SL has been working for several months to produce a plexiglass around the bus drivers so that passengers can once again get on through the front doors, and on Thursday the new solution was presented.
Kommunal will at midnight, the night between Saturday and Sunday, put a protective stop which means that the front doors continue to be kept closed and passengers can step on the back, just as before.
- We're a little surprised by this actually.
The glasses are approved by the Swedish Work Environment Authority based on requirements for both the work environment and infection control, says David Erixon, communications manager at Nobina.
The compartment: Each bus must be checked
According to union coordinator and workplace representative Ulf Wallin, the glasses have not been approved in these specific buses, even though the glasses themselves have been approved before.
- The Swedish Work Environment Authority has not required that you check specific buses, says David Erixon.
Despite the fact that risk analyzes have been carried out together with the safety representatives, a safety stop is now being imposed.
- A protective stop may only be imposed in the event of an immediate risk to life and health.
I have a bit of a hard time seeing what that risk would be.
It is now up to the Swedish Work Environment Authority to lift the protection ban.
Hear Ulf Wallin, union coordinator for Kommunal at Nobina in Norrtälje, explain why the solution with plastic protection is not enough in the video.