Eng. Saeed Abdo Ahmed: No leniency in the application of safety procedures... And the life of the worker is above all else.
The Public Works Project, PWP, inaugurated last week a two-day training session on safety and occupational health for the city of Sana’a, and Amran, al-Jawf, Hajjah, Sa’adah, Ibb, Sana’a and Mahweet governorates. The Training was held under the motto “Safety measure are vital: everyone must observe”. More than 250 contractors and consultant engineers from all over the Republic attended the training.
In the opening session, the director of the PWP, Eng. Saeed Abdo Ahmed made a presentation on the concepts, objectives, requirements and responsibilities for safety and occupational health that must be observed during implementation of field sub-projects.
He confirmed that safety and occupational health aims at protecting workers, tools, machinery, equipment, material and the environment by enhancing the work environment and compliance with special systems and procedures that lead to the prevention of accidents, injuries and disease.
The director of PWP, Eng. Saeed Abdo Ahmed stressed the need for contractors to pay attention to all aspects of safety and occupational health when submitting their bids for sub-projects.
Eng. Saeed Abdo Ahmed cautioned that the PWP Management Unit will not take things lightly if a contractor or a consultant engineer is not in compliance with safety and occupation health measures - The safety and life of a worker is top priority.
The managers of the main and sub-districts of PWP made a presentation on the responsibilities of contractors in the area of safety and occupational health, in particular: Compliance with safety and occupational health laws and standards, creation of a risk-free environment to prevent accidents and deaths of workers, and organization of the project site to ensure easy access for workers and vehicles and other responsibilities expected of the contractors.
Meanwhile, during the two-day training, the trainer, Dr. Mohamed al-Mughalis presented detailed presentations on the concepts, objectives and responsibilities in safety and occupation health, and protective measures in safety and occupational health, such as prevention, protection, and mitigation of risk.
