Specialised COVID-19 hygienists were called out to a Bankstown construction site in Sydney’s south-west on the weekend to deep clean two towering cranes which had been infected with the virus.
Brian Zammitt, CEO of BAMS Hygiene Management, said it was a world first having construction cranes deep cleaned in this way.
Cleaners dressed in full PEP, scaled the two 121-metre, 20-story high structures to the top-most cabins in stifling 30 degree heat on Saturday, after a crane operator was diagnosed with the highly infectious disease. Several co-workers also tested positive as the coronavirus quickly spread through the workplace.
Building and constructions sites have come under recent scrutiny as places of concern after outbreaks across several sites, particularly in Victoria.
Part of an ongoing series, ‘COVID-19 Diaries’.
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