Pocket safety initiative assists police in Covid-19 fight
Members received a 75ml pocket spray sanitiser and bandanas.
MEMBERS of the Brighton Beach police branch were recently sensitised about additional options to ensure their personal safety in their line of duty. They also received a 75ml pocket spray sanitiser and bandannas.
Corporate communications officer, Captain Louise le Roux, initiated this internal initiative, with the objective to provide fellow officers with additional personal protective gear.
“The pocket-sized sanitiser will equip members in the field to immediately sanitise their hands after interacting with a suspect. Administrative staff would be able to sanitise their hands within their office accommodation immediately after handling documents being moved between staff and the public,” she said.
The bandana will give officers facial protection during their execution of duties. According to Captain Le Roux, not all members are comfortable working in disposable masks.
“The bandana is large enough to create two to three layers of protection. The maintenance of the bandana is not labour intensive.”
“The wash and wear principle applies to the maintenance of the banana. It can be soaked in kettle boiled water with sunlight liquid and hung in the sun to dry without having to iron it before wearing it and it will still present well,” she added.
She noted that women had the additional benefit of using the bandana as a scarf or doek once the Covid-19 pandemic has passed.
Captain Le Roux financed the campaign herself and distributed 50 pocket spray sanitisers and 65 bandannas. She added that through this initiative, SAPS achieved its strategic objectives to create safer work spaces for the staff during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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