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HSE UAE Forum
Preventing accidents in Dubai industries
Eng Mohamed Al Marzooqi, head of accident investigation, health and safety department, Dubai Municipality, explained the learnings from accident investigations at the HSE UAE Forum.
ABOVE: Eng. Mohamed Al Marzooqi, head of accident investigation, health and safety department, Dubai Municipality. The HSE UAE Forum 2021, which took place in April in Dubai, created extensive awareness on health and safety, especially in the new work environment.
Eng. Al Marzooqi emphasised the significance of detailed accident investigations for industries, in safeguarding and protecting the interests of the workforce and the role they play in preventing recurring accidents.
He went on to explain that the responsibilities of the Dubai Municipality investigators include the preparation of detailed reports and producing accident statistics, based on comprehensive investigations.
“The investigators should ask themselves three main questions, what happened, why and how it happened,” he elaborated.
Eng. Al Marzooqi pointed out that the most common causes of accidents in workplaces include a lack of training, adding that especially during the times of pandemic lockdowns, each worker was handling multiple jobs.
“The differences in risk perceptions, the lack of proper equipment as well as inadequate machine maintenance, are also principal causes of workplace accidents, ” he added.
He explained citing numerous real-life situations, that sometimes accidents occur due to varied risk perceptions, for instance, misjudging the roof height or miscalculating the pressure in a vessel.
The Dubai Municipality has created a video for awareness on the wrong and correct practices involved in different jobs. The recommendations for industries are to implement proper safety management and improve machine operation and maintenance, he commented. ❖
