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Issue No. 526 - 2021 - Ras Al Khaimah Municipality Magazine

change of use in existing work equipment,
7. Accident reporting system: - An increase in the employment of more vulnerable
Accident reporting systems stem from two matters; employees,
the first one is normally a legal requirement based on - Particular training required by the organization’s
the employees’ compensation system, this system forc- insurance company.
es employer to submit a report on all accidents. How-
ever, the second one is also a company need to moni- 9. Proposed "Safety Management Plan" for a
tor accidents. This is a company's needs for insurance construction project:
premium calculation purposes and also as a part of the The main contractor and all his subcontractors shall
safety management system to reduce the accidents by consider effective HSE management to be of prime im-
reporting and analysing the accident causation and to portance to its business. The recommended HSE Man-
highlight areas where action is required agement Plan for a construction project should include,
but not limited to, the following issues:
8. Health and safety training: 9.1. Policy and vision statement:
Health and safety training is a very major and impor- The Policy and vision statement shall include
tant part of the health and safety culture; training is re- - Corporate goal
quired on recruitment, at induction or on being exposed - Business driver
to new or increased risks due to: - Applicability
- given a change in responsibilities or being trans- - Implementation
ferred to another job. - Line management responsibility
- The introduction of new technology. - Best practices propagation
- The introduction of a new system of work or the - Legal requirements are met as a minimum
revision of an existing system of work - Performance monitoring
- The introduction of new work equipment or a - Communication of policy to all employees

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