The occupational health and safety delegates of the company contracted for ambulances for the Canary Emergency Service (SUC), Tasisa, filed a complaint several weeks ago against the aforementioned commercial company regarding the relocation of the personnel from the unit based in the urban area of Granadilla de Abona. The staff representatives believe that the two containers where the workers must rest “do not meet the minimum conditions of healthiness and comfort required for a space of this nature.”
It is worth noting that these employees previously had their headquarters in a building located in what used to be the old volunteer firefighters park Guayota, near the health centre in the area. However, the Granadilla City Council decided that the best alternative was to establish the rest area for said personnel in two containers.
The occupational health and safety delegates assert that “we have already issued an unfavourable report and we cannot allow the workers to be in a base that does not meet the necessary safety and health conditions, according to current regulations.” In a text sent to the employees, the aforementioned staff representatives indicated that “now it will be the competent authority that will resolve this.”
The occupational health and safety delegates state that the containers have various imperfections, such as some broken tiles, windows whose frames are detached from the walls, through which cold, heat, or wind enters; the water heater ended up falling onto the toilet, broken pipes, rust on the walls, or an excessively small sink.
The councilor for Security at the Granadilla de Abona City Council, Carmen Dolores Rodríguez de Vera, explains that the relocation of the ambulance personnel from the Canary Emergency Service (SUC) was due to the fact that coexistence with the volunteers from the Civil Protection Group “was not good.”
The councilor explained to EL DÍA that “we are also going to carry out works in the building and some modifications to it.” And, given these circumstances, a decision was made to look for an alternative for the rest area for the Tasisa company’s employees, according to the councilor. Rodríguez de Vera highlights that this measure was voluntarily adopted by the municipal government group, despite having no obligation to do so.
The responsibility of searching for a space for the rest of these professionals lies with the aforementioned ambulance concessionaire company. Carmen Dolores Rodríguez points out that, when the current government group of Granadilla (comprised of the PSOE and PP) began their functions last summer, there was no collaboration agreement with the Canary Emergency Service (SUC) and a proposal for an agreement has already been submitted to said entity. We are currently awaiting a response.
The councilor states that at the time the containers, each with a floor space of over 25 square meters, were delivered, they had insulation on their roofs and floors, while the flooring was new.
She ensures that the report prepared by the Technical Office of the City Council for the use of the said premises was favourable, “as it meets all the parameters for a rest area.” In the report from said department, which EL DÍA had access to, signed by an architect, it is concluded that the installation “does comply.” Rodríguez recalls that the assessment of aptitude was also granted by the Canary Emergency Service (SUC) and a coordinator from the Tasisa company also deemed it suitable.
The councilor states that the containers were handed over “in perfect condition.” She admits that if a tile is broken, it is because a heavy object may have fallen onto it. Regarding the water heater that fell onto the toilet, she points out that it was already back in place two hours later. She notes that “the window was loose and it has been adjusted.”
