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17 years ago, Wang Chunshan, chairman of Hubei China National Petroleum Corporation Youyi Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as CNPC Environmental Protection), and his team participated in the fight against SARS.
After many years, a similar situation happened again. In the past month, due to the impact of the epidemic, the medical waste generated in Wuhan has been increasing every day. How to deal with medical waste in a timely manner and prevent the virus from spreading has become a question that Wang Chunshan and his teammates have thought about.
As of March 20, CNPC Environmental Protection has collected 6,093 trains, and a total of 4,312.65 tons of medical waste have been collected and disposed of.
At present, as the epidemic improves, medical waste treatment work has also entered the final stage. Wang Chunshan told the reporter of "Daily Economic News" that medical waste has attracted much attention from the outside world in extraordinary times, and he also hopes that upstream and downstream enterprises can further improve the emergency treatment mechanism for medical waste in the future and early warnings in public emergencies.
CNPC environmental protection staff is disinfecting. Image source: Image provided by the company
"The virus cannot be seen or touched, it is impossible to say that you are not afraid at all."
On the eve of this year's Spring Festival, Wang Chunshan made a special decision - all the staff of the medical waste system during the Spring Festival holiday in previous years canceled their rest and were ready to go to work. As a veteran in the field of environmental protection, Wang Chunshan has been deeply engaged in the industry for 20 years. The incineration and disposal of industrial hazardous waste, the centralized disposal of medical waste and related technical research and development are the daily tasks he needs to think about every day.
17 years ago, the medical waste disposal project built and operated by CNPC Environmental Protection in Xiangyang City, Hubei Province participated in the fight against SARS. It was also the experience at that time that allowed Wang Chunshan to make predictions in advance.
Wang Chunshan recalled that he had seen relevant reports before the outbreak of the epidemic. "On January 21, we held an internal meeting to analyze that we may face certain risks in the later stage. Therefore, we immediately launched the emergency response plan. All 400 cadres and employees of the company's medical waste system were suspended from their leave, and all drivers and escorts returned to the team."
After seeing the news of Wuhan’s lockdown, Wang Chunshan felt very anxious. "The number of confirmed cases is increasing every day, and protective supplies and medical supplies (consumption) are also increasing. Judging from our professional perspective, how to deal with medical waste in the future and whether transportation capacity can keep up may also be a difficult problem."
"We just happened to have dozens of medical waste treatment transport vehicles that have completed the procedures, which can be quickly put into Wuhan." With the conditions of hardware equipment, Wang Chunshan and the Environmental Protection Bureau and other relevant departments asked for advice and negotiated, and soon put the transport vehicles on the market to carry out medical waste treatment.
html In the morning of January 29, the first batch of five medical waste transport vehicles selected by CNPC Environmental Protection and a support vehicle team composed of 12 drivers and escorts, brought their own protective equipment and materials, set off from Xiangyang to voluntarily assist Wuhan in carrying out emergency collection and transportation of medical waste. At the same time, CNPC Environmental Protection has further reserved vehicles and personnel to be dispatched at any time. They will complete the medical waste collection and transfer task in Wuhan and surrounding areas according to the unified dispatch of the Hubei Provincial Epidemic Prevention and Control Command.In fact, from the time of execution of the task to the present, Wang Chunshan is most worried about the safety of his employees. "I have been engaged in medical waste treatment for 20 years. I have insisted on doing something for so many years and have accumulated certain experience in protection. During the epidemic, meticulous supervision was carried out from all levels, requiring employees to take personal protective measures and not miss every detail. At present, we have not found a single infection."
"After all, the epidemic in Wuhan was very serious at the beginning, and we also had entanglements and contradictions in our hearts. It is impossible to say that we are not afraid at all. The virus is invisible and intangible, and no one can predict the probability of infection. But after we discussed it, we decided to set off." Wang Chunshan sighed when talking about the scene at that time.
In order to enhance transportation capacity. Xiangyang bus drivers also joined Wang Chunshan's team. "At that time, under the cooperation of the government and bus companies in Xiangyang City, many drivers who were resting at home joined the volunteer team to drive medical waste transport vehicles to Wuhan.We will arrange two drivers for each car, because the distance between Xiangyang and Wuhan is about 350 kilometers, and we hope that the driver will take turns to drive to ensure safety and efficiency. "Wang Chunshan said.
CNPC environmental protection staff are loading and unloading medical waste Image source: Photo provided by the enterprise
"The industry is more confident, and we need to pay attention to the emergency treatment mechanism in the future."
In extraordinary times, the treatment of medical waste has attracted much attention. In the traditional medical waste treatment model process, manual forms are easily lost and the recording procedures are cumbersome.
With the development of the industry, technology has also injected new strength into the medical waste industry. In recent years, various departments have vigorously promoted medical waste information processing technology, encouraged hospitals and related enterprises to adopt the Internet, Internet of Things, and smart terminal technologies. Implement information management of medical waste classification collection, handover, transfer, temporary storage, outbound and other processes, realize real-time positioning and monitoring of medical waste, and realize traceability of responsibility for the entire business process and full-process closed-loop management.
"Our transportation vehicles are also equipped with relevant intelligent equipment, with records of stop location, running time, transportation trajectory, vehicle safety, and driver operations. The transportation situation can be clearly monitored through the backend. "Wang Chunshan said, "In fact, this industry has been developing for a long time, and hardware equipment and intelligent design are relatively mature. During the epidemic, what is more important is a change in mentality. You cannot passively accept medical waste treatment tasks. You need to take the initiative to think, make predictions in advance, and have sufficient preparations. "
In Wang Chunshan's view, this crisis has also forced the medical waste industry to transform and upgrade, and government departments and industrial institutions have invested more attention to the industry. "After rushing to Wuhan, many companies have also contacted us to discuss future cooperation opportunities, and we have more confidence in development. "
The mood of practitioners is closely related to policy changes. Previously, the National Health Commission, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, , National Development and Reform Commission and other ten departments issued the "Comprehensive Waste Management Work Plan for Medical Institutions", requiring the strengthening of the construction of centralized disposal facilities, and to build at least one centralized disposal facility for medical waste that meets the operation requirements by the end of 2020; by the end of June 2022, every county (city) will build a medical waste collection, transfer and disposal system.
Recently, Wang Chunshanti also participated in a symposium of relevant departments to discuss issues related to the medical waste industry. "Some emergency mechanisms may not be used once every 10 years, but emergency measures must be planned in advance in order to quickly and effectively curb pollution sources in emergencies. "Wang Chunshan said that at present, the medical waste industry has developed relatively maturely, but there are still many challenges in emergency response mechanisms.
At present, Wuhan medical waste treatment work has entered the final stage, and various businesses of CNPC Environmental Protection have also started operation. Data provided by CNPC Environmental Protection shows that as of March 20, CNPC Environmental Protection has collected 6,093 trains, and a total of 4,312.65 tons of medical waste were collected and disposed of. As of March 20, CNPC Environmental Protection had conducted 1,822 trains in Wuhan medical waste operation, and the total amount of medical waste operation in Wuhan was 881.04 tons.
"Our industry is not a high-end industry, and in the eyes of many people, it is an industry that collects waste. But I think through the work during this epidemic, the outside world has also gained a new understanding of our industry. My biggest hope is that after the epidemic, the staff in the medical waste field will also receive more respect. I don't want to be forgotten in the future if I get excited. "At the end of the interview, Wang Chunshan told reporters that he hopes that more people will pay attention to the medical waste industry in the future and further promote the healthy development of the industry.
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