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Engineer Saed Al Awadi, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Export Development Corporation, said:
"As an organisation committed to being a world class export development agency through innovation, EDC is strongly committed to our employee's safety. We take health, safety and environmental issues across the entire range of our activities very seriously."
"The development and distribution of this document not only outlines our commitment to meeting and exceeding mandatory requirements, it also demonstrates our vision of applying best practice strategies in regards the safety and wellbeing of our employees," he added.
The manual outlines the obligations of EDC's management and employees in regard to providing a clean and safe working environment for all parties. The manual also explains the emergency response procedures for the organisation.
EDC's Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) policy recognises that employee safety and the protection of assets are as important as the achievement of operational goals. It commits EDC to minimising the possibility of any accidents or property or environmental damage occurring and recognises the role that safety contributes to overall business performance. EDC's policy also commits EDC's staff to environmental and energy conservation practices.
A commitment to the practice of reduce, reuse and recycle of office consumables such as paper, print cartridges and packaging materials is included in the guide as is information for employees on environmental benefits that can be gained from turning off monitors, lights and copiers at night and when not in use.
"This initiative shows the commitment of our entire organisation to our staff and our environment. This not only refers to our senior management but to all staff who are encouraged to offer up suggestions about other practices that can be implement to make our organisation as safe and sustainable as possible," Engr. Al Awadi added.
Posted by Siba Sami Ammari
