Kelowna airport staff chip in to clean up tarmac debris
Global News
The annual ‘Foreign Objects Debris’ walk is part of Canadian Airports Safety Week, which raises awareness about safe and healthy work practices in the air travel industry.
For the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic, dozens of YLW staff members stepped in to help clean up any debris left behind on the airport’s tarmac.
The annual ‘Foreign Objects Debris’ walk is part of Canadian Airports Safety Week, which raises awareness about safe and healthy work practices in the air travel industry.
The walk involving airport staff was suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID safety protocols, however, the safety management team has been maintaining the tarmac throughout.
“We focus on apron safety, which is where the aircraft operate,” said senior manager of airport operations, Philip Elchitz.
“We focus on the runway environment to make sure that its safe for the takeoff and landing or aircraft, and we also focus on all the areas where the passenger travels.”
It is mandatory for airports in Canada to do a walkthrough of the runway every 12 hours, but in Kelowna the airport’s runway is being cleaned every six hours to ensure a safe flight for all passengers.
“We follow all of those protocols, and there are extensive safety steps we take,” stated Elchitz.
“We have a safety management program that’s mandated that we’re using every single day and we can ensure the public that this is going to be the safest mode of transportation that they’re going to see.”
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