Schindler UV Lighting for the Escalator Handrail – Government Center

About the Program

Category: Risk and Emergency Management (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

Globally, as of February 2023, there have been 757,264,511 cases of COVID-19, including 6,850,594 deaths, reported to WHO. The WHO declared Covid-19 a pandemic in March 2020, and by the end of that month, the world saw more than a half-million people infected. With the coronavirus pandemic, people all over the world have become more aware of the best practices during a pandemic especially disinfecting high touch areas. Below is the statement released on March 15th, 2021 by Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava: “For a full year now, communities across Florida have been working incredibly hard to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus, and local governments have issued common-sense measures recommended by the CDC to protect our residents, businesses and visitors. We urge all to continue following these important precautions and requirements, including wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and frequent sanitizing, as we work together to stay vigilant and protect our communities in what we hope is the final chapter of this fight.” Taking the pandemic into consideration, Miami-Dade County’s Government Center escalator handrails were retrofitted with Schindler UV Lighting in 2021 which uses UVC light to treat the viruses on the handrails.