(14 November 2012)
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) launched this week its annual Safety campaign and exhibition at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Supported by ADAC’s regulatory, subsidiary, operational and airline partners, the goal of the campaign is to promote Airside safety and occupational health, safety & Environment amongst all ADAC employees, and subsidiary employees, in order to ensure a safe and secure workplace, and to maintain the operational integrity of the airport.
This year’s multifaceted exhibition comprises of awareness sessions that focuses on important topics such as: hazard identification; Dangerous Goods Handling, wild life identification and reporting; managing heat stress; runway safety; and, employee wellness management.
To encourage personal health & wellbeing awareness, employees had the opportunity to be tested for diabetes and to have their blood pressure checked at Abu Dhabi International Airport’s SEHA urgent care stand within the exhibition from 12th November until 14th November. Medical professionals were on hand to provide staff with advice regarding how to best manage potential risks and identified warning signs.
H.E. Ali Majed Al Mansoori, Chairman of ADAC, said: “ADAC is deeply committed to ensuring that all employees are protected while on the job. The company will continue to evolve its health & safety best practices, and will continue to educate employees about managing risks, so ADAC can continue to be a leader in workplace safety and a world-class airport operator.
Safety Week, an important part of ADAC’s overall Integrated Management System initiative, contributes towards ADAC’s three key objectives and targets – manage investments to create value; be an employer of choice; and, operate to optimum safety and security standards.
The 2012 campaign was supported by many of ADAC’s key partners and stakeholders including Abu Dhabi Police, Etihad, Airport SEHA urgent care unit, ADNOC, and its different divisions and subsidiaries such as the Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies (GCAS), Abu Dhabi Airport Services (ADAS), and Abu Dhabi Cargo Company (ADCC).