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Mid-day break for workers during summer indispensable

  • United Arab Emirates: Sunday, May 28 - 2006 at 13:10
  • PRESS RELEASE

S.S. Lootah Contracting Company, a member of the local conglomerate S.S. Lootah Group, is commited to a mid-day break for its construction workers during the peak summer months of July and August, announced Eng. Rashid Saeed Lootah, company director.

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  • Eng. Rashid Saeed Lootah, Director, S.S. Lootah Contracting
    Eng. Rashid Saeed Lootah, Director, S.S. Lootah Contracting
"Mid-day break is indispensable, especially in open sites, we have established our corporate Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) principles as part of core values set by our founder and chairman, Haj Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Lootah long before official bodies were formed to oversee policy making and implementation"

said Lootah.

The announcement came during S.S. Lootah Contracting HSE policy review meeting held in Dubai last week. Health and safety policy refinement, unconventional operational methods and behavioral based safety management were among the issues discussed during the meeting. "It is challenging to achieve safety excellence in the construction industry". Lootah noted. "We are communicating and implementing HSE principles at all operational levels, but our values that promote respect, care and appreciation for all workers is the key in achieving our goals" he added.

S.S. Lootah site engineers proposed ideas during the meeting that exceed compliance with HSE codes and standards to improve on standard health and safety practices according to the nature and requirements of each construction site. "We always strive to maintain our leadership in the industry by deploying the best safety practices to enforce safe working behavior, providing water, minerals, fans and onsite nurses is a standard practice today" said Rashid Lootah. "We are committed to ensuring that all our partners and contractors meet the high HSE standards we set to make sure that their workers enjoy the same level of healthcare, training and services". He added.

The discussion concluded that it is becoming increasingly important to have one official body overseeing health and safety policy making and implementation in the construction industry. "Contractors must present a detailed HSE plan specific to each project along with the project drawings, get it approved by all parties, developer, consultant and official government body". Lootah suggested.
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About S.S. Lootah Group

Founded and chaired by Haji Saeed Ahmed Al-Lootah in Dubai in 1956, S.S. Lootah Group employs more than 6,000 people in the United Arab Emirates. The group continues to be a leader with its diverse and successful business ventures, non-profit educational institutions, entrepreneurship, veracity as well as its profound dedication to corporate citizenship and sustainable development.

S.S. Lootah group is the name behind many successful, entrepreneurial business and community ventures in the United Arab Emirates. The extraordinary portfolio that carries the hallmark of the visionary Haji Saeed Al Lootah includes the first contracting company in the UAE in 1956, the first Islamic bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, in 1975, an Islamic Educational Foundation, graduating students within a 15 year study curriculum and houses the Technical Institute for vocational training, Dubai Medical and Treatment Research Centre, Dubai Medical College for Girls, established in 1986 and Dubai Pharmacy College established in 1992 to name but a few.

The group diversified interests include established consumer brands like Co-Op Islami, food products as well as leading companies across key business sectors, namely construction, building materials, ready-mix concrete, Real Estate, engineering consultancy and general trading among others.

The legacy of the Lootah family continues with the second generation carrying out a series of projects involving cutting edge technologies in the UAE as the country seeks to take its rightful place in the forefront of development in the 21st century. Established in 1999, S.S.Lootah International facilitated partnerships and cooperation with leading international companies, forming successful partnerships and joint ventures. The new business arm has executed major sophisticated projects, a Natural Gas Distribution System in Sharjah, a first for the UAE and the Gulf and the implementation of clean energy project using compressed natural gas for vehicle fueling have been successful lead projects.

Today, S.S. Lootah Group pursues a challenging vision to enhance the environmental, intellectual and cultural climate in the region with entrepreneurial projects and activities. With capabilities to develop and support some of the largest projects in the construction, natural gas networks, telecommunications, alternative energy, environmental research and sustainable development and education domains, the group will continue its heritage of taking the lead to cater to the needs of national growth.

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