Dubai, 15 July 2018: The Health and Safety Department in Dubai Municipality has embarked on a community initiative called “Your Safety Is Our Concern” to support the efforts of Dubai Club for People of Determination in organizing its various programs and activities aimed at harnessing the energies of the club members.
The move is part of the Municipality’s continuous efforts to take care of the category of the People of Determination, ensuring the availability of all health and safety standards with them.
Officials of the Health and Safety Department visited the buildings and the facilities of the Dubai Club for People of Determination to work together to provide the highest standards of safety for all members and to encourage them to practice various sports, cultural, social, educational and training activities that will be implemented for them.
Eng. Redha Salman, Director of Health and Safety Department reiterated the great care that the Municipality attaches to the category of the People of Determination and to their social commitment as an integral part of the community.
“It is very important to provide a safe and healthy environment for the development and enhancement of their skills,” he said, pointing out the continuous cooperation between the Municipality and the Dubai Club for People of Determination.
Salman said the Department made sure that its Health and Safety Team visits the club to see the quality of the building and facilities and the availability of safety standards required for ventilation and water quality, as well as to check the safety standards in the games and sports equipment in the club and the application of safety procedures in the play areas, in addition to the development of evacuation plans in proportion to the members of the club and determine the assembly points.
He added that the initiative comes as a prelude to working on a detailed report incorporating the observations and suggestions for development and improvement, to be provided by the team, highlighting the positive points and ways to develop negative points and the best ways to address them.
The Health and Safety Department will provide a series of awareness workshops at the club to raise awareness on Dubai Municipality health and safety requirements, said Salman.
Noura Al Shamsi, Head of the Health and Safety Team, said that during the visit, the health and safety requirements of the Club buildings were checked according to the international requirements and standards in the inspection system on constructed buildings as well as the occupational health and safety requirements.
She noted that the most important health and safety requirement in constructed buildings is the evacuation mechanism, the requirements for fire protection and control, and the presence of qualified persons to deal with emergencies, accidents and crises.
“The fundamentals of pro-productivity health are indoor air quality and water as well as an environment with adequate lighting, organized workplace and storage mechanism,” said Al Shamsi, adding that the areas allotted for games, the green squares, and the sports halls are areas that are integral part of any club, so they must be its territory free from the causes of tripping and falling.
“Dubai Municipality is one of the leading government departments that support the activities of the Dubai Club for People of Determination throughout the year, not just summer activities,” said Thani Juma Belraqad, Chairman of the Club.
“Dubai Municipality is supporting many of the activities and tournaments we organize and participate annually, including the wheelchair basketball competitions at the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament and encouraging the People of Determination working in the Municipality to join the Club to practice sports activities, which makes us emphasize that the relationship between the club and the Municipality is a long-term partnership,” he said.
“As we always look forward to booming towards a wider horizon, we renew our invitation to all citizens of the country and residents among the People of Determination category, who are interested to register and participate in the summer activity, that we open the doors of the club free of charge for all during the holidays,” said Belraqad.
