| These EPIS are used exclusively when officers deal with people with COVID19 symptoms or confirmed | The Department of Citizen Security continues to implement measures to protect municipal troops against COVID19.
To the disinfection of their workspaces, the acquisition of thermometers, the donation of an ozone generator to disinfect vehicles, we must add the purchase of individual protection kits for special situations, which Local Police officers already carry in their patrols.The area councilor, Juan Pedro Torralba, explained that “the agents face complicated situations every day that may involve accessing the home of a citizen with symptoms or already diagnosed as positive by coronavirus and must be adequately equipped to to be able to do their job with security guarantees ”.Each of the boxes is equipped with two individual protection equipment, consisting of 2 face protection screens, 2 goggles against projections, 2 complete protective suits, 2 pairs of nitrile gloves, 2 garbage bags and a spray.
bactericidal and virucidal.The kits are accompanied by a guide with instructions on how to remove gloves and disposable overalls, as well as how to clean and disinfect the rest of the equipment.For those who carry out their work from the Local Police base, separating partitions have also been acquired, as well as pinganillos to avoid contact with the telephone and speed up attention to citizens.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena