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Health and Safety
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Introduction
The aim of this report is to carry out a detailed review of the arrangements for managing
What aims have Health and Safety, to produce a justified action plan in order to improve performance
you included? standards and to gain a great understanding of Dutco Construction’s Health and Safety
policies.
To conduct a full risk assessment of the highest priority physical hazard and
health and welfare hazard, taking into consideration all factors
To understand fully the legal environment within which our company is operating
and to conform the current health and safety management system (HSMS)
What objectives
To make a critically review of the HSMS within Dutco, and to identify
have you
weaknesses and strengths in all areas of work
included?
(SMART)
To Identify and prioritise significant physical hazards and hazards appropriate to
health and welfare within Dutco.
Assess Dutco Health and Safety policies and amend them according to arising
needs and legal requirements/ current legislations.
What methods
will you be using A lot of methods were used to collect date for the research which includes:
to collect your
data?
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Observation
Assessments
Focus Groups
Questionnaires
Checklist
1)Dutco Construction L.L.C is part of the Dutco Group of Construction companies which
started operations in the United Arab Emirates in 1947 and today one of the leading civil
contractors in the U.A.E. Dutco Construction L.L.C is considered one of the largest
construction companies in the U.A.E with a manpower of about 20 000 workers to date.
Dutco We are involved in large scale projects that include Power stations, reservoirs,
hotels, and airport infrastructure and port development with many of the country’s
highways, tunnels and bridges having been built and engineered by us. Some of our
completed state of the art iconic projects include, The Address hotel renovation,
Bluewaters, Marsa Al Seef, City Walk, the expansion of the Fashion Avenue in the Dubai
Mall and the Lockout project which we are currently working on at the Souk Al Bahar,
Please give a Dubai Mall.
brief description 2)The Souk Al Bahar is a 10 000 hector piece of land in downtown Dubai adjacent to, the
of workplace. popular Dubai mall and covering about 10 000 hectares of space… It is adjacent to Dubai
Mall and consists of an existing Mall with both residential and commercial buildings. The
project name is Lockout and involves renovating an existing commercial building (The
North Block Core A and Core D, 2nd Floor), to put an additional number of business units
to the existing ones. The client in this case is EMAAR while Dutco Construction L.L.C is
the main contractor. The project is headed by a project manager with six sub-contractors
and a total of 250 workers on site, including a 10 member Dutco Management team with
me as their Safety Officer.
Have you
included your
YES No
role of H&S
practitioner
Have you
included YES
information on No
your Morale principles that govern a person’s behaviour or
understanding of code of conduct in a workplace. This may refer to the
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I
Review and critical analysis
Please give BRIEF bullet points of what you have included in this section and do not include actual sections
from your report.
You should compare each section against a recognised standard or methodology. This can be from legislation
or defined management system standards.
Leadership
This should include details of leadership visibility, focus on health and safety, examples that are set,
acknowledgement and action regarding health and safety risks
Outline of points you will include:
Dutco Construction LLC has been certified for conforming to ISO: 9001: 2015 ; ISO 14001:2015 ISO
45:001:2018 standards and has a HSE Management system developed based on OSHAS 18000 guidelines and
HSG 65. Successful Health and Safety Management and also embraces the principle of OHSAS
18001“Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems .The Management of the company comprise of
the board of directors and the General Manager heading the Middle East Operations. In Dutco Company LLC
they use four types of leadership Charismatic, Pacesetters, Coaching and Servant Leadership styles. Below is
a diagram indicating our leader’s work ethics within Dutco LLC. Our Leaders set organizational goals and
update the employee handbook while communicating any changes of safety and health policy. They plan
current strategies on how to implement the policy, set reminders and guidance to managers of deadlines to
complete employee’s annual goals. They conduct performance evaluations according to established systems
and policies at Dutco LLC.
Dutco Company leadership engagement and arrangements for workers in ensuring a safe workplace:
I. Set goals and targets based on health and legal guidelines
II. identify and report hazards
III. Investigate incidents, and implement health and safety recommendations.
IV. Orient new joiners and make them understand their roles and responsibilities to create an effective and
safe worker
V. Continually identify workplace hazards and evaluate risks.
VI. Ensure initial assessments of existing hazards/exposures and their control measures are reviewed
periodically through inspections and re-assessments so as to remain efficient.
VII. Ensure that incidents are investigated with the goal of identifying the root causes and not to apportion
blame.
VIII. Ensure that identified hazards are prioritized for control.
IX. Develop a plan that ensures the controls are implemented, interim protection is provided, progress is
tracked, and the effectiveness of controls is verified.
X. Employees participate in worker training programs, to gain knowledge on the scope of work being
performed and how to carry out their responsibilities assigned to them under the program.
XI. Managers and supervisors receive adequate training on safety concepts/safe systems of work and their
responsibility for protecting workers’ rights and responding to workers’ reports and concerns.
XII. Leaders allow all workers to be trained to recognize workplace hazards and to understand the control
measures that have been implemented.
XIII. Make arrangements for main contractors, and staffing agencies to coordinate on work planning and
scheduling to identify and resolve any conflicts that could affect health and safety of the workers.
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Brief details recognised standard (or standards) will you use to compare and contrast against your
organisational arrangements for Leadership?
health and safety included in
The below UAE Standards assisted a lot on my research to compare and contrast against my organisational
arrangement for leadership.
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Context of the
Organisation
Leadership
Planning
Support
Operation
Performance Evaluation
Improvement
Trakhees Department of Planning and Leaders will understand all
Development – Trakhees,this is documentation needed for safety
the regulatory arm of Ports, and health regulations.
Customs and Free Zone
Corporation (PCFC) in Dubai. It
is the authority responsible for
licensing and regulating
businesses in special
development zones and areas.
Civil Engineering
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Licensing
Inspection
Innovation and
Excellence
Business Support
Research and
Development
Dubai Health Authority It ensures that public health is Provides leaderswith clear
protected and quality of life is guidelines on how to ensure a
improved, provides health good safety and health within the
strategy workplace.
The Institution of Occupational IOSH stands for Institution of Leaders will be guided on how to
Safety and Health (IOSH) Occupational Safety and raise standards of Health and
Health;It is the Chartered body safety in the workplace
for health and safety
professionals in the UK. It is a
UK-based organisation that
offers professional qualifications
that seeks to raise standards of
health and safety in the
workplace.
Dubai Municipality Under Dubai Municipality Local A guideline on how leaders can
Order 61 and 32 of 1991, and protect workers’ health and
codes which are adopted under safety needs.
this order, states that, it is the
Duty of every employer to
protect the health and safety of
all employees. Under UAE
Federal Law No.
Each employer is required to
provide adequate and appropriate
safety measures to protect
workers against any hazards
found during the course of their
work.
All contractors, consultants and
stakeholders are mandated to
take every opportunity to review,
revise and
Check their HSE management
systems.
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Management
Areas to cover: the management arrangements for health and safety, key responsibilities, performance
monitoring, competent advice, control of contractors and provision of communication regarding health and
safety documentation / information.
Our health and safety is included in management arrangement of Dutco Company through many channels. We
have documents like Staff Handbook which indicates every worker’s role, including the management’s role in
health and safety. Our Organisation's management system covers:
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The health and safety policy safe guards our management in complying all health and safety measurement.
Dutco LLC management has a plan for arrangements for health and safety. Management use key action plan-
Plan, Do, Check and act.
Plan- implementation of the policies within Dutco.
Do-Profiling health and safety risks and organising for healthy and safety
Check- measuring workers performances and investigating accidents and incidents and come up with an
action plan.
Act- reviewing performances and learning lesson for all workers through trainings and other means.
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At Dutco LLC we prepare an occupational safety and health policy programme as part of the preparation of
the Safety Statement required by Section 20 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. For us to
have an effective safety and health policies, we have set a clear direction for the organisation to follow.
Section 20 of the Safety, Health and Welfare Act 2005 requires Ducto to complete a written Safety statement
demonstrating management’s commitment to health and safety issues at the workplace. Dutco have
formulated a plan to fulfil its safety and health policy as set out in the Safety Statement. We have put an
effective management structure and arrangements in place for delivering the policy. Our safety and health
objectives and targets are set for all managers and employees to understand them.
For effective implementation of our policies, Dutco has developed the capabilities and support mechanisms
necessary to achieve the safety and health policy, objectives and targets. All our staff are motivated and
empowered to work safely, at the same time protected their long-term health. We use a safety committee and
staff representation system to underpin the effective staff involvement. We allow our staff and representatives
to make contribution to our health and safety effort by giving trainings and staff handbooks that include the
policies inside. We committed to effective communication and promotion of competence through consulting
staff on areas if development and amendments needed to be look at on health and safety policy. We use a
systematic approach when implementing our health and safety policy through our effective health and safety
management system. Our aim is to minimize risks at Dutco Company, through risk assessments to eliminate
hazards. Our selection of facilities, processes and equipment helps us to eliminate hazards and reduce risks.
We have performance standards that we use measure staff achievements. We have a shared common
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understanding of Dutco’s values, vision and beliefs on our health and safety with all staff and management.
Our leaders foster a positive safety and health environment. Dutco measure, monitor and evaluate safety and
health performance amongst staff. We measure using Dutco standards like staff appraisals, active self-
monitoring, mentoring, training to reveal when and where improvement is needed. We review our police
continuously in order to improve our safety and health management and its performances.
Brief details of recognised standard (or standards) will you use to compare and contrast against your
organisational arrangements for management of health and safety:
Standard Purpose Guidelines
UAE Ministry of Labor and The labour Act seeks to govern Managers will be guided on how
Social Affairs (Federal Law No. the rights of employees in the to respect workers’ rights
8/1980 private sector. It applies to all including their safety and health.
employees working in the UAE,
whether UAE nationals or
expatriates
HSG65. Spells out the fundamental It will help management to check
elements of managing health and if they are following the safety
safety in the Organisation; and health procedures of the
■ ascertaining if you are doing organization, and ascertaining if
what you need to do or not; they are following the right
■ delivering effective procedures and using the right
arrangements for H&S; resources
■ Provision of necessary and
useful resources.
ILO recommendations and The ILO Governing Body has Management will be guided on
conventions identified 8 “fundamental” how to respect workers’ rights
Conventions, that cover subjects and how to eliminate
considered to be fundamental discrimination in the work force.
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Context of the
Organisation
Leadership
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Planning
Support
Operation
Performance Evaluation
Improvement
INDG368 Using Contractors HSE leaflets aimed at employers Management will be guided on
in businesses that use which contractors to hire and
contractors. Advices on actions how select them. They will have
to be taken in order to comply a clear guideline on how to
with health and safety manage and supervise the
regulations. It helps in workers and how to assess the
identifying the job, selecting a risk of the work.
suitable contractor, assessing the
risks of the work, providing
information, instruction and
training, consultation with the
workforce, managing and
supervising the workforce,
demonstrates a standard level of
cooperation with the contractor
and where responsibility lies. It
also guides employers on where
to find more information.
Trakhees Department of Planning and Management will understand all
Development – Trakhees, this is documentation needed for safety
the regulatory arm of Ports, and health regulations.
Customs and Free Zone
Corporation (PCFC) in Dubai. It
is the authority responsible for
licensing and regulating
businesses in special
development zones and areas.
Civil Engineering
Licensing
Inspection
Innovation and
Excellence
Business Support
Research and
Development
Dubai Health Authority It ensures that public health is Provides management with clear
protected and quality of life is guidelines on how to ensure a
improved, provides health good safety and health within the
strategy workplace.
The Institution of Occupational IOSH stands for Institution of To raise standards of Health and
Safety and Health (IOSH) Occupational Safety and Health; safety in the workplace.
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Worker involvement
Areas to cover: worker consultation; vulnerable workers (in some detail); health and safety representatives;
According to latest official figures 6, 1.7 million workers, or 34% of the total workforce, are employed in the
UAE’s construction industry, making it the largest sector in the country. Low-wage construction laborers
continue to be among the most vulnerable groups (along with domestic workers), given high risks of human
rights abuses inherent in the construction industry’s business model. According to recent research from Gulf
Labour Markets and Migration, over 50% of construction laborer’s that were surveyed in Dubai didn’t
receive their wages on time and were also denied adequate overtime payments. Migrant workers make up
about 90% of UAE’s labour force. In spite of 2017’s labour reforms, migrant workers in Dubai remain tied to
the kafala (sponsorship) system. Workers are still being denied collective bargaining rights that leaves them
vulnerable to exploitation and abuse by employers. Not having a national minimum wage leaves, low payed
workers still struggling to maintain an adequate standard of living and to send money to support their families
back to their home countries. Research by the Resource Centre in 2016 and 2018 found alarming evidence of
failure by the majority of construction companies operating in the UAE to take care of their workers’ welfare
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and to consider mitigating specific risks, such as, heat stress and late payment.
Regardless of the research findings, at Dutco Company we strive to give our workers good welfare provisions
that include clean drinking-water, washing, sanitary, changing accommodation, rest-rooms and shelter,
facilities for preparing, heating and eating meals, temporary housing, free transportation to and from the
workplace, help our workers to be efficient at work and produce better results. We provide our workers with a
free return ticket to their countries of origin on a yearly basis. We offer free English lessons to the non-native
English speakers for easier and effective communication amongst our workforce. We are a multi-cultured
Organization that hires people of different nationalities indiscriminately. Our prime focus still remains to
improve our workers health and welfare, while providing physiological counselling and support to those in
distress.
Above is a diagram indicating workers flow chart at Dutco LLC, Dubai, UAE
At Dutco LLC Dubai, we value all our workers and urge them to follow all our health and safety procedures.
We do so by:
a. Workers are encouraged and have means to communicate openly with management and to report
safety and health concerns without fear of retaliation.
b. Any potential barriers or obstacles to worker participation in the program (for example, language, lack
of information, or disincentives) are removed or addressed.
c. Procedures are put in place to continually identify workplace hazards and evaluate risks. Safety and
health hazards from routine, non-routine, and emergency situations are identified and assessed.
d. An initial assessment of existing hazards, exposures, and control measures is followed by periodic
inspections and reassessments to identify new hazards.
e. Procedures are put in place to continually identify workplace hazards and evaluate risks. Safety and
health hazards from routine, non-routine, and emergency situations are identified and assessed.
f. An initial assessment of existing hazards, exposures, and control measures is followed by periodic
inspections and reassessments to identify new hazards.
g. Any incidents are investigated with the goal of identifying the root causes.
h. Identified hazards are prioritized for control.
i. Employers and workers cooperate to identify and select methods for eliminating, preventing, or
controlling workplace hazards.
j. Controls are selected according to a hierarchy that uses engineering solutions first, followed by safe
work practices, administrative controls, and finally, personal protective equipment (PPE).
k. A plan is developed to ensure that controls are implemented, interim protection is provided,
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• Host employers, contractors, and staffing agencies commit to providing the same level of safety and
health protection to all employees.
• Host employers, contractors, and staffing agencies communicate the hazards present at the worksite and
the hazards that the work of contract workers may create on site.
• Host employers establish specifications and qualifications for contractors and staffing agencies.
• Before beginning work, host employers, contractors, and staffing agencies coordinate on work planning
and scheduling to identify and resolve any conflicts that could affect safety or health.
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Brief details recognised standard (or standards) will you use to compare and contrast against your
organisational arrangements for Worker involvement?
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Context of the
Organisation
Leadership
Planning
Support
Operation
Performance Evaluation
Improvement
INDG368 Using Contractors HSE leaflets aimed at employers Management will be guided on
in businesses that use which contractors to hire and
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Civil Engineering
Licensing
Inspection
Innovation and
Excellence
Business Support
Research and
Development
Dubai Health Authority It ensures that public health is Provides management with clear
protected and quality of life is guidelines on how to ensure a
improved, provides health good safety and health within the
strategy workplace.
The Institution of Occupational IOSH stands for Institution of To raise standards of Health and
Safety and Health (IOSH) Occupational Safety and Health; safety in the workplace.
It is the Chartered body for
health and safety professionals in
the UK. It is a UK-based
organisation that offers
professional qualifications that
seeks to raise standards of health
and safety in the workplace.
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Competency
Areas to cover: H&S responsibilities of managers and effectiveness; whether health and safety people are
competent; whether advice from competent people is acted upon; selection of workers for specific tasks;
training needs; induction training; cover for absences and arrangements for raising awareness of roles and
responsibilities.
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responsibility for
specific areas to
supervisors,
ensuring there is a
clear
understanding of
their specific
duties and
responsibilities,
e.g. to make spot
checks, carry out
planned
inspections and to
submit written
reports with
recommendations
and timescales for
any required
actions plan?;
Have you ensured
that all health and
safety documents
(such as the
organization’s Risk
Assessments, Safe
Systems of work
(SSW), Plans and
Procedures) are
easily accessible
as required
Have you
demonstrated,
promoted and
encouraged
positive attitude
and behavior’s to
develop and
maintain a
positive safety
culture amongst
your staff.
Have you
managed to
maintain regular
contact with your
supervisors (the
frequency may
vary according to
the changing risks)
to receive
information from
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monitoring of the
health and safety
performance;
Have you
managed to set up
provisions or
additional
measures towards
protecting
vulnerable
employees such
as the young,
pregnant, nursing,
ill or injured
withadditional
safety or health
arrangements
Have you
managed the
process of
inducting back
into the workplace
(including making
reasonable
adjustments) of
employees who
have been absent
from work due to
ill-health(this may
involve working
alongside the
Human Resources
Manager).
Have you ensured
all contractors are
properly vetted
before being
appointed and
have suitable and
sufficient safety
systems and
arrangements in
place including
coordinating these
with the
organization’s
own where
required?
Have you taken all
reasonably and
practicable steps
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to ensure their
areas remain
legally compliant.
Do you conduct
health and safety
meetings with
your supervisors
(contact Greens
for a suggested
agenda)?
Have you ensured
that equipment
such as machinery
and vehicles, are
maintained in safe
conditions for use,
whilepreventing
the unauthorized
use of the
defected ones,
keeping copies of
all maintenance
records, statutory
instrument’s and
insurance
inspections?
Have you ensured
that there are
adequate first-aid
arrangements on
all shifts and first-
aid boxes are
adequately
stocked at all
times?
Have you ensured
that safe systems
of work SSW(safe
ways of working)
are in place and
that these are
recorded and
communicated as
required (know
which tasks legally
require a written
plan
Have you ensured
suitable and
sufficient Risk
Assessments are
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Our competent person has proven effective because he has been Dutco to comply with health and
safety law and taking all reasonable steps tour workers from harm. He managed to recognise the
health and safety risks associated with our organisation and identify sensible and proportionate
solutions. He has managed to inspect and audit or safety and health practices and has come up with
good amendments.
We appointed our competence person through giving them examination to check their theoretical
knowledge and through doing practical to check their experience. At Dutco LLC, we have allowed
our competence person to act independently and impartially and must report all hazards to the
supervisors.
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applying relevant aspects of the core knowledge to formulate a practicable solution — taking
into account both legislative requirements and the available resources of the organization
implementing solutions, most often through a third party (e.g through a supervisor or manager)
Carefully monitoring the operations of an organization in a bid to foresee possible future
problems and issues that may arise and take preventative measures at hand.
At Dutco, our managers and supervisors allocate task based on the team’s and organization’s goals.
Management evaluate the workers skills and allocate them tasks according to their capabilities.
Management will check on availability of the worker needed to allocated work and his competence towards
the task to be completed. It has proven effective for management to establish a clear set of objectives for
each task allocated to workers, because they will have a great understating of the task being allocated to
them, hence bringing good results. After allocating task, management collects feedback and may offer
coaching where needed. This helps a lot when taking workers’ performances to the next level. Below is a
diagram indicating how management allocate task to workers.
Use follow-
up tasks to keep
your workers on
point
Construct a timeline
Identify key
opportunities for
delegation.
Establish a clear set of
objectives for
each task.
Play to your
coworker's strengths.
1.
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Dutco LLC management and Contractors must ensure that all its employees receive regular HSE education
and training such as:
a. Orientation
b. Compliance to standard precaution;
c. Emergency Preparedness;
d. Fire safety and General health, safety and environmental issues
4. Sign off
Contractor:
Workplace Manager and/or
Management OHS Nominee:
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1. General Induction The workplace is to ensure that the above named Completed
contractor(s) have been provided with following information and/or instructions:
Dutco LLC Occupational Health and Safety Policy Yes
Hazard and incident reporting procedures Yes
Emergency procedures Yes
Location of first aid facilities and amenities Yes
Security and access arrangements Yes
Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods stored on site Yes
Traffic Management Plan Yes
Required conduct/behavior Yes
(e.g. no smoking, offensive language or loud music etc)
Permits to Work are required for high risks tasks Yes
(i.e. hot work, confined spaces, working at heights, and destructive or asbestos based
work)
Current Asbestos Management Plan and Division 5 Asbestos Register Yes N/A
2. Information to be provided by the Contractor Completed
Licence and qualification details Yes N/A
When a verbal Notification has been ignored or a HSE hazard has not been corrected within a twenty four
hour period, the HSE department shall issue an Improvement Notice detailing contents of the Verbal
Notification if issued prior, full explanation of the HSE, recommendations for corrective actions, and their
time frames.
Improvement Notices may include penalties in line with the regulatory frame work while also being
escalated to a Prohibition Notice if not complied with within an agreed time frame.
Improvement Notices copies shall be distributed to DHCC / DHCR Management or any of the Regulatory
enforcing authorities which includes Dubai Municipality, Dubai Civil Defence, Zoning authority and Dubai
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Brief details recognised standard (or standards) will you use to compare and contrast against your
organisational arrangements for Competency?
i. HSG65- Spells out the fundamental elements of managing health and safety in the Organisation.
Our organization will check if they are doing what is expected in terms of health and safety
measures and protection.
ii. Dutco will deliver effective arrangements for H&S.
iii. Dutco will have a good guideline on the provision of necessary and useful resources.
iv. ILO recommendations and conventions.
Dutco LLC will understand and implement principle that protect workers from sickness, disease and
injury arising from their employment.
v. ISO 2001.
Dutco LLC competency will be guided on how to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide
products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and
aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including
processes for improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and
applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
vi. ISO 45001:2018.
Dutco LLC competency team will have a clear guidance for use of ISO 45001:2018 and be able to
provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injury and ill health.
x. Dubai Health Authority- under Dubai Municipality Local Order 61 and 32 of 1991, and codes
which are adopted under this order, states that, it is the Duty of every employer to protect the health
xi. Ministry of Labour UAE- govern the rights of employees in the private sector. It applies to all
employees working in the UAE, whether UAE nationals or expatriates, thereby giving a guideline
to our competency. Dutco LLC team will know which Standards to follow on workers protection.
Compliance
Areas to cover: Awareness of legislation, defined standards, organisational standards; demonstration of
compliance with said standards.
You need to keep focussed on assessing current competency levels and how this is updated regularly.
The Civil Transactions Code (Federal Law 1/1985, as amended is the primary legislation that regulates the
construction industry in the U.A.E, it covers general contract principles as well as a section on construction.
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The Dubai Government consists of numerous regulating standards, codes of practice, federal, guidelines and
circulars issued by the Dubai municipality and the free zones the likes of Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA)) and
TECOM relating to building standards in their relevant jurisdictions. Building standards, environmental
standards, health and safety guidelines and other technical conditions all form part of the regulating
standards prescribed. The adoption of building regulations and standards provides a detailed technical
discourse about how to build in Dubai municipality-governed areas, referenced in the Administration
resolution 125/2007. Similar standards are used in free zones such as JAFZA and TECOM areas. The Federal
Law 8/1980, as amended sets the main provisions on health and safety and other employment-related
matters, in addition to numerous regulations, codes of practice and specific technical guidelines. The local
municipalities of each emirate, along with the Civil Defence Department, regulate the construction sector in
the United Arab Emirates. The Dubai municipality and the Dubai Civil Defence Department are the regulating
authorities in the Construction industry in Dubai, while in free zone areas construction is regulated by
Trakhees (the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation) along with the other relevant authorities as
mentioned previously.
Below are some of the legislation adopted in the research.
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Generic Risk Assessment The main idea of Generic Risk Assessment is to cut
down on any duplication of effort and paperwork
and it cover common hazards for the task or
activity being done.
Task / Activity:
2. RISK MATRIX
1 – Minor Injury 2 – Significant 3 – Major Injury
(e.g. hazard can cause illness, injury or Injury (e.g. hazard capable
equipment damage but the results would not (e.g. hazard can of causing death or
be expected to be serious) result in serious serious and life
injury and/or illness, threatening injuries)
over 3 day absence)
1–
Unlikely
(injury rare, 1 – Low 2 – Low 3 – Medium
though
possible)
2–
Possible
Likelihoo (injury could 2 – Low 4 – Medium 6 – High
occur
d of harm
occasionally)
3–
Probable
(injury
likely to 3 – Medium 6 – High 9 – Extreme
occur, can
be
expected)
Brief details recognised standard (or standards) will you use to compare and contrast against your
organisational arrangements for Compliance?
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Risk profile
Areas to cover: Significant risks to organisation; adverse effects and disruption; inclusion of health and safety
risks in business risk management; effective assessment of risk level; whether controls have been effectively
implemented with correct priority; whether risks are managed proportionately and sensibly; inclusion of risk
control for vulnerable workers (be specific); active/reactive monitoring; reviews of assessments; health and
safety practitioner’s role with regards to these topics.
Brief details of the significant risks to your organisation and the adverse effects on health and safety:
We use different types of assessment like:
a. Fire risk assessments: fire safety management procedures are required to be
established in all workplaces including a suitable and sufficient fire risk assessment.
b. Manual handling risk assessments: should be conducted in any workplace where an
employee may be at risk from injury and/or ill-health through the need to lift, carry,
and move loads.
c. Display screen equipment (DSE) risk assessments: are required to be completed in
workplaces where employees (and others) are using computers, laptops, etc.
d. COSHH risk assessments: are required within workplaces where hazardous
substances are stored, used or manufactured.
Dutco LLC steps
Risk profiling
Effective leaders and line managers know the risks their organisations face, rank
them in order of importance and take action to control them. The range of risks
goes beyond health and safety risks to include quality, environmental and asset
damage, but issues in one area could impact in another.
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Keep health and safety documents functional and concise, with the emphasis on
their effectiveness rather than sheer volume of paperwork.
Focusing too much on the formal documentation of a health and safety
management system will distract you from addressing the human elements of its
implementation – the focus becomes the process of the system itself rather than
actually controlling risks.
Brief details of how the critical risks have been assessed effectively and how it is done:
Organizational risks
Construction risks
External risks
Design risks
At Dutco we have many critical risks that affect our day to day smooth running of our business
Below is a diagram indicating critical construction Risk
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Brief details on implemented controls and how vulnerable people are included in risk profiling and
management:
At Dutco LLC we design, and give provision for a safe place of work to all our employees, including the
vulnerable people and their specific/individual needs
Dutco LLC, maintains a safe means of access to and egress from each part of the workplace, including those
specifically designed to accommodate vulnerable people and their specific/individual needs
We design, provide and maintain any article, plant, equipment or machinery for use at work in a safe
manner, and offer the provision of systems of work that are planned, organised, performed, maintained or
revised, so as to be safe, particularly for safety critical process operations or services, with vulnerable people
and their specific/individual needs in mind
We constantly carryout on-going hazard identification and Risk Assessments, in compliance with the general
principles of prevention as set out in the legislation, in consultation with the vulnerable groups forming part
of our workforce
WE Offer welfare facilities and PPE, that accommodates or is inclusive to vulnerable people and their
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specific/individual needs
We prepare emergency plans and provide first-aid training, to all vulnerable groups and workers on how to
accommodate the vulnerable as part of the workforce
We at Dutco also offer suitable and convenient shift patterns and light duties to the vulnerably groups in
accordance to their individual abilities and needs
We always ensure that the vulnerable groups work under proper supervision by a responsible individual as
to ensure their safety
Dutco also offers free counselling sessions for those vulnerable groups in distress who might not be able to
cope with their situations or disabilities
Brief details of any recognised standards/risk assessment methodology used for comparison against
organisational arrangements for risk profiling and risk management:
■ ISO 45001 Occupational health and safety management systems;
■ BS EN ISO 9001 Quality management system;
ISO 14001:2015 Environment Management System
■ In-house standards, procedures or codes;
■ Sector-specific frameworks such as: The Working at Heights Regulations 2005 and associated ACOPs INDG
401
■ The Energy Institute’s High-level framework for process safety management;
■ The Chemical Industries Association Responsible Care framework.
Below are types of monitoring we use to monitor our health and safety.
Type of Monitoring How it is performed in Dutco
1. Systematic Inspections
Safety Inspections Going to the work place and identifying hazards,
assessing the risks and controlling the risk using
the hierarchy of controls
Safety Sampling
Safety Tours
Safety Surveys
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For each of the improvements, you will need to include further information in your report regarding
responsibilities for implementation; resources required (this should be a variety); training requirements;
monitoring and measuring effectiveness; how lessons will be learnt; any ethical or other conflicts that may
be encountered and how they can be resolved. Do not include them here.
The following areas are a checklist for you to complete to acknowledge you have included the relevant
information in your report. We cannot offer specific feedback on these areas as they demonstrate your
understanding and opinion of the previous sections.
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Deliver key information with a persuasive, well-substantiated pitch that avoids jargon and
includes a summary of the conclusions and recommendations.
Establish key issues that need solving and describe the measurable impact on performance
in order to capture and maintain the reader’s attention and thereby prompt a response and
support that is positive. Focus on the three improvements.
Provide a convincing case for solving the key issues by recommending proportionate and
sensible solutions and a corresponding benefit to the reader. This should be written with a
moral, legal, and economic persuasiveness.
An executive summary should provide sufficient information to enable a busy senior
manager to decide whether or not to read the full report and to provide a persuasive case
for implementation of recommendations made.
The executive summary should be no longer than one side of A4 using single-spaced Arial
font (size 11) and 2cm print margins (left, right, top and bottom).
Referencing
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Harvard Vancouver
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