BACOLOD City – The Philippine National Police – Provincial Crime Laboratory in Negros Occidental received a boost in its effort to ensure biosafety in the workplace.
Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson turned a fabricated fume hood from the provincial government to Colonel Enrique Ancheta, chief of Western Visayas Regional Crime Laboratory and Colonel Cirox Omero, chief of Provincial Crime Laboratory.
“I hope this will help protect your people. I hope somehow this will ensure the safety of your personnel,” Lacson told the police officials.
The provincial government allocated P112,725 for the fabrication of the fume hood and its accessories. The amount was sourced from the 2020 Peace and Order Fund.
Ancheta said it is important to protect the forensic chemists especially when they conduct examination of dangerous drugs.
“Many chemists have gotten ill, some even had cancer. This will be big help in preserving the health of chemists. They will no longer have to inhale the smell from chemicals,” he added.
As a ventilation system used in laboratories, a fume hood exhausts hazardous gases, dusts, and vapors from a confined location, thereby helping protect police personnel.
The turnover ceremony was witnessed by provincial administrator Rayfrando Diaz II, Major West Edquila, medico-legal officer and Lieutenant Jenalyn Cusay, forensic chemist. (With a report from PNA/PN)
