Larnaca airport metal detectors to be tested

METAL detectors at Larnaca airport will be measured for electromagnetic radiation emissions to ensure they pose no health hazard.
The measurements have been ordered by Transport Minister Erato Kozakou-Marsoullis and will take place in her presence on Monday.
They will be conducted by the Labour Inspection Department, but University of Cyprus experts have also been asked to carry out their own independent readings.
The measurements are taking place after airport workers protested that daily exposure to the metal detectors puts their health at risk. The workers have threatened to go on strike unless the government finds an alternative method to conduct security checks for staff.
Marcoullis will be meeting with a delegation of the air traffic controllers’ union next Thursday to discuss their concerns.

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