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The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of the Department of Economic Development in Abu Dhabi, (ADDED) registered 379 industrial establishments in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the Health, Safety and Environment Management System, EHSMS, in the first half of 2016.
The bureau received 400 applications for registration in the system and approved 275 in the same period. 115 industrial establishments were nominated in the emirate for the development and implementation of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System, OHSMS.
Ayman Al Makkawi, the bureau’s Director-General, highlighted ADDED’s commitment to develop, manage and control the emirate’s industrial sector in accordance with Law No. 08 of 2013 establishing the Industrial Development Bureau. According to the law, IDB is mandated to implement sector-related policies, plans and programmes by providing the environmental and legal frameworks regulating the setup of industrial projects in Abu Dhabi. The biannual report of the IDB’s Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Directorate said all industrial establishments should develop an EHS Management System and acquire the approval of IDB, being the regulatory body for environment, health and safety in the industrial sector.