DEWA wins 5 star rating in health and safety from British Safety Council

Dubai, July 15, 2013 (WAM) - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has won a 5 star rating in health and safety from the British Safety Council for 2013 in recognition of its commitment to excellence and leadership. DEWA won the rating in addition to receiving the Sword of Honour from 2007 to 2012, which is awarded only to institutions of excellence around the world recognising their efforts in maintaining the highest standards of health and safety in the work environment. DEWA was the only service-based organisation to win the prestigious award in the Middle East and North Africa. "Our newest achievement is a result of adopting best international standards in the field of health and safety, as part of our strategy to promote a culture of maintaining health and safety standards, and providing a healthy work environment for DEWA's employees, contractors, and customers," said Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD '&' CEO of DEWA. "We have won the 5 star rating from 2002; underlining the success of our efforts and initiatives in the fields of health and safety. We look forward to achieving more honours, and to work to the highest levels of performance and improvement, continuously developing the work environment," he added. "It is in our best interest in DEWA to save life and property. We can achieve this only by following the highest international standards and best practices, and following up on performance improvement. This requires total knowledge of the risks surrounding the work environment and taking all safety precautions to accomplish our safety goals to avoid injury and accidents, and save lives and property. We ensure the safety standards by designing and implementing a modern risk management plan. Top management is committed to this and encourages all staff to follow it," said Dr. Yousef Al Akraf, EVP of Business Support and VP of Human Resources. – Emirates News Agency, WAM