Al Hassan Engineering celebrates the completion of 1 million safe man-hours at Emergency Water Storage Reservoir Project (25 Jun 2013)
Al Hassan Engineering Co. SAOG (AHEC), Oman's leading EPC Contractor added another feather to its cap recently with the achievement of 1 million LTI Free man-hours at the Emergency Reservoir Project. To mark this milestone, AHEC organized a safety ceremony at the Hotel Muscat Holiday in Muscat that was graced by Representatives of Public Authority for Electricity & Water (PAEW) and Sogreah in addition to senior management members of AHEC.
In 2012, AHEC was awarded the prestigious project for the Construction of Emergency Water Storage Reservoirs by PAEW, the scope of work for which includes the construction of six emergency water reservoirs at four key locations in the capital. The biggest of the reservoirs will be constructed in Qurum with two units each having a storage capacity of 73,000m³. The project is crucial as the Emergency Water Storage Reservoirs will be a back-up facility to be automatically deployed in case of a supply crisis or technical breakdown of the Muscat Water Supply Scheme.
"I take this opportunity to convey my sincere thanks to the Management and Team of PAEW and Sogreah for their unremitting support, guidance and encouragement to strictly adhere to all safety norms and to thank all of you for your contribution in achievement of this important Milestone. At Al Hassan, the Health and Safety of our people is our top most priority and we are extremely proud of our performance in the field. I truly believe that together as a team we can complete this project safely and on schedule.” Said Mr.Maqbool Ali Salman, Managing Director, Al Hassan Group.
Mr. Peter Hall, CEO - AHEC congratulated PAEW, Sogreah & the Emergency Water Reservoir Project team on this significant achievement. Mr. Hall emphasized that AHEC understands the dedication and hardships that are involved in the achievement of such milestones and this is why AHEC invests a lot of time and resources to implement the best HSE standards of the industry for all its projects and it is really encouraging when these efforts bear fruit.
Al Hassan Engineering Co. SAOG gives the highest priority to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) so as to protect and keep safe its employees and the work place as well as to strive to achieve world class standards in HSE. Keeping this in mind, AHEC has executed a number of projects in Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Power and Water sectors without any lost time incidents (LTIs).