Our industry is the real economy of the country and it is our duty to solve its problems, which are huge, said today the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Kyriakos Hatzigiannis.
In his remarks during a tour of the third industrial area of Limassol (Ypsonas) by members of the committee, Hatzigiannis said that "our industrial units are fighting a daily battle, they are the real economy and therefore we must also look at what are their operating conditions".
He made special reference to the issue of the safety of workers and premises in the case of Limassol's third industrial area, saying that "if a fire is caused, either from within or from outside, then people will burn like sardines in a closed box".
He continued, existing legislation, such as the institutionalisation of electronic monitoring within industrial areas, should be strengthened for purposes consistent with safety and fire safety.
In addition, he said, a second exit from the Limassol C industrial area is imperative and necessary, "but unfortunately, all the agencies involved are talking about other things and we are very late."
Hatzigiannis stressed that, in late July or early September, those responsible will be invited to inform the Commission about the integrated final plan for the protection of the area, which includes the creation of a Fire Station.
Some issues have been initiated and implemented and others remain pending, said for his part the President of the Association of Industrialists of the region, Pavlos Paradisiotis, who also highlighted the issue of fire safety.
As he said, the creation of a fire safety zone has shown that it has been effective, as the region was protected from more than 20 fires that broke out in 2021, while he called for the acceleration of the procedures for the creation of a fire station.
"Until the Fire Station is established, we have taken the initiative to bring a fire truck here to train local workers from the Fire and Civil Defence Departments and in the need for immediate mobilisation," he added.
In addition to the second exit, the automation of the control system for vehicles entering and leaving the area, the completion, in 2023, of the new road network and the biological wastewater treatment plant, which is expected to be operational in about two years, among other things, are being promoted.
Source: KYPE
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