Environmental Health Urges Taxi Drivers to be Alert

In light of the H1N1 pandemic, the Environment Health Division of the Ministry of Health and Social Development urges taxi drivers to be alert and take the necessary precautions to safe guard their health as well as that of their passengers.

Chief Environmental Health Officer, Mr. Carnel Smith advises taxi drivers and tour bus operators to keep alcohol based hand sanitizers and tissues readily available in their vehicles. Mr. Smith stressed the importance of an alcohol base of at least 60 percent. He explained that “alcohol is a sterilizer, but not all hand sanitizers are alcohol based.”

Taxi or tour bus operators are advised to use the hand sanitizer especially after handling money and to ensure that the sanitizer is made available for use by passengers after they have coughed or sneezed. Tissues should also be provided along with a waste bin for their disposal.