Abu Dhabi Ports celebrates achievements of “Working Safely in the Heat” Campaign 2017

Abu Dhabi Ports also announced that the number of staff who attended the awareness sessions employees, contractors, Port Users and Truck Drivers has doubled from 3,468 in 2016 to 7,597 in 2017 . This exceeds the original target announced at the launch of the campaign to communicate campaign messages to 4,000 employees. Zero Lost Time Incident Cases reported during the whole summer period.

In addition to the education sessions the campaign included a site inspection with management walkabout to Abu Dhabi Ports’ workplaces to monitor employee welfare in compliance with the ‘Working Safely in the Heat’ guidelines.

Commenting on the success of the campaign, Abdulkareem Al Masabi Executive Vice President – Ports, said: “We are very proud of these results as they showcase commitment from Abu Dhabi Ports to ensure the welfare of our employees contractor, Port Users and Truck Drivers. This campaign addresses a vital concern that is prevalent across the UAE and we hope that we have emphasized the importance of self-care and health illness early detection and prevention, to our workers. We will, of course, continue to safeguard our employees’ health and utilise whatever tools needed to create a safe and happy working environment for them.”