi'an has opened the "barbecue" mode, and the temperature has broken 40 ℃.
The scorching sun has caused local people to reduce the time they spend outdoors as much as possible, and various sun protection equipment and strategies have also been launched.
And when people are struggling to find a cool place, there is one place that makes reporters have to wear thick cotton clothes and drink hot water in the summer to resist the cold.
Coming to the JD Cold Chain Xi'an warehouse located in a logistics park in Weiyang District, Xi'an City, and passing through the thick warehouse door, you can clearly feel that one step has entered autumn and winter from midsummer.
As an important distribution hub site in the northwest of JD's cold chain, the warehouse has a total area of 4,739 square meters and has more than 50 warehouse and distribution employees.
The staff said that the minimum temperature in the warehouse was minus 20 degrees Celsius.
Workers look at the goods in the cold storage.
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"Our transshipment center area radiates cold chain transportation and delivery to various cities in Shaanxi, as well as Lanzhou, Xining, Yinchuan and other regions. Outside the region, it radiates cold chain transportation and delivery from Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan, Guangzhou to the whole country." Jingdong Cold Dong Liandi, head of the chain's Xi'an warehouse operation group, said that the warehouse can provide storage, sorting, packaging and other services for B2B and B2C fresh products at the same time.
When working at low temperatures, personnel should wear antifreeze clothing with a warm inner layer and a windproof outer layer.
With the opening of the freezer door, gusts of cold wind mixed with snowflakes roared out, instantly taking away the heat.
The reporter followed the staff into the warehouse to experience it. In just a few minutes, his hands and ears were frozen and numb.
For warehouse manager Wei Chenhui, many friends envy him working in a cold storage room, where he can enjoy the coolness and escape the heat, but the reality is not as comfortable as people think.
"There is a temperature difference of nearly 60 degrees between indoors and outdoors. Every time I come out of the cold storage, my glasses will fog up instantly, and my face will feel uncomfortable. Moreover, it takes time for the body to adapt to wearing and taking off the padded jacket frequently." Wei Chenhui said.
Workers pack goods in cold storage.
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Some doctors said that the rapid change of temperature difference will make the heat in the body unable to volatilize and evaporate smoothly, which will have adverse effects on the human body.
In this regard, the person in charge, Dong Liendi, said that the company has strict requirements on the safety of employees in the cold storage.
"We generally require employees to stay in the cold storage for a maximum of two hours, and the freezer should enter and exit quickly. After leaving the warehouse, they need to stay in the 26 ℃ area for a few minutes to give the body a buffer time. At the same time, in addition to daily benefits, the company Monthly antifreeze subsidies will also be given to employees working in the cold storage." Dong Liandi said.
Out of the cold storage, the heat wave is blowing.
Whenever a truck is parked in front of the warehouse, workers in cotton coats or short sleeves will quickly get busy.
Through the delivery of warehousing and logistics personnel, these fresh, fruit and cold drinks from all over the world can finally enter thousands of households smoothly and come to consumers.
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