By the Communication Area
With the objective of promoting the preparedness for possible disasters. The Meteor Popular Exercise 2019 was developed, taking into account the need of reducing vulnerabilities prior to the beginning of the cyclonic season.
According to Luis Álvarez Soto, specialist in Security and Protection who attend Defense in the company, the day began with a training to the guard operation of the Coordination and Control center, in the application of notices to the Command and Support groups of the Terminal.
Among the practical activities carry out to mitigate vulnerabilities and the reduction of risks in the different areas, they stand out ´´the cleaning of the drainage network and the register of the river network, the protection of the risk areas, the fixing of the equipment that operates outdoor, and the extraction of containers to depots of the national economy´ ´he specified.
At the same time, ´´the Command Group point out the measures in the preparation and response stages, included in the Disaster Reduction Plan, based on the update of the risk assessment and its economic impact´´.
Also, a practical lashing exercise of container in stowage took place in the yard, the evaluation of the effectiveness of the measures taken for the sealing of the underground conduits and the electrical joints, and the determination of others based on the prevention and preparation of the staff. Also, the emergency generator sets were checked and verified.