Al Naboodah names new HSE manager
Al Naboodah Group Enterprises (ANGE) has appointed a new health and safety officer as part of its drive to slash injuries to zero by 2020.
Rob Munn will take up the newly created position of General Manager of Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality, with overall responsibility for overseeing the wellbeing of all 16,000 employees across the Group, comprising 20 companies including the contractor Al Naboodah Construction.
Adhering to the highest safety standards is not a choice; its baked into the way we do business at ANGE. What weve 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, Al Naboodah Group achieved a record-low number of injuries and zero fatalities, reducing the lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) from 0.15 to 0.14.
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.
OFlaherty 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.
