Health and Safety Rules and Regulations in Dubai

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As promised in my previous post, here's the link of the different Technical Guidelines issued by Dubai Municipality. These guidelines cover all Health and Safety related issues within the Emirate of Dubai.

Link: Health and Safety Technical Guidelines of Dubai

As a brief background, the Public Health and Safety Department of Dubai Municipality is composed of four (4) sections namely:

1. Public Safety Section - this section is in-charge of all Public areas in Dubai including safety of small appliances, hotels, commercial establishments, playgrounds and swimming pools.

2. Public Health Section - this section is in-charge in monitoring labor accommodations including saloons, barbershops and the like

3. Consumer Products Section - they are in-charge in ensuring that all consumer products such as cosmetics, detergents, etc. passed the regulatory standards

4. Occupational Health and Safety Section - finally, this section is in-charge to monitor and inspect all private and industrial facilities in Dubai - including mechanical workshops, carpentry and furniture shops up to multinational companies such as Dubai Aluminum, Nestle Dubai, Unilever, Dubai Petroleum etc.

Aside from these, the Department also approves permit applications for Occupational Health and Safety Training, Safety and Fire Consultancies and new installations.

So, if you want to be employed as a Health and Safety Officer, it's always good to know the different legal requirements applicable to the country where you work or intend to work.

This is also good for your preparation for the Dubai Expo 2020 - and during the job interview, your prospect employer will be impressed with your knowledge of the Health ans Safety Technical Guidelines of the Emirate of Dubai.

Mega Projects for Dubai Expo 2020 - Mega Opportunities for Health and Safety Professionals

Here it is folks - Dubai based and International developers are getting ready to start their multi-bilion mega projects here in Dubai in preparation for the Dubai Expo 2020.

Again, i do not own the copyright of the pictures appearing here but my purpose is to give you some glimpse of these never before seen but soon to be realized magnificent landmarks of the world. And with these mega construction projects, hundreds if not thousands of Health and Safety Professionals would be required from the construction up to the operation stage of these projects.

Here are some of the mega projects in the pipeline - photo courtesy of Emirates247.com:

1. Mohammad Bin Rashid (MBR) City. Comprising of four key components, the new city will focus on family tourism, retail, arts and entrepreneurship. The first component focuses on family leisure and entertainment to be set up in partnership with with Universal Studios. The second component, focusing on retail, will feature the largest shopping mall in the world, “Mall of the World - bigger than the current holder, the Dubai Mall”

2. Bluewaters Island - is set to be one of the largest tourist hotspots in the world. It will be the site of the "Dubai Eye", the world’s largest Ferris wheel.

3. The Dh7.34 billion Dubai Water Canal will connect the Business Bay with the Arabian Gulf passing through the heart of Dubai.

4. District One (@Mohammed Bin Rashid City) - it will have a 350,000 square meter water park and the largest crystal lagoon body of water in the world with seven kilometers of lagoons and man-made beaches, retail zones, leisure and sports attractions.

5. Taj Arabia - a replica of India's Taj Mahal, will be a 350-room hotel and serviced apartments and will be located in the Falcon City of Wonders in Dubailand.

So there you are - so many opportunities waiting for Health and Safety Professionals and all those who want to try their luck here in United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Be ready for Dubai and Expo 2020.

Dubai Expo Live and Expo 2020 - a Bright prospect for careers in Health and Safety

Disclaimer:
I do not own the copyright of the video but my only purpose is to share that as early as now, the different steering committee and relevant government agencies have finalized the blueprint for the Dubai Expo 2020.

Dubai Expo Live Video

For the aspiring Health and Safety Professionals, we can look forward to a promising career here in UAE as soon as these projects will be implemented soon.

As I've said, now is the time to enhance our skills, competence and qualification and for sure, we will have our own share of career progression as far as Health and Safety profession is concern.

Be ready for Dubai Expo 2020.