The event is held in coordination with Dubai Civil Defense
Dubai- Roads & Transport Authority - Manal Khalid:
The Monitoring & Enforcement Department, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), in conjunction with the Dubai Civil Defense, has rolled on an awareness initiative targeting drivers of trucks transporting hazardous materials (petroleum items, gas, lubricant & oil wastes, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials and domestic gas supplies) with the aim of verifying their compliance with safety conditions in place.
Abdulla Al Mahra, Acting Director of Monitoring & Enforcement, RTA Licensing Agency, said: "Through a specialist work team, the Department is seeking to undertake a host of initiatives in support of our business such as frequent inspection visits to installations and sites of relevance to our tasks and specific responsibilities. The Dep't is also keen on staging a variety of awareness campaigns and training lectures for these parties in order to identify bottlenecks encountered during the implementation of plans, and figure out suitable solutions, besides verifying the compliance of these businesses, site facilities and service providers with the applicable systems.
"The awareness and inspection events contributed to slashing the rate of traffic offences, where brochures were distributed to drivers of trucks transporting dangerous goods highlighting the key offences related to the trucks used in the transportation of these materials. These covered the soundness of the truck's body, tires, and side mirrors among others besides detailing the timing of the ban on the movement of traffic on various roads.
"The awareness event, which is being held in conjunction with the Dubai Civil Defence, included visiting around 18 companies specialized in transporting these dangerous goods and carrying out inspection campaigns for about 20 trucks to ensure their compliance with the conditions & criteria in place. It was revealed that 5 trucks were found in breach of the applicable rules and were issued with appropriate fines, and 17 trucks were found compliant with the rules; which is an indicator of the commitment of the concerned bodies to conform to the highest standards of security & safety.
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© Press Release 2013
