Qatar- Ashghal projects win 4 British Safety Council awards

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced that four Citizens Subdivisions and Existing Areas Infrastructure Projects, have won an International Safety Award from the British Safety Council, in recognition of their commitment to keeping workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2020 calendar year.

The projects Al Kharaitiyat & Izghawa (Package 3), Al-Wajba East (Package 1) and Duhail South & Umm Lekhba (Package 1), were presented with an International Safety Award with a Distinction, while Al Meshaf South Project (Package 1) was awarded the International Safety Award with a Merit.

On this occasion, Eng. Saoud Al Tamimi, Manager of Roads Projects Department (RPD), pointed out that the four awards earned by projects of citizens' subdivisions and existing areas, reflect Ashghal's commitment to Health and Safety in its construction projects and the leading position that Ashghal plays in the Qatari construction industry in terms of spreading awareness and best health and safety practices. 

He said: 'This is of great importance to RPD especially that we rely on local contractors and cooperate with them closely to raise the H & S performance in our worksites which consequently will relay these best practices to other projects in the country.

Eng. Saoud Al Tamimi then highlighted having Ashghal's projects continuously winning safety awards from international institutions is an acknowledgment of the high level of safety in Ashghal's projects and a proof on its keenness to safeguard workers' health and lives, as safety is an important pillar of Ashghal's project implementation strategy, and a culture that Ashghal works to spread and adhere to.

It is worth noting that for the last 63 years, the International Safety Awards scheme has been recognising and celebrating organisations from around the world, which have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the scheme's independent judges their commitment to preventing workplace injuries and work-related ill health.

Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of the British Safety Council, congratulated Ashghal on their success in winning three International Safety Awards with a Distinction and one with a Merit: 'The British Safety Council applauds the Public Works Authority on their achievement. The award is in recognition of their commitment and hard work to keep their employees and workplaces free of injury and ill health.

He added: 'The vision of the British Safety Council is that no-one should be injured or made ill through their work anywhere in the world. Achieving this requires more than complying with legislation; it means people committed not only to health and safety but also more and more to workplace wellbeing and impelling others to follow suit.

Eng. Ali Abdullatif Al Misnad, who represents National I.C.C. & Al Ghanim JV, expressed his pleasure after Al Kharaitiyat and Izghawa Project (Package 3) won the International Safety Award, stressing that this award was the culmination of effective cooperation between the Joint Venture staff and the Public Works Authority's, and their mutual keenness to ensure the safety of both workers and residents.

Nawaf Jassim Al Jaidah, Managing Director of Jaidah Holdings, owner of Medgulf Construction Company, which is currently implementing South Al Meshaf Project (Package 1) jointly with Sacyr Construction, expressed his gratitude to the British Safety Council for granting the International Safety Award to this project, which places all project staff, including workers, engineers and senior managers on the global map in terms of safety performance. 

Eng. Rabii Samir Makhoul, Executive Director of Petroserv Limited and Roadbridge Civil and Building Contractors JV, who are currently executing Duhail South and Umm Lekhba Project (Package 1), pointed out that the British Safety Council Award won by the project is an appreciation and recognition of the achievements of the project team.

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