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4/12/24, 1:01 PM DGHR launches the 'Guide of Health, Occupational Safety and Environment in Government of Dubai’
The guide aims to:

Create a unified reference for health, occupational safety, and the environment for

Dubai government employees

Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, and standards
Foster occupational health and safety risk management

Ensure appropriate key performance indicators

Enhance institutional capacity building
Establish a culture of health, occupational safety, and environmental risk

management in the department.

Dubai, UAE: In line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al

Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Dubai

Government Human Resources Department (DGHR) launched the ‘Guide of Health,
Occupational Safety and the Environment in the Government of Dubai’.

His Highness stated: “Government's mission is to create conditions conducive for
happiness of individuals, and to promote positivity.” The launch of this guide echoes the

Department’s unwavering commitment to establishing a safe and healthy work

environment, which considers factors such as environmental sustainability, employee
satisfaction, and functional well-being. These factors have a positive influence on

employees’ performance and society at large, as well as contributes to achieving

institutional goals.

The ‘Guide of Health, Occupational Safety and Environment in the Government of Dubai’

was created by the Department under ‘The Government of Dubai Human Resources

Management Law No. 8 of 2018,’ and in accordance with the Military Human Resources
Legislation in the Emirate of Dubai. It was prepared with the objective of cultivating a

culture for effectively managing risks of occupational health, safety, and environment.
Additionally, it also aims to encourage departments to establish a safe and healthy

working environment that complies with the pertinent conditions and standards to
guarantee that relevant risks are ready to be addressed or reduced. DGHR is responsible

for implementing this manual and providing the resources required for achieving the

objectives of various significant programs and initiatives.

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