OSHAD

IPAF Middle East Convention

Version: 1

Date: March 2017

Agenda

• Introduction to OSHAD

• Public awareness campaigns

• Coming soon…

OSHAD

• Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety and Health Center (OSHAD)

– Established in February 2010

– Competent authority for OSH issues in Abu Dhabi Emirate

– Supervises the implementation of the Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety and Health System Framework.

– Work closely with International bodies on OSH Issues

OSHAD

Public awareness

• Part of the center’s strategic objectives includes an ongoing programme of public awareness campaigns around specific OSH-related topics.

• Some of the campaigns conducted so far include:– Safety In Heat

– Stress management

– Road safety

– Occupational noise

– Do you take responsibility

– Pregnancy at work

• …and many more to come…

OSH Awareness

Do You Take

Responsibility

This program focuses on the notion that employees must bear responsibility for their

mistakes. Not following safety regulations leads to unfortunate results and accidents that might

harm the employee himself or his colleague.

OSH Day

Stress

Management

Program

This Program

was launched in

parallel with the

OSH Day

OSH Awareness

Electronic Awareness

Mobile App

Publications

Annual

Report Awareness

publications

Publications

Marketing

Campaigns

Work at Height…

• One of the most documented and regulated hazards, yet.

• Still one of the biggest causes of incidents worldwide

• Solutions available but often wrongly implemented or

misunderstood.

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Coming soon…

• OSHAD will be launching a major programme

around Working at Heights later in 2017

• Campaign will run throughout 2018

• Major activities planned to help raise

awareness

• Working closely with Trade Associations –

PASMA / IPAF / Ladder Association ….

Coming soon…

• The programme includes:– Instructional manual for supervisors

– Technical guidance for Scaffolding, Ladders, MEWPS

– A range of posters in multiple languages

– Technical guidance film on how to work at heights

– Drama film to engage the workers on an emotional level

– Roadshows to worksites to spread awareness.

– Awards

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