Dutco Balfour Beatty has opened a training and health and safety centre in Jebel Ali, with the aim of better educating its staff on safety issues.
The facility will offer basic construction skills training to labourers looking to move into skilled professions, as well as the health and safety programme that will be used by all parts of the company, including BK Gulf.
Dutco Balfour Beatty general manager Grahame McCaig explained: “The dynamic development of the construction industry gives way to a potential increase in incidents of unacceptable HSE practices and reduced quality across the industry. The overall skill level declines, resulting in a drop in overall efficiency and productivity.”
The centre has been certified by the UK’s CITB ConstructionSkills Authority and the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). McCaig described the dual certification as an honour and revealed that participants on the courses offer receive certificates from the relevant bodies certifying the courses.
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