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Client Recognition
              Get all the K&A REs,           Sometimes our contractors
           4 Engineers & Inspectors          don’t always respond or listen       In Q3 2018 we started
              involved                       to us straight away so we            observing an increase in HSE
                                                                                  awards for UAE projects:
          All K&A PMs and REs have been      explain techniques to re-
          asked to complete the OSHA 30      calibrate contractors during         August ‘18 - Emaar A2 A3
          Hours training certificate – this   our HSE supervision training        Residences (Dubai)
          helps them understand the          modules. PDs, PMs, REs and             1 MILLION MAN-HOURS
                                                                                  WITHOUT LTI
          basic requirements for HSE         HSE staff can use various
          management in construction.        techniques such as issue             September ‘18 - Emaar Opera
          All K&A engineers and              written instructions / NCRs          Grand (Dubai)
          inspectors are provided with       / invite contractors senior            GOLDEN HELMET AWARD FOR
                                                                                  THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
          formal face-to-face training       managers in for discussions /
          which includes an expectation      withhold or deduct payments /        October ‘18 - Emaar Park
          for them to get involved. This     suspend certain aspects of the       Heights (Dubai)
          increases the number of people     works / issue written warnings         3 MILLION MAN-HOURS
                                                                                  WITHOUT LTI
          monitoring our contractors         or remove contractors staff
          HSE standards and drives           from the project.                    November ‘18 - Emaar Park
          our objective to make HSE              Report, monitor and              Heights and Sobha Acacia
          everyone’s responsibility – it      6 review                            (Dubai)
                                                                                    FIRST AND SECOND PLACE
          becomes a natural part of                                               CONSECUTIVELY IN DUBAI HILLS
          our culture.                       We have a robust reporting           ESTATE HSE OLYMPICS
                                             mechanism that allows us
              Get tough with our             to monitor the effectiveness         November ‘18 - Emaar South
                                                                                  Golf Views (Dubai)
           5 contractors!                    of our HSE supervision. We            AWARD OF APPRECIATION
          It’s not always easy. We hold      actively engage with our clients     FROM DUBAI SOUTH FOR
                                             and PMCs, listen to them and
          the hand of our contractors        use the feedback listen to           CONTRIBUTION TOWARD
          and coach them wherever            continually improve.                 WORKING AT HEIGHT CAMPAIGN
          possible and our clients are                                            December ‘18 - MAF Al Zahia
          expecting this more and more.                                           City Centre Mall (Sharjah)
          We can provide templates and                                             16 MILLION MAN-HOURS
          documents to get them started.                                          WITHOUT LTI

          We carry out intense HSE                                                December ‘18 - SSPD Saadiyat
                                                                                  Island Resort Development
          inspections and use WhatsApp                                            (Abu Dhabi)
          groups to reduce paperwork                                               15 MILLION MAN-HOURS
          and speed up observation                                                WITHOUT LTI
          close out.




                                                     Dubai South


          It involves a 71-storey Opera Grand        K&A was
          Tower with 67 levels of residences, 289    the winning
          residential units plus six townhouses,     consultant during
          one level of residential amenities, two    Dubai South’s
          levels of cafes, restaurants, shops        “Safety at Height
          outlets and a grand entrance lobby at      Campaign”,
          the lower level. The 2, 3 and 4-bedroom    thanks to our
          homes feature spacious living areas,       implementation of
          with views overlooking the Dubai           exceptional Health, Safety and
          fountain. It has a built-up area of        Environmental (HSE) initiatives.        Ensuring we have
          108,589 m².                                The award was presented by              the best health and
          The Golden Helmet Award runs every         His Excellency Eng. Khalifa Al          safety procedures
                                                                                             in place is the
          month between all the contractors          Zaffin – Executive Chairman of          responsibility
          and consultants working on the Emaar       Dubai Aviation City Corporation.        of every single
          Boulevard Towers Program, Downturn         This is one of a number of recent       employee.”
          Burj Khalifa, Dubai project.               awards recognizing our HSE
                                                     practices and our commitment            Nik Rowley, Senior
          Our first award was achieved in            to safeguarding the well-being          Manager, Quality, Health,
          January 2017 and our second award in       of all people who come into             Safety & Environment,
                                                                                             Gulf
          October 2017.                              contact with our activities.
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