Public cleaning professionals challenge the heights in the best and worst landscapes of the steep slopes of Rio de Janeiro
Summary
The mountaineers of Rio de Janeiro clean the hills from the hills using descent techniques to remove the various waste, face risks and request a specialized certification, in the demanding and necessary work.
In addition to the collection made by Garbage Trucks, the slums located on the hills of Rio de Janeiro need a specific type of cleaning: climberTrained in descent techniques, which descend the slopes where they are discarded to appliances. In the capital, there is 22 professionals In this function, including a woman.
The work began in 2015, in Municipality of municipal urban cleaning (Comlurb). The team is trained for access to the rope and the work in height, using climbing equipment, as well as by brushes, foul and hoes.
Moyses da Silva de Brito37, is the supervisor. He explains that professionals must have a specific course and certification, which should be renewed every three years. There are three levels of improvement and, to perform the function of the supervisor, it is necessary to reach the third level.
The activity is so serious that, in Brazil, there are only three certification companies. In Rio de Janeiro, professionals are certified by National Association of Cord and Rescue Access Companies (AEAC). Subsequently, the Comlurb Supervisor describes this fascinating work in detail, which defines “almost a sport”.
How is the cleaning work to touch Hills?
Just to assemble the equipment, it’s two hours. We call again: we have identified the safest and most resistant points that support more than 1500 pounds. Just install, the supervisor goes to the hanging situation, the risks.
What are the risks?
They are not only poisonous animals, but rocky stones with corners. Let’s say they are “very living”, that is, they can damage the rope.
Is the waste different based on the slope?
In Christ the Redeemer, while the staff takes a walk, ends up putting objects like bags and hat on the walls, to take a photo. So the wind throws the objects on the slope. The eighty percent of Corcovado waste is the tourist hesitation.
Why don’t the climber climbing the garbage?
Most of the task is to throw down the trash so that another team can collect. It is a lot of work to climb with the garbage, it is risky, heavy: it has a refrigerator, sofa, as if you find a furnished house, even more year. When you have to climb with the garbage, which would be two days of work, they saw five or more.
Is being a climber better than working on the floor?
Many times we get very critical landscapes, but when it takes beautiful landscapes, like Corcovado, it takes advantage of a little. But it is a job at risk of always falling, it must have equipment, physical and mental conditions.
Do many sweeps want to be climbers?
There are people who want to enter, one crosses information to the other, the crowd ends up appreciating, not only for work, is almost a sport. They end up calling me, they ask me to wear the team.
How is the training course?
We evaluate the physical and behavioral part. There are 32 hours of practical lessons, eight hours of theorists, therefore written and practical tests. You have to demonstrate what you learned. The day of the evaluation, it is not possible to commit any failure.
Why did you become climber?
My whole family is climber, I have been aware of access to the rope since I was 12 years old. An uncle started with this profession and led to the family, I have climber relatives in Canada, Argentina.
Source: Terra
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