The Director General of the Abu Dhabi Center for Waste Management (Recycling), Dr. Salem Khalfan Al Kaabi, confirmed to “Emirates Today” the application of emergency plans and epidemic control in the emirate, during the collection of waste produced from quarantine and sanitary areas, and disposal of them using containers and vehicles for hazardous waste, in addition To implement the washing and sterilization plan in the emirate, and to provide the highest preventive and precautionary standards for worker protection.
He said that «the waste produced from the quarantine and sanitary areas is considered dangerous, which requires dealing with the highest specifications of technical standards, to ensure the safety of customers and public health».
He explained that «the center’s role includes collecting the waste resulting from quarantine and sanitary isolation operations at the emirate’s level, transporting them, then safe and sound disposal of them, using the best and most advanced means of advanced technology», and continued that “the technical and inspection center staff oversee these operations until the last stage of them, Around the clock, in direct coordination with the relevant government agencies, to ensure the integrity of the procedures followed, and in accordance with international and local evidence and laws.
Al-Kaabi confirmed taking additional “recycling” precautionary measures, in response to the directives of the official health authorities, and within criteria that included washing and sterilizing containers for collecting general waste, inside and outside, after collecting the waste, to avoid the effects of the new Corona virus, and setting a “business continuity” plan, to ensure the continuity Its services are in the same pace, with the application of precautionary measures, which also include washing and sterilizing vehicles operating periodically, and ensuring the provision of personal protective equipment for field work crews.
Al-Kaabi explained that «the center provides the sites of quarantine and sanitary isolation at the emirate’s level with containers designated for hazardous medical waste, tightly closed, to collect and transport them daily, using special vehicles, to dispose of them in medical waste incinerators in the emirate».
He added, “Vehicles are tracked through the satellites associated with the main control room in the center, where waste is burned in two rooms, at high temperatures, up to 1200 degrees Celsius, according to the regulations of the executive regulations of Federal Law No. 24 of 1999 in the matter of environmental protection and development. . The ash from the burning process is transferred to the engineering landfill for safe disposal.
He said: "The center attaches great importance to the safety of employees and workers in this sector, by providing the highest safety standards, with all the procedures and efficiencies that it includes to control risks, as well as providing personal protective equipment for workers, including gloves, masks, masks and clothing."
Labor protection
Dr. Salem Khalfan Al-Kaabi confirmed the issuance of the Department of Environment, Health and Safety instructions guaranteeing the protection of workers, since the beginning of the case of "Corona", pointing to its implementation and follow-up by observers in the field.
He explained that «the procedures included training and awareness of workers and members of field teams with preventive measures, including requiring them to use personal protective equipment that the specialists in the center specify their specifications, in addition to providing them with masks, of various kinds (depending on the nature of the work), gloves and the work suit assigned to that, and then disposing of all These materials are daily, and replaced with new materials. ” He pointed out that the precautionary and preventive measures also included the implementation of the washing and sterilization plan in Abu Dhabi by following a daily schedule under the supervision of a technical team from the center.
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Celsius for burning medical waste.
“The Center” tracks the hazardous waste disposal vehicles by satellite.