After two days of environmental alert on account of excessive ranges of air pollution recorded within the central valley of O’Higgins, the Presidential Delegation declared a brand new Environmental Pre-Emergency for tomorrow, Monday, July 1, the third this yr.
This pre-emergency covers Rancagua, Graneros, Doñihue, El Olivar, Coltauco, Coinco, Quinta de Tilcoco, San Vicente, Placilla, Mostazal, Codegua, Machali, Malloa, Rengo, Requinoa, San Fernando and Chimbarongo.
Relating to the above, the Regional Presidential Delegate, Fabio López, indicated that “we adopted it as a safety measure to keep away from additional publicity of the inhabitants, particularly threat teams equivalent to youngsters and the aged, inflicting respiratory ailments on account of excessive ranges of air air pollution within the 17 communes the place this pre-emergency is utilized.”
For her half, the Minister of the Surroundings, Giovanna Amaya, referred to this safety measure that seeks to guard the well being of the inhabitants with the intention to not expose the neighborhood to particulate matter. “The decision stays the identical and is to favor heating with strategies apart from firewood, which is the primary reason for air air pollution within the central valley of our area.”
It ought to be famous that the Seremi de Salud O’Higgins has arrange a reporting line so that folks can report any non-compliance with rules associated to the lighting of wooden heaters on days of environmental incidents. In such instances, you must name or write by way of WhatsApp to the quantity +56989036974.
The measures to be applied on days when an Environmental Pre-Emergency is said are the next:
Prohibition of operation of heating boilers for residence use, wooden heaters (licensed and never licensed by the SEC) and wooden stoves.
The Seremi de Educación will droop bodily and sports activities actions outside and indoors, for your entire college neighborhood within the saturated space. The actions linked to the Nationwide System of Sports activities Competitions (SNCD) are carried out in any respect occasions.
Large outside sports activities actions should be suspended. Mass exercise shall be understood as one wherein greater than 100 folks take part in bodily exercise. SEREMI Well being Inspection.
Prohibition of the operation of boilers that use strong fuels, until they show PM emissions under 30 mg/m³N. Inspection by the SEREMI of Well being.
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