Emergency Evacuation, Safety and Fire Response Drill conducted at du Head Office
Press release
Al Bawaba
du in the biggest display of emergency preparedness and response, recently conducted an “Emergency Evacuation, Safety and Response Drill” mobilising more than 1000 of its employees at its Al Salam Tower head office in Dubai Media City. The exercise was conducted in cooperation with Dubai Civil Defence, Dubai Police, Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services and TECOM.
The company has dedicated emergency coordinators in each team, and they are trained to be the point of contact for employees in any emergency. As part of the exercise, du employees at the 45 stories tower took the stairs to reach the ground floor led by the emergency coordinators. Prior to the “Emergency Drill”, employees were briefed to ensure a smooth and safe exercise.
Fahad Al Hassawi, Chief Human Resources and Shared Services Officer, du, thanked Dubai Civil Defence, Dubai Police, Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services and TECOM for their support which made the exercise a success and said: The safety of our employees is paramount.
These exercises, conducted by our Health, Safety, Security and Environment Department ensure that best emergency procedures and contingency measures are implemented for employee safety and emergency response, and this is a practical exercise on all the safety instructions available for employees on the intranet”.
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Background Information
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)
Ever since we opened for business in 2006, we have worked hard to enhance and expand our bouquet of services in an industry that is at the heart of economic and social transformation. Bringing people and businesses together is what we do best, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to people, homes and businesses all over the UAE. We also provide carrier services, a data hub, internet exchange facilities and satellite services for broadcasters.
Dubai Police
Dubai Police Force was established on June 01, 1956, and was based in "Naif Fort," as its Headquarters, until the year 1973 when it was moved to the current location. "Naif Fort" was transformed, later, into one of Dubai Police Stations.
We, Dubai Police, are proud to be an Arab modern police establishment with a force of more than fifteen thousand employees who are characterized by their degrees of high-level multi specialties and training. We are also proud to be one of the best security institutions, at all levels; locally, regionally, and globally.
TECOM Investments
TECOM Group, (formerly known as TECOM Investments) a member of Dubai Holding, is a strategic business enabler that contributes to the realisation of Dubai’s economic aspirations, through the creation of sector-focused business communities and work environments that provide innovative ecosystems.
TECOM Group’s Business Communities reinforce Dubai’s position as a global hub for business and commerce. Covering six vibrant industry sectors, we offer a home in the region to 5,600 companies ranging from start-ups to multinational corporations with a total workforce of 90,000.
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