HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), opened the 9th Health and Safety Week, annually organised by DEWA.
DEWA adopts the best and latest methods and practices in the fields of health, safety, and environment. This supports DEWA’s strategy to set the best health, safety, and sustainability standards, among all levels of the community. The activity was held at Dubai Festival City, and witnessed the attendance of DEWA’s Executive Vice Presidents, Vice Presidents, and a number of students. Health and Safety Week features a number of activities and workshops for kids, in addition to a First Aid show, and video motion games related to nutrition, health and safety, and general check-ups. Also included were talks by nutritionists and doctors. Al Tayer noted DEWA’s intensive efforts to apply comprehensive and integrated systems to manage occupational health and safety.
“DEWA’s vision is inspired by the wise words of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, who observed: ‘The health of a human being is the most precious thing. Without it there is no life or happiness.’
To achieve the UAE Vision 2021, we aim to become one of the best countries in the world by 2021, and the Dubai Plan 2021 to make the Emirate sustainable with its resources, and make the environment clean, healthy, and sustainable, we strive to improve the quality of life, and achieve the happiness of all citizens and residents. DEWA operates to the highest international standards of occupational health and safety, within the strategy of DEWA’s integrated management system. This will encourage a culture of occupational health and safety and environmental sustainability, to deliver electricity and water services as efficiently, safely, and as reliably and readily-available as possible, to achieve the happiness of our customers, partners and employees, and to protect our environment and natural resources,” said Al Tayer.
“As a socially responsible organisation, we annually organise Health and Safety Week both internally and externally. DEWA remains fully committed to providing a healthy and safe work environment to all its employees, partners, developers, customers and stakeholders. This will improve work environment, and enhance awareness in the community so they can adopt these practices in their daily lives,” added Al Tayer.
Al Tayer noted that DEWA’s security and safety standards have exceeded 98%. This is one of the highest percentages reached in the international community. DEWA has also achieved a 0% accident rate, with no environmental violations. This reflects DEWA’s commitment towards being international role models, and actively supporting sustainable development in Dubai.
DEWA gives priority to occupational health and safety. DEWA’s efforts have resulted in it being recognised globally for health and safety. In 2015, DEWA was awarded the Sword of Honour for the eighth year in a row and the Globe of Honour for the fourth year in a row, by the British Safety Council. DEWA’s continuous efforts to achieve its strategic sustainability goals have played an important role in its receipt of the Five Star Environmental Audit from the British Safety Council for four consecutive years from 2011 to 2014. DEWA was the first utility in the GCC to receive this international recognition. DEWA also received the RTA Safety Award as best strategic partner of RTA in Safety in 2014, in addition to the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series Certification (OHSAS 18001). In January 2016, DEWA was certified by the British Safety Council as an occupational health and safety training centre. DEWA is the first government department to be registered with the Council.
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