Aykon City achieves safety milestone
01 November 2019
Damac, a leading UAE luxury real estate developer, says it has achieved a major construction milestone by clocking 4.4 million safe worker hours till date at its $2-billion luxury mixed-use project, Aykon City, coming up on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai.
Thanks to its implementation of state-of-the-art tools and adopting the highest safety standards, Damac has been able to significantly cut safety risks across its projects in the UAE and abroad.
Last year, at the Damac Towers by Paramount master development, the developer celebrated 25 million safe worker hours, which was eight times more than the industry average of three million hours.
Earlier this year, Virtual Reality pods were introduced in Aykon City to simulate real-life hazard scenarios and raise safety awareness among workers. As part of the protective measures, Damac maintains the integrity of installed safety features like railings at balconies, ducts, and emergency exits to protect workers against falls.
Damac says it has adopted a 360-degree approach to ensure workers’ safety during different stages of construction by adhering to strict health, safety and environment (HSE) standards.
The company’s project management division has put in place state-of-the-art safety equipment and technologies to ensure safety at construction sites. Besides employing safety measures such as shaded corridors for workers and biometrics scans to avoid crowding during entry and exit, Damac regularly conducts awareness campaigns and innovative training programmes for its workers, it adds.
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