DEWA Organises Fire Prevention Week 2015
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised several activities within the framework of the 12th Fire Prevention Week held at Jebel Ali power plant under the theme Fire Safety: Learn and Practice.
The week-long activities, held in cooperation with all departments in Generation Division, included various programmes that aimed to promote awareness about personal safety in emergency situations. A number of prizes was also distributed to participants.
"In line with its vision to become a sustainable innovative world-class utility, and as part of its responsibility towards society and its leading role in supporting social development in Dubai, DEWA adopts the highest international standards of health and safety. We are keen to organise the Fire Prevention Week to raise awareness on the best practices for fire prevention. This will relatively contribute to boosting health and safety measures in society and achieving a sustainable future for generations to come," said HE Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.
"DEWA seeks to achieve the highest standards in quality, health, safety, and environment across its internal processes and external activities. This is part of our responsibility towards employees and society. We ensure that all staff, partners, and stakeholders are aware of and familiar with the latest safety management and fire prevention systems. DEWA is committed to providing a healthy and safe work environment for all employees, partners, and customers by adopting the best practices through continuous improvement. This is also done by the investing in our resources and by managing them effectively and efficiently. We also ensure the successful implementation of these standards to achieve the highest levels of safety and performance," added Al Tayer.
"DEWA's efforts in quality, health, safety, and environment have been proven by winning global awards including the Sword of Honour for health and safety and the Globe of Honour for environment from the British Safety Council, in recognition of DEWAs excellence in the fields of health, safety and environment," concluded Al Tayer.
