All posts tagged "health and safety"
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ConsultantHealth concerns of UAE construction workers ‘need more attention’
While strides have been made in improving safety standards on UAE construction sites, the health of workers is not receiving adequate attention, consultants...
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InfrastructureQatari court orders $272,000 compensation over sewer deaths
A Qatari court has ordered the payment of $272,000 to the dependents of four workers who died as a result of sewer...
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ConsultantHaste, lack of planning ‘main causes of UAE site accidents’
A tendency in the UAE to finish construction projects quickly, combined with a lack of adequate planning, is the primary cause behind...
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ConstructionBuilding boss fined $23k… for breaking his own leg
The director of a UK building firm has been fined £15,000 after undertaking “reckless” excavation work – which resulted in him breaking...
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ConstructionSharjah workers killed due to lack of safety measures
In light of the various worker mishaps being reported from across the country, a recent news story by local daily The National...
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ConstructionResidential fire accidents in Dubai on the rise
Cyclists participating in Dubai Tour, the city’s largest exclusive cycle race ever, were caught off-guard as a flames billowed from a residential...
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ConstructionLabourer violence in UAE claims two
Three worker deaths have been reported from Sharjah in the latest reported case of labour violence. Earlier this week, local daily Gulf...
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Construction
Lack of adherence to safety measures
UAE construction sites have been failing to adhere to on-site safety regulations, it has been found, with the latest incident resulting in...
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AnalysisSao Paulo set back
Brazil’s World Cup 2014 preparations have suffered a deadly set back after a crane collapsed and killed two workers at the Sao...
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ConstructionCollapsed crane kills two at site of World Cup 2014 opening match
Brazil’s World Cup 2014 preparations have suffered a deadly set back after a crane collapsed and killed two workers at the Sao...