Partnership Aims at Strengthening Health, Safety and Environment Regulations and Practices
Dubai: 29 November, 2008 - Zoning Authority Development Control, under Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Industrial Academy (DIA), a division of Dubai Industrial City, a member of Tatweer, on delivery of holistic health, safety and environment (HSE) training solutions and regulations for the construction sector.
The MoU was signed by Ali BuRuhaima, Deputy Director General, Zoning Authority Development Control, and Rashed Al Ansari, Vice President of Dubai Industrial City.
Under the terms of the MoU, DIA will deliver a three-tier training programme to the Zoning Authority Development Control called HSE passport system. This will include HSE Awareness for senior management; HSE Awareness for site management; and HSE Awareness for supervisors. The objective is to introduce HSE regulations and enhance the safety culture to be more proactive. It further seeks to raise the HSE awareness among all contractors and consultants within the Zoning Authority Development Control zones for ensuring safety on all construction sites.
Ali BuRuhaima, Deputy Director General, Zoning Authority Development Control, said: "HSE plays an important function in furthering our objectives and our alliance with Dubai Industrial Academy testifies the extent of our dedication to ensuring the safety of everyone within our zone.
"The collaboration is an important step forward and sets a strong precedent for the entities within the industrial sector on the importance of health, safety and environment training."
Rashed Al Ansari, Vice President of Dubai Industrial City, said: "The rapid pace of technological change in today's world implies that skills and knowledge get outdated rapidly, making continuous training a vital ingredient for success.
"This alliance is a clear demonstration of the importance attributed to proper HSE training which we focus upon in DIA. One of our main strategies is to assist the construction sector reach zero accidents and fatalities in work sites."
As part of the MoU, DIA will provide comprehensive safety-training solutions and consultancy services focusing on the construction sector, including the delivery of accredited training programmes as well as a Site Safety Passport Programme (SSP) that will be tailored for all tiers within an organization and include managers, engineers, HSE specialists and foremen.
DIA will further support the Zoning Authority Development Control's construction safety meetings by providing guest speakers as required and making available a representative to sit in on any Zoning Authority Development Control arranged committee or forum that is established to drive forward the HSE goals.
The Zoning Authority Development Control on its part shall pro-actively encourage organizations within its zone to take up the services on offer from DIA as well as introduce measures to ensure all organizations within its ambit adhere to the requirements of the SSP Programme. In addition it will also develop a system to track and monitor the take up of the SSP Programme to ensure comprehensive attendance from contractors, while promoting an awareness of DIA's HSE curriculum.
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About Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority (DTMFZA)
Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority (DTMFZA) approves the establishment and registration of companies in the TECOM Free Zones and regulates all related procedures and matters including incorporation, registration and liquidation.
DTMFZA also presents and organizes the Dubai International Film Festival, a not-for-profit cultural event.
About Dubai Industrial City
Dubai Industrial City (DI), a member of Tatweer, is set up on 560 million sq ft of prime land, with the aim of catalysing the growth and expansion of the industrial sector in the United Arab Emirates - especially in high value added manufacturing and production in the sectors of Machinery & Mechanical equipment, Transport Equipment and parts, Base Metal, Chemicals, Food and Beverage and Mineral Products.
Dubai Industrial City provides one of the region's finest business environments and is a one-stop facility for industry and related sectors such as logistics, assembly and warehousing, vocational training and labor residences.
DI City's strategic location near (Dubai World Central) the new Jebel Ali Airport City, the Jebel Ali Free Zone and Port; trans-Emirates highways, including Sheikh Zayed Road and Emirates Road, provides easy and convenient access to global transportation points via road, air and sea.
About Dubai Industrial Academy
The Dubai Industrial Academy is a dedicated vocational training centre set up by Dubai Industrial City with a focus on providing a wide range of training solutions to serve the growing needs of the industrial sector in the UAE and the region.
The academy will offer a mix of class room teaching and primarily hands-on practical skills training in a dedicated training centre located at the headquarters of Dubai Industrial City
The curriculum will offer courses covering industrial areas related to oil and gas, mechanical engineering, Quality, Health, safety and the Environment (QHSE), electrical and power engineering, instrumentation, chemical process and laboratory operations, construction, and technical and supervisory development
All the courses offered will primarily serve six major industrial sectors - food and beverage, base metal, mineral products, chemicals, transport equipment and parts, and machinery and mechanical equipment industries - the same six zones that Dubai Industrial City focuses on.
DIA is set up by DI in partnership with the UK-based Technical Training Centre (TTE) having earned the 'Centre of Vocational Excellence' from the UK Government.
For more information on Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone Authority:
Salam Kitmitto
Associate Account Manager
Jiwin Public Relations
Tel: +971 4 433 2547
Mob: +971 50 276 9286
Email: Salam.Kitmitto@jiwin.ae
For more information on Dubai Industrial City and Dubai Industrial Academy:
Aseel Nihad
Associate Account Manager
Jiwin the Public Relations
Phone: +971 4 3613584
Email: aseel.nihad@jiwin.ae
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