Some traffic personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be subjected to a thorough study to determine the impact of traffic exposure to hearing losses.
MMDA Officer-in-Charge Director Baltazar Melgar said the study will be conducted by the University of the Philippines Manila - National Institute of Health’s (UP-NIH) and will be assisted by the agency’s Medical Clinic.
“This our way of supporting the study that will eventually benefit our personnel on the ground,” said Melgar.
The result of the study will serve as the basis for policy changes that focus on the welfare of MMDA traffic personnel.
Based on the initial discussion, those assigned at the EDSA, one of the busiest roads in the country, will be the priority participants for the study.
“The screening process is expected to be done in the second week of August. Based on the criteria set by the UP-NIH, traffic enforcers must have a five-year field exposure experience, regardless of their employment status,” said Melgar.
At present, there are almost 600 traffic enforcers assigned to man traffic along EDSA.