Abu Dhabi Ports celebrates achievements of “Working Safely in the Heat” Campaign 2017
Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of commercial and community ports within the emirate of Abu Dhabi, in addition to Fujairah Terminals at the Port of Fujairah, and Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), celebrated achieving zero health-related illness cases this summer at the end of its “Working Safely in the Heat” campaign. The company also recorded zero Lost Time Injuries (LTI) as a result of heat stress.The annual campaign was launched at the end of May and continue until Sep. 2017 in collaboration with OSHAD for the fifth consecutive year to educate Abu Dhabi Ports’ employees on heat illnesses and possible ways of to prevent them.
During the course of the campaign, the company conducted over 1,300 awareness sessions across its numerous locations, which is more than ten times the number of sessions that took place last year. Topics addressed at the sessions included risks associated with heat, how to avoid heat stress, the importance of a healthy lifestyle including balanced diets, proper sleep, hygiene as well as hydration for workers.
