Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC) has announced that it had achieved a major safety milestone with an 86% drop in workplace injury frequency rate last year, thus providing a major boost to the emirate's Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental (OHSE) culture.
The OHSE Department also announced that 2052 near misses were reported in 2022, which is positively indicating that a testament to the overall enhanced safety culture at the entity, said the statement from DACC.
DACC is the licensing and regulatory body for Dubai South, the emirate's largest single urban master development focusing on an aviation and logistics ecosystem that houses the world’s largest airport when fully operational complemented by a multi-modal transport infrastructure connecting air, land and sea.
Dubai South aims to create a vibrant living and working community by leveraging its unique aviation, logistics, and real-estate products and services, coupled with world-class infrastructure solutions.
According to DACC, the department focused on implementing a strong, effective, positive OHSE governance system, including Covid-19 compliance management to enhance the key results in safety performance.
Other key milestones last year included receiving the ISO45001/14001 SMS certification, the delivery of 3,245 services, all paperless, and a successful fire safety campaign with the support of DCD, featuring 55 companies at DACC that helped promote fire safety culture throughout the community, it added.-TradeArabia News Service
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