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26-06-2013, 04:00 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
I am sure all the Ministries must be scrambling like mad to put up their haze contingencies plan over the past week since the PSI hit record highs. I thought all these should have been drawn up by now. They really caught off guard with their pants down !!
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has put in place haze contingency plans for essential services like dengue inspections, waste collection and public cleaning.
Environment and Water Resources Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan revealed this during his visit to several blocks in the Bukit Panjang Division on Wednesday morning.
He was there to inspect waste collection and dengue wipeout operations.
For dengue inspections, NEA operations will continue with minimal disruptions.
All officers checking public areas will don N95 face masks in accordance with the health advisories issued.
Dengue inspections have remained in a stepped-up mode as the epidemic is still sustained with 842 cases last week and 268 this week.
In the event the haze worsens again and is prolonged, NEA may consider scaling back the hours of outdoor work.
However, indoor checks in homes and application of insecticides will continue.
On waste collection, NEA will reduce refuse collection frequency from daily collection to alternate days.
This is because manpower is expected to suffer a shortfall during severe haze conditions.
As for ensuring public cleanliness, NEA will reduce the cleaning frequency according to the haze condition.
Urgent work such as the cleaning of animal carcasses and spillages will be given priority.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?155530-Now-then-Ministries-roll-out-haze-Plan-They-really-caught-with-pants-down!&goto=newpost).
I am sure all the Ministries must be scrambling like mad to put up their haze contingencies plan over the past week since the PSI hit record highs. I thought all these should have been drawn up by now. They really caught off guard with their pants down !!
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has put in place haze contingency plans for essential services like dengue inspections, waste collection and public cleaning.
Environment and Water Resources Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan revealed this during his visit to several blocks in the Bukit Panjang Division on Wednesday morning.
He was there to inspect waste collection and dengue wipeout operations.
For dengue inspections, NEA operations will continue with minimal disruptions.
All officers checking public areas will don N95 face masks in accordance with the health advisories issued.
Dengue inspections have remained in a stepped-up mode as the epidemic is still sustained with 842 cases last week and 268 this week.
In the event the haze worsens again and is prolonged, NEA may consider scaling back the hours of outdoor work.
However, indoor checks in homes and application of insecticides will continue.
On waste collection, NEA will reduce refuse collection frequency from daily collection to alternate days.
This is because manpower is expected to suffer a shortfall during severe haze conditions.
As for ensuring public cleanliness, NEA will reduce the cleaning frequency according to the haze condition.
Urgent work such as the cleaning of animal carcasses and spillages will be given priority.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?155530-Now-then-Ministries-roll-out-haze-Plan-They-really-caught-with-pants-down!&goto=newpost).