Dubai Airport Freezone Invites Nominations For 2nd Eco, Health And Safety Business Awards

The Dubai Airport Freezone has announced that it will be receiving nominations for the 2nd Annual Dubai Airport Freezone Business Awards in the Environment (Eco Award), Health and Safety  categories within April 10 as the last date of receiving applications, disclosed Yousuf Behzad, Executive Director, Human Capital & Strategy, Dubai Airport Free Zone.
An orientation session is scheduled to be held on Tuesday 2 March, 2010 for company representatives from 10.30 am to 12 noon at the Freezone Head Office, 8th floor.
“The key objective of instituting the Award since 2009 is to honor businesses committed to safety and environment management and provide informative insights to help our clients turn their operation green,” said Behzad.
“This is in line with the declared policy of the Free Zone to ensure that we are committed to preserve the environment and protect the health and safety of all people working in the Free Zone,” he added.
“Companies registered and operating within the Freezone are eligible to win one or both of the following awards.”
“Eco Award recognizes the commitment of the management and staff of organizations towards the environment, while Health and Safety award honours the principles, processes, practices and proven results of organizations in creating safer workplaces, explained Behzad.
“Companies participating in the Awards stand to gain many benefits including an opportunity to bench mark their commitment to safety and environment , recognition of excellence and an opportunity to celebrate achievements, said Behzad.
”We are proud to call upon all tenants to share with us in the move towards improving our business environment and create an interactive platform and knowledge sharing between all our clients.”
“The winners of the first Business Award of Environment and Health & Safety Categories held last year were Airbus Middle East and Iguzzini Lighting Manufacturer, he added.