Arcadis wins Health and Safety Initiative of the Year at Construction Week Saudi Arabia awards

Arcadis, the leading global Design & Consultancy firm for natural and built assets, has been awarded health and safety (H&S) initiative of the year by Construction Week Saudi Arabia for its positive contribution to the advancement of H&S awareness. The firm was recognized for delivering the best H&S program in 2014 across the GCC, a matter critical to the regional construction sector. 

“We are expanding quite rapidly, and we want our people to be on a level plane with H&S issues. So we supply the tools and know-how across the board and empower people to be proactive with H&S,” said Tom Baines, Head of Corporate Health, Safety and Environment – Middle East at Arcadis. “Health, safety and environment (HSE) are integral to our business philosophy premised on sustainability, collaboration and integrity. We are investing substantially in our journey to achieve our goal of best-in-class HSE standards across our global and regional operations and proactively reducing day-to-day onsite risk and long-term consequences.”

Since February 2014, Arcadis has recorded zero injuries to our people in the Middle East, an indicator underpinning the firm’s best practice HSE approach and processes. 

The Arcadis ‘TRACK to 0’ campaign is an easy-to-understand, last minute dynamic risk assessment’ that involves no paperwork. The five step track process encourages people, whether on-site or in the office, to think, recognize hazards, assess the level of risk they pose and determine the proper controls for every stage of activities.”, which empowers our people to make decision to not only protect their safety but that of others. 

Baines comments: “The TRACK campaign has gathered steady momentum across our business with many examples of how it has been utilized to keep people and others safe. 

Moreover, the firm offers stewardship and leadership training for all its people, which has resulted in fewer injuries, health problems and other incidents.

Construction Week Saudi Arabia 2015 awards celebrates the achievements of the best companies in the Kingdom’s construction and design sector. For more information, visit the website.