27 February 2017
Appoints Rob Munn to General Manager of Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality to help achieve the target

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - As part of its goal to reduce all reportable injuries to zero by 2020, Al Naboodah Group Enterprises (ANGE) today announced the appointment of Rob Munn to the new position; General Manager of Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality.

Mr Munn is responsible for overseeing the health, safety and environmental activities of ANGE and ensure the wellbeing of all 16,000 employees across the Group.

The new appointment underscores ANGE’s commitment to follow rigorous health and safety guidelines that have resulted in improved employee welfare.

“Adhering to the highest safety standards is not a choice; it’s baked into the way we do business at ANGE. What we’ve seen over the years is that this commitment to safety not only protects the welfare of our employees, it positively contributes to the bottom line by reducing damage to the environment, equipment and machinery,” said ANGE Chief Executive Officer, Paul O'Flaherty.

“At ANGE we are dedicated to developing and upholding a culture of safety across our company, and we are proud to appoint Mr Munn to this new position to ensure that all our staff are safe.”

In 2016, ANGE achieved a record-low number of injuries and zero fatalities, reducing the lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) from 0.15 to 0.14. Other key achievements included winning the prestigious ‘MEP Health and Safety Initiative of the Year 2016’ award at the Trans Gulf MEP ME industry awards, followed by winning the ‘Best HSE Contractor 2016’ award from the Dubai Airports Engineering Projects.

The operation of the health and safety management system at ANGE is compliant with the provisions of the international occupational health and safety management system specification. All incidents are recorded online and data is regularly reported. O’Flaherty continued: “We are working hard to fulfil new government requirements to employ Emirati Health & Safety officers; this forms an integral part of our overall Emiratisation strategy.”

During 2015, health and safety training was introduced to all members in the construction business and in 2016, Al Naboodah Construction Group was accredited by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) as a training centre delivering high quality, effective health and safety training to workers and operational staff. This training programme continues across the company for 2017.

ANGE recently reported its safety, health and environment performance in its 2016 Sustainability report. More information is available on ANGE’s website.

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