Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

Mandatory use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Proper Uniform for body protection while working on the production floor.
• Safety Shoes for foot protection against falling objects while working on the production floor
• Safety Glasses for eye protection while welding
• Safety Goggles for eye protection while grinding, drilling etc
• Safety helmets for head protection against falling objects while loading / unloading material with Jib crane and while driving forklift trucks.
• Safety aprons for body protection during special assemblies
• Safety hand gloves for hand protection during special operations in material handling and processing.
• Safety nose masks for respiratory system protection during powder coating / painting / hylam sheet cutting
• Sun caps for persons working in the open.

Top priority for Fire Safety measures:

• Providing sufficient numbers of fire extinguishers in the factory production floors as well as offices.
• Ensuring clear accessibility (no obstructions) to the fire extinguishers at all locations.
• Maintaining proper records of list of all fire extinguishers and expiry dates.
• Ensuring timely replacement / refilling of all fire extinguishers.

Adherence to sound HSE practices:

• Ensuring clearly marked and unobstructed gangways in the production floor.
• Maintaining sufficient number of emergency lights in the factory & offices.
• Maintain and mark easily approachable “assembly point” in case of fire or emergency
• Maintain and regularly check fire pumps and fire hydrants within the factory premises.
• Maintain clear exits to the factory production floor and offices.
• Display Safety posters in English & Arabic at prominent locations within the factory and offices.
• Increase Safety awareness in the staff & technicians through verbal and written communications and providing training whenever necessary.
• Provide tools and machines to the technicians that are safe and reliable.
• Cordon off panels (with indication lights and chain-stands) which are under testing with live electric supply.
• Ensure proper and safe storage of hazardous or toxic chemical substances such as paints, powder and thinner, if any.
• Provide safe and potable drinking water to all employees by proper and timely maintenance of water coolers and water filters.
• Provide proper and sufficient ventilation and cooling in the offices and production floors in the interest of good hygiene.
• Ensure timely and proper disposal of sewerage water and garbage from the factory.
• Provide milk on a daily basis to technicians who are engaged in special processes such as welding and painting.
• Use both sides of paper for printing for internal usage in order to reduce load on environment.
• Recycle cardboard, wood, steel and copper scrap through nominated agencies to help environment.
• Ensure annual maintenance of all air conditioners and chillers in the factory and offices to promote better health of employees.
• Promote environmental concern by switching off of lights and fans in factory and offices when not required so as to minimize power consumption and save energy.

Follow approved HSE policy:

• Provide and maintain safe and healthy working environment to its employees.
• Provide instructions, information & training to ensure competency at workplace.
• Consider safety and environmental factors in all operating decisions.
• Prevent work related ill health by minimizing health and safety risks at workplace.
• Propagate awareness toward injury and illness prevention.

Certificates

 ISO 45001:2018

 ISO 14001:2015