Alba shares its safety story at international roundtable

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s Chief Operations Officer, Isa Al Ansari was a keynote speaker at the international roundtable “Through the Eyes of the Executive, Creating Safer and Healthier Workplaces across Industries”, which took place from June 19 to 21, 2014 at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA.

Mr. Al Ansari, also a member on the Executives Panel Discussion, presented the audience with the “Alba Safety Journey”, which highlighted Alba’s safety principles and policies, as well as its numerous initiatives to increase safety awareness amongst its employees. Alba was also represented at this event by Manager Operational Excellence, Waleed Tamimi and Superintendent Behavioural and Organisation, Training & Recruitment, Mahmood A.Aziz.

Commenting on Alba’s participation at the international roundtable, Alba’s Chief Operations Officer, Isa Al Ansari said:

“At Alba, employees are our most valuable asset, and their safety and health is our topmost priority. We constantly update and implement safety procedures to incorporate international safety standards, as well as continuously educate our employees on safe behaviour. We believe that is important for organisations to make employee safety and health a top priority, one which demands continuous commitment from all levels of an organisation.”

The Underwriters Laboratories, Inc sponsored roundtable “Through the Eyes of the Executive, Creating Safer and Healthier Workplaces across Industries” was held in partnership with the educational institutions of Vanderbilt University and the University of California at Berkeley. It presented an Executives’ perspective on how organisations have created a culture of health and safety, as well as offered advanced understanding to the participating organisations on important factors in implementing and advancing their health and safety management activities.