All posts tagged "health and safety"
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FeaturesSafety first in Gulf construction
The health and safety of workers on construction sites has always been a hot-button issue in the UAE and GCC. The region...
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Opinion
Mental health of construction workers needs more thought
This month, Big Project ME looks at how the UAE’s construction industry is working to change the way health and safety is approached in...
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PropertyDubai Torch fire: 81 of 676 apartments still uninhabitable
Oman Insurance Company, the insurer of the Torch Tower in Dubai, has said that 81 out of the 676 apartment units in...
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ConsultantHealth concerns of UAE construction workers ‘need more attention’
While strides have been made in improving safety standards on UAE construction sites, the health of workers is not receiving adequate attention, consultants...
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InfrastructureQatari court orders $272,000 compensation over sewer deaths
A Qatari court has ordered the payment of $272,000 to the dependents of four workers who died as a result of sewer...
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ConsultantHaste, lack of planning ‘main causes of UAE site accidents’
A tendency in the UAE to finish construction projects quickly, combined with a lack of adequate planning, is the primary cause behind...
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ConstructionBuilding boss fined $23k… for breaking his own leg
The director of a UK building firm has been fined £15,000 after undertaking “reckless” excavation work – which resulted in him breaking...
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ConstructionSharjah workers killed due to lack of safety measures
In light of the various worker mishaps being reported from across the country, a recent news story by local daily The National...
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ConstructionResidential fire accidents in Dubai on the rise
Cyclists participating in Dubai Tour, the city’s largest exclusive cycle race ever, were caught off-guard as a flames billowed from a residential...
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ConstructionLabourer violence in UAE claims two
Three worker deaths have been reported from Sharjah in the latest reported case of labour violence. Earlier this week, local daily Gulf...
