UrbaCon Trading & Contracting (UCC) announced that its team celebrated the completion of one million safe manhours with no incident on January 30, 2020.

UCC celebrated this landmark achievement at the Qatar Petroleum District project, in the presence of top executives from Qatar Petroleum Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), owners of the project and members of the Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) along with UCC’s project teams and workers.

The no incident accomplishment was met with joy and praise, honoring the successful collaboration of the workers, led by Project Director, Mr. Ahmed Ghrer, HSE Manager, Mr. Andrew Hay and UCC Holding HSE Director, Mr. Wayne Oliver.

“UCC’s accomplishment of one million manhours without any lost-time injury (LTI) is a huge achievement from a safety standpoint.  This success is due to the dedication, commitment and hard work of everyone who worked on the project,” Mr. Ramez Al Khayyat, Vice Chairman and Group CEO of UCC said.

UCC implements a strict and pro-active approach in all its projects. The company implements and executes the deliverables according to client’s specifications ensuring the HSE management system is fully executed and audits and inspections are conducted regularly and on time.

“UCC’s performance is a result of the company’s unwavering dedication to safety on-site and off-site in parallel with workers safety. We commend the Project Management Teams (PMT) and the HSE teams at UCC, Qatar Petroleum and the contractors for their contributions to this achievement. They worked really hard ensuring a safe workplace for all workers, staff and sub-contractors,” Mr.  Al Khayyat added.

UCC offers its employees innovative training programs and safety campaigns on regular basis