What is the reason for this?, But they don't like to wear "ice vests", their work clothes are stained with sweat into deep blue hours | team | sweat
At 11 o'clock in the morning, the outdoor temperature had risen to over 36 ℃, and several dark blue figures were busy on Su Hong Road.
As they approached, they realized that they were soaking wet sanitation workers, and their uncontrollable sweat had dyed their light blue work clothes into deep blue.
Even through the wet cloth, Wang Chunfang could still feel the burning of the metal bridge handrails below and the iron flower racks along the way. However, she did not retract the cloth, but instead worked harder to wipe it up, back and forth three or four times, and more than ten beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.
Under the bridge, Wang Chunfang's colleague Jin Yindi slowly walked along the green belt by the river, occasionally using tongs to poke open plants, taking away bottles, tissues, and cigarette butts hidden inside. At the same time, she was wary of mosquitoes flying out of the grass, so she wore long sleeved pants. "Wearing so much is very stuffy, but this mosquito is very poisonous, sometimes even through clothes can bite it.".
Under the scorching sun and sweating profusely, Wang Chunfang and Jin Yindi are a microcosm of over 50000 frontline sanitation workers in Shanghai. Despite the unbearable high temperature environment, they bravely took to the streets and made every effort to beautify the city's appearance and environment.
This city has also given full respect and care to these dedicated and lovely workers.
"Encourage everyone to change their mindset, not to 'bury their heads in hard work', but to work skillfully. If they can complete their work comfortably and efficiently, there is no need to waste time with the sun and high temperature." Tao Yongqiang, the head of the environmental sanitation and cleaning team at Shanghai Hongqiao Hub Operation Management Co., Ltd., said that the team has recently shortened the working hours in the afternoon from 3.5 hours to 1.5 hours, and the working hours in the afternoon should not be earlier than 2 o'clock. If extreme high temperature weather occurs, the working hours will also be postponed.
The increase in mechanized operation rate can also save sanitation workers a lot of effort. Liu Beizhan compared his high-pressure water gun to a "high-tech broom". With just a few swings, the water sprayed onto the road can take away dust and stains, even dirt in the cracks of the road can be easily dealt with.
In the past, one person spent two hours sweeping an area of about 3000 square meters with a traditional broom, often leaving a blind spot. After 12 atomization washing trucks and 3 sweeping trucks were put into use in October last year, the efficiency of 3 people could surpass that of 50 people.
A large amount of saved manpower is invested in the refinement and cleaning of roads with lower labor intensity, which makes people easier and the roads cleaner, killing two birds with one stone.
Recently, Shanghai Hongqiao Hub Operation Management Co., Ltd. has equipped over 200 sanitation workers in the sanitation and cleaning team with "ice vests". Special ice bags are inserted into the front chest and back respectively, which can maintain comfort for about two hours.
However, there are not many opportunities for the "ice vest" to show its face.
"Wearing an extra vest for work is still a bit inconvenient. Besides emergency tasks, we almost never stand in the sun for two hours, and when we get tired, we immediately rest." Liu Beizhan said that there are several outdoor employee love relay stations in his contracted area, which are open to them and provide services such as air conditioning, water pouring, hot food, and charging, eliminating the hassle of commuting to and from the rest room of the team.
"In recent years, even if it's not a 'love relay station', many hospitals, banks, and shops have been very friendly. We went in to rest, and no one has ever given us a face." Tao Yongqiang said, which moved them very much. In fact, sanitation workers need to walk a few more steps and bask in the sun more, which is not a problem. What they want is recognition and respect. The more "polite" the unit, the more embarrassed they are to trouble them.
