Emrill, the UAE-based facility management service provider, has reached a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to ensure the health and safety of all employees, achieving 13mn safe man-hours without lost-time injury (LTI) in 2020
Attaining 13mn safe man-hours in August 2020, this achievement marks 243 days without an LTI across all Emrill’s sites, including master communities in Dubai Marina and Downtown Dubai, Dubai Airport and residential towers on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah.
Stuart Harrison, Emrill’s CEO, said, “The health, safety and wellbeing of Emrill’s employees are at the forefront of everything we do. We have created a safety-first culture, in which every employee is accountable not only for personal safety but also for the wellbeing of colleagues and the residents of the communities and sites we serve.
“Achieving this milestone demonstrates the ongoing commitment of every Emrill employee to ensure our sites and facilities’ safety is second to none.”
Emrill has launched several safety initiatives over the years to create an environment of openness and awareness in which all Emrill employees are actively involved in meeting safety goals. The message from the company’s Target Zero initiative was simple: If it’s not safe, don’t do it. In another highly successful campaign, titled Don’t Walk By, Emrill employees have been empowered with confidence to identify and raise concerns about any unsafe work practises and conditions for any other team member.
A ‘Stop Work Card’ has been issued to all employees, giving them the authority to stop any unsafe work. Other ongoing security programmes include Emrill’s Behavioural Based Safety and Working at Height initiatives, as well as monthly roleplay and toolbox talks focusing on safe work practices.
In 2020, Emrill expanded its already extensive suite of health and safety training courses, adding its Frontline Supervisor (FLS) Health, Safety and Environment training module.
The module’s learning outcomes include understanding responsibilities, recognising common workplace hazards, implementing appropriate control measures, assessing and mitigating risks and recognising the various ways in which performance in health and safety can be measured and improved.
Since the launch of the module, 92% of the 443 eligible employees have completed the course, with 93% cent of participants achieving a pass rate of over 70% on the final assessment.
