23 April 2015
• Highlights CSR commitment of EMGAS to promote safety.

• PCFC-Trakhees' HSE Week to promote Health, Safety and Environment.

Dubai - Emirates Gas (EMGAS), a subsidiary of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC), has participated with active commitment to act as a lead speaker in the LPG Safety Awareness campaign organised by PCFC-Trakhees. This campaign was organised as part of the 1st HSE Week of PCFC-Trakhees to promote health, safety and environment within their jurisdictional areas.

As part of the safety component of the weeklong celebration, PCFC-Trakhees marked a "Pioneering HSE Day" aimed at building awareness on best safety practices among the residential and commercial entities using and handling LPG on a day to day basis. On this day, EMGAS actively participated as a lead speaker in delivering the Safety awareness on "Safe storage and handling of LPG Cylinders and dealing with potential emergency scenarios related thereto", which was held at the Dragon Mart main lobby in Dubai. Along with the registered participants, the safety message was also indirectly delivered to the public visitors of the mall.
 
Hesham Ali Mustafa, Senior Director - ENOC Gas Marketing and General Manager of Emirates Gas LLC, said: "EMGAS is fully committed to promoting the highest standards of safety in LPG handling and operations. Through our training programmes, we help enhance the overall well-being of the community, while educating and developing the future generations to become more socially responsible. As the largest supplier of LPG in the UAE, it is very important that we play a pivotal role in public safety and prevent accidents by educating the public to ensure proper handling, storing and using of LPG cylinders."

Engr. Madiha Salem, Director Trakhees EHS said: "PCFC Trakhees is very pleased to announce the 1st HSE Week where the department will be concentrating on spreading awareness on Health, Safety and Environment among the thousands of industries operating within our jurisdictional areas. We will also be arranging a Medical and Dental Mission for the under-privileged, developing an Eco-Park within JAFZA and organizing the Techno-Innovation Fair to help companies enhance health, safety and environment components within their organization. PCFC Trakhees extends its profound appreciation to EMGAS in partnering with us to delivery LPG Safety awareness among the people."

The programme included sessions on potential hazards of LPG cylinders with case studies, videos of past catastrophic incidents impacting community, malpractices and means to identify such cases, demo of the internal safety features of LPG cylinders, best practices & safety tips to handle LPG cylinder emergencies.

The session was successfully concluded with question and answer sessions held both during the session and at the end of the session to help people clarify their doubts and have a better understanding of LPG Safety. Special gifts were also provided by EMGAS for the participants who answered correctly to the questions and at the end raffle prizes were given away by PCFC Trakhees.

EMGAS, the market leader in supplying a variety of LPG products and propane used in industrial, commercial establishments and residential areas; provides regular training programmes throughout the year to ensure safe handling and storage of LPG as part of its CSR strategy.

The company was awarded Environmental Performance Certification (EPC) by the UAE Ministry of Environment & Water; and is the proud recipient of 2012 cycle Dubai Quality Award and also the CSR Label for four consecutive years since 2011. EMGAS won the First place at Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) in 'Transport Safety Category' in their 4th Edition and the first place in "Environment Protection Category" in the 5th Edition.

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About Emirates Gas
Emirates Gas (EMGAS) is the largest supplier of LPG in the UAE and the market leader supplying a variety of LPG products and propane used in industrial, commercial establishments and residential areas. Its range of eco-friendly products, Cutting Edge Gas, Pro-Power and EGAP are complementing the efforts in curbing pollution and environmental degradation. The company promotes alternative energy solutions and clean transportation and is working with the Government of Dubai in introducing Compressed Natural Gas as an environmentally friendly fuel alternative for public transport and automobiles in Dubai.

About ENOC
Established in 1993 as a wholly-owned company of the Government of Dubai, ENOC aims to promote the interests of its shareholders through the development of further downstream and upstream activities in the oil & gas sector and beyond, and to encourage the economic diversification of Dubai and the rest of the UAE.

ENOC's vision is to be a leading regional integrated oil & gas group that is highly profitable and socially responsible towards employees, the community and environment. Driving this vision, ENOC is committed to achieving sustainable development and highly profitable growth and serving the growing energy needs of Dubai.

ENOC strives to attract, develop and retain top talent to become the employer of choice, while adopting latest technologies and implementing best practices to achieve world-class performance. ENOC is also focused on meeting and exceeding customer expectations in terms of quality and service, and in maintaining high industry standards with respect to environment, health and safety.

ENOC actively participates in an increasingly broad range of business ventures. Its joint ventures with major international companies allow partners to pool their technology, know-how and expertise along with their resources to further their commercial success.

Since its inception, ENOC has been guided by its philosophy of quality and professional management based on modern business concepts for commercial success and sustainable growth. Today it is poised to engineer a new and challenging period of growth and diversity.

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