Editor’s notes:
The city is fighting the heat wave with special care being given to people who work outdoors. We are finding out how sanitation workers, traffic police officers and deliverymen are taking novel measures to stay cool while getting their work done as usual during the hot summer in Shanghai.
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A sanitation worker sets off to work on Tuesday afternoon in Putuo District when six consecutive days of orange alerts have been issued.
Shanghai’s sanitation authorities are fully ready to ensure environmental hygiene and safety this summer, while maintaining the urban environment under scorching temperatures.
Combined measures such as fully utilizing mechanical operation efficiency to reduce the intensity of manual work and properly arranging high-temperature working periods have been taken to cope with the summer demand, the city’s greenery and public sanitation bureau said on Tuesday.
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A sweeping vehicle in operation in Putuo District.
The city has increased efforts in road mechanized sweeping, cleaning, and watering operations, achieving optimization of manpower on high-temperature days.
Via mechanical washing to reduce dust and lower temperatures, the impact of high temperatures and on citizens can be alleviated to some extent, officials said.
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Sanitation workers take mung bean soup at a rest station in Putuo.
In response to summer showers or thunderstorms, the advantages of mechanized cleaning are utilized to sweep leaves and silt from the roads, and to promptly remove garbage around road drains to prevent blockage.
New-energy sweeping vehicles will be operating in Putuo District this summer. They’ve proved to have been very good in relieving the sanitation workload and costs, officials said.
Meanwhile, a staggered working mechanism has been implemented to prevent heatstroke among frontline sanitation workers.
Their rest places have been equipped with first aid kits, medical equipment and other summer emergency supplies and workers have been made aware of how to avoid heatstroke, the bureau said.
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Two sanitation workers share drinks.
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