X-ray inspection of Al-Ghuwaifat confuses travelers

Passersby crossing the Ghuwaifat border crossing between the UAE and Saudi Arabia complained about new inspection procedures, recently introduced by the concerned authorities, requiring them to pass their vehicles through an electronic gate containing X-ray devices that are harmful to the human body, expressing their concern about contracting cancerous diseases as a result of exposure. she has.

While sources in the Department of Security and Ports Affairs said that they had nothing to do with the installation of these devices, official sources at Abu Dhabi Customs confirmed that the new inspection devices are not harmful to human health, announcing an awareness campaign for travelers about how these devices work in the coming days.

In the details, citizen Khaled Al-Saadi said: He recently came from Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah, and was asked to pass his vehicle through an electronic gate at the Ghuwaifat port for the purpose of inspection, adding: Many users of the gate feared that the X-rays used by these devices would harm them. As they are intended for detecting metals and hazardous materials only, as far as he knows, he expressed his concern that passing through these devices would have a harmful effect on his health.

Abu Haroun, a traveler through the Ghuwaifat crossing, said that before installing the inspection devices, the concerned authorities are supposed to educate travelers on how they work, and inform them of the extent of their harm to human health.

Taha Suleiman says: His family passed through these devices upon his arrival from Saudi Arabia, and it is the first time that they were asked to pass their vehicles through electronic inspection devices that operate with Why are people and vehicles searched with one x-ray device, especially since there are devices specialized in inspecting metals, and others specialized in searching humans, and they do not harm his health?

Public relations officer at the Ghuwaifat port, Salah Al-Ali, confirmed, in response to travelers’ complaints, that the new inspection devices do not harm humans, animals, plants, medicine, or food, explaining that “these devices emit low-intensity X-rays to conduct The process of scanning the surface of the vehicle only, without penetrating it, with the aim of detecting any prohibited items or violations that may be committed by travelers. He said: The port officials installed the new devices last November, after a safe study by the competent authorities, the results of which confirmed that they do not harm the human body, “as they only scan the surface part of the vehicle and do not reach the human body from the inside,” stressing the customs administration’s keenness on the safety of those passing through. Ghuwaifat border crossing.

Regarding the trucks that use the gate, he said: The devices emit rays of an increase of a few millimeters, so that you can conduct a comprehensive survey of them, due to the difference in their external structure from ordinary vehicles, reiterating that the extension of these rays does not reach the drivers at all, whether they are inside the trucks or not. Ordinary vehicles.