As part of the “Ponete la 10” campaign, the Municipality of La Plata came out with an eye-catching awareness campaign to promote healthy, safe celebrations and in places duly enabled by the end of the year.
The initiative, which was disseminated through the Commune’s social networks, emphasizes recognizing the establishments or spaces correctly enabled, which have the corresponding permit from the Municipality.
In this sense, detailed a series of tips to take into account and recognize which places to attend safely. For example the enabled spaces have emergency exits, fire extinguishers, safety and hygiene measures, and do not exceed the maximum capacity allowed in the placeamong other issues.
Parents and families, as well as adolescents themselves, are also urged to Report illegal events to the hotline 147 at any point in the La Plata districtso that agents specialized in the matter can dismantle them.
PREVENTION OPERATIONS
Within this framework, the Undersecretariat for Coexistence and Citizen Control maintains active prevention protocols against clandestine parties in the city and announced that it will multiply control operations with the aim of dismantling illegal gatherings over the next weekend.
For this, the area has already arranged for a monitoring of the parties that are enabled in the city; In addition, they work with the data such as calls or invitations that circulate on social networks and the Internet, and they also have the complaints that neighbors make to line 147 in a timely manner.
It should be remembered that the spaces must have the municipal permit previously presented in the Authorization office of the Platense Collection Agency (APR) where, among other things, they require the authorization of the firefighters of the province of Buenos Aires, contract insurance , have a health post with medical personnel and at least two ambulances on site; a hydration center, in addition to sound control tests at the event.
“Clandestine parties threaten the safety of neighbors and attendees, since by not having the corresponding authorization, it is possible that the places do not comply with security measures, that there are poor building conditions and that there are no emergency exits. , among other risks ”, warned from the Commune.
CONTROLS ON THE PUBLIC ROAD
As part of a comprehensive procedure, the agents will carry out tours of the areas where this type of activity is usually reported, in addition to vehicle checkpoints on the main traffic routes that will include breathalyzer tests and requests for documentation.
At the same time, Transit inspectors, Citizen Control and agents of the Urban Prevention Guard (GUP) will be available at key points where nightclubs, bars and gastronomic establishments are located, added to permanent controls in the neighborhoods of the entire party .
