As part of its serious commitment to enforcing health and safety measures against COVID-19, the Light Rail Manila Corporation has deployed new thermal cameras at select high-traffic LRT-1 stations for entry screening.
LRT-1 resumed its operations last 1 June 2020 after receiving the green light from the government under the General Community Quarantine guidelines.
We use the FLIR thermal scanning system is in hospitals, establishments, and schools in Taiwan one country recognized for their most effective responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We will use the thermal screening system at six LRT-1 stations: Monumento , Roosevelt, Doroteo Jose, Gil Puyat , Edsa , and Baclaran.
Other LRT-1 stations will continue to use non-contact thermometers for temperature screening.
Based on LRMCs previously released guidelines, they will not allow passengers with a temperature to enter the station.
With the acquisition of the new FLIR scanning system and other safety measures, were honoring our commitment to invest in technology and continue to set the bar high when it comes to giving our LRT-1 passengers the safety and protection they deserve.
Heightened disinfection measures
In addition to the new thermal scanners, LRMC has upgraded its disinfection measures using Ultraviolet C technology, in a technical partnership with UP National Engineering Center .
LRMC currently uses prototype handheld and 360-degree UVC lamps from UPNEC, as well as the 180-degree UVC lamps procured from Taiwan to complement chemical disinfection of trains and other facilities.
LRMC has already instituted other measures such as disinfecting mats, hygiene supply provisions, and daily health checks for all visitors and staff at LRT-1 stations, facilities, and the depot.
LRMC also ensures that it is up to date with the passenger, sanitation, and safety promotion guidelines required for operation by the Inter-Agency Task Force.
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About LRMC
LRMC is a joint venture company of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation’s Metro Pacific Light Rail Corporation (MPLRC), Ayala Corporation’s AC Infrastructure Holdings Corporation (AC Infra), Sumitomo Corporation, and the Philippine Investment Alliance for Infrastructure’s Macquarie Investments Holdings (Philippines) PTE Ltd. (MIHPL). It assumed operations and maintenance of LRT-1 in September 2015 through a PHP 65-billion 32-year concession agreement with the Department of Transportation and the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA). LRT-1 is Metro Manila’s ISO-certified train system
