Safety in Bailín
From the standpoint of safety and health, the
work carried out at the Bailín landfill site was
particularly sensitive due to the types of was-
te which included mainly Lindane in addition
to benzene and organochlorine agents, all
toxic and harmful toxins, some of which are
also carcinogens.
This meant that, besides the normal safety
measures for a project of this nature, it was
also necessary to implement special and
tration Department; and, Miguel Ángel Díez,
draftsman.
Special Safety Plan
Because of the hazardous nature of the
materials, a special safety plan was imple-
mented which included the separation of
the landfill site areas into white and black
zones, special equipment for workers and
the appropriate health controls. All of tho-
se involved in the project had to access the
black zone by firstly passing through the
white zone and vice versa, all with precision,
complying with the protocol. They also had
to follow the instructions given by those in
charge when donning the protective gear
that they had to wear in order to prevent the
health risks associated with their daily work
at the landfill site. A strict control system was
implemented at the area known as the black
zone to prevent dangerous lindane particles
from escaping outside.
Three phases
The first phase involved the construction of a
new safety cell and ancillary infrastructures.
The second phase, which was executed
completely in 2014, consisted of the dis-
mantling of the lindane landfill site genera-
ted by the former factory and the transfer of
waste and contaminated soil from the for-
mer waste deposit to the new cell as well
as waste management and cleaning of the
dismantled area.
The dismantling of unnecessary infrastructu-
res will be tackled in the third phase, as well
as the definitive sealing of the new safety cell
additional measures to ensure that workers
were not contaminated with the substances
found at the landfill site.
FCC’s medical services and FCC Ámbito’s
Shared Prevention Service established ex-
ceptional occupational health and hygiene
monitoring measures.
Specific medical check-ups were performed
before the work was executed in addition
to halfway through the project and at its
completion. There were also detained pro-
tocols and organizational measures (white
and black booths) to ensure that the perso-
nal protection equipment (PPE) was worn,
used, and removed correctly.
Because of the discomfort caused by the
use of this EPI during the summer months
it was decided to purchase monitored equi-
pment with specific filters to ensure that the
air was clean and to cool off the interior of
this protective gear.
Guadalupe Bobadilla, manager of the Preven-
tion, Quality, and Environment Department .
