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In phases Phase 1A Emiri Diwan Quarter, comprising Diwan Annex, Emiri Guard building, the Qatar National Archive and four heritage houses to be converted into museums. Completion due Q4 2014
Phase 2 Scheduled for completion in early 2015, mainly comprises retail, offices, apartments, amenities, cinemas, departmental store and hotels.
Phase 3 Set for late 2015 completion, mainly consists of retail, offices, apartments, amenities, urban spa, day-care centre and hotels.
Phase 4 The final phase expected to be completed 2016. The main features are retail, offices, apartments, amenities, post office, medical clinic and hotels.
December2011
Safe as houses There can be anything up to 5000 workers on site 24 hours a day, six days a week and that figure is expected to reach 20,000 by next year when the project gains even greater pace. Yet Msheireb has registered ten million hours work on its flagship site without a lost time incident or injury on Phase 1A – an accomplishment regarded as a safety milestone. Lost Time Incident/Injury (LTI) is an important measure of on-site safety, indicating the total man hours worked on the project without any downtime that is the result of an accident or injury. A result of the adherence to strict local and international health and safety regulations there has also been site-wide adoption of strict inspection and reporting standards, backed up by third party audits and rigorous training programmes. The accomplishment goes hand in hand with an initiative launched by Msheireb to reward workers and contractors for excellence in on-site safety. Under the Msheireb Properties Safety Awards Program, workers receive a collective achievement award on passing pre-set milestones, and individual achievement awards to recognize a single worker’s strict adherence to safety instructions. Prizes include pre-paid phone cards, shopping vouchers, cinema tickets and household goods. The contractors’ award, audited by the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Department is presented to one contractor each quarter in the form of a specially commissioned Msheireb Properties safety trophy and certificate. “This milestone is a reflection of the strict local and international standards that we have applied throughout the project and emphasises our commitment to the highest standards of
safety management and the welfare of all our workers, contractors and associates on the project,” says Mohammad Al Marri, project director of Msheireb Properties. “This achievement is also a reinforcement of the care and attention taken by Msheireb Properties on all works and planning, with a health and safety policy that is amongst the most strict in the world,” he adds. “The HSE commitment at Msheireb Properties extends not only to those employed directly by Msheireb, but those employed by contractors. We are keen on ensuring that all new hires go through an induction training prior to their involvement in the project. The procedures in place include daily toolbox talks by the supervisors and weekly ones by the HSE staff, risk assessment conducted by each contractor, daily inspection of the work area carried out by the HSE staff to identify unsafe conditions and acts, and the undertaking of external audit on a quarterly basis,” concluded Al Marri.
This milestone is a reflection of the strict local and international standards that we have applied throughout the project
Commercial and governmental offices 280,000sqm Retail 94,000sqm Hotels 117,000sqm Residential properties 222,000sqm Community and cultural areas, schools, mosques and museums 47,000sqm Parks and open spaces will cover an area of more than 120,000sqm. www.buildgreen.ae