Emaar MGF organises safety week celebrations on 45th national safety day

The realty firm Emaar MGF commemorated the 45th National Safety Day and Week by organising the Safety Week at its project sites in Gurgaon and Mohali. The company in collaboration with its site contractors organised a multitude of activities during the week-long celebration from 4th-10th March 2016, to emphasize on the importance of safety among its site workers and to encourage them to comply with Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) norms. The National Safety Week is celebrated from 4th-10th March every year across India, with 4th March observed as National Safety Day. The campaign was founded by National Safety Council (NSC), a self-governing and non-profit body, in 1972. This year, the theme was, “Strengthen Safety Movement to Achieve Zero Harm”. The occasion was marked by safety training & awareness programs, safety flag hoisting, safety pledge, safety awareness march, safety mock drills and demonstration, safety song, banner & poster display, and safety speeches conducted by the company at its project sites including Capital Towers, Marbella, Palm Gardens, Imperial Gardens, Emerald Estates in Gurgaon and Mohali Hills in Mohali. The safety week saw active participation and great enthusiasm from the construction workers. All site employees of Emaar MGF, Contractors and workers took the Safety Pledge on the opening day of Safety Week to reiterate commitment towards Safe Practices at work. Prizes were conferred on best health, safety and environment (HSE) performers and winners of the safety awareness quiz, and the most safety-conscious site labourers and workers were identified and rewarded. Md Afaque Alam, Manager-HSE, Emaar MGF Land Limited said, “At Emaar MGF, we have always laid great emphasis to ensure a safe and healthy work environment for our work-force, while providing finest quality standards to our customers. Initiatives like Safety Week / Day offer us an added opportunity to promote awareness about safe work practices, and give an impetus to our on-ground implementation of correct safety norms on a daily basis to help minimize adverse incidents. These endeavors have also enabled us to receive the Safety Award from National Safety Council of India. The National Safety Week will always hold great significance and implication to reiterate our commitment towards employing safe work practices and continual efforts in meeting and exceeding higher HSE Standards."