Business & Money | Tuesday 2 August, 2016 5:02 am |

Arriyadh Development Authority (ADA) has adopted and is applying world-class standards of best working environment in its King Abdulaziz Project For Public Transport in Riyadh (Riyadh Metro Project).

It has applied a number of advanced globally recognized safeguards and standards in working environment and housing of the project at various levels, to include those of the companies involved in implementing the project.

These safeguards include commitment to correct irregular conditions of employment for all individuals in this project, and checking that they receive all legal and financial rights, as stipulated by the labor regulations in the Kingdom.

‎‏ADA is also keen to provide workers with their working and living requirements, in the project’s residential complexes, in terms of building housing complexes for workers, at selected locations of the city, designed according to the highest applicable standards, in the integrated residential complexes’ projects, in the world, featuring various safety, comfort and security requirements, providing primary health care and well- furnished dormitories, including utilities, open spaces, kitchens, dining halls, multi-purpose halls, sports stadiums, in addition to management, control and security departments.

The criteria also included application of a set of security and safety procedures at various work sites of the project, a number of plans and schemes to verify readiness of the project for emergency cases, and equip all project’s sites by means of safety systems, fire, rescue and emergency rooms on the spot, along with employing top talented and specialized experts to ensure best application of these controls and standards to the fullest.

Moreover, ADA, in cooperation with the General Directorate of Civil Defense, has established training workshops and prepared specialized studies to provide the project with the highest standards of security and safety at the sites, which included carrying out of a set of cautions and precautionary measures, and establishment of a joint liaison center with the competent authorities in order to avoid risks at the project sites.

ADA keenness on providing best working environment for the project teams at all levels has culminated in achieving high standards of commitment and performance, advanced levels of proficiency and quality, adoption of incentives to make more achievements and completion of the project in accordance with the set timetable.