• The award recognises AG PCS Switchgear’s commitment to occupational health & safety
Dubai, UAE, 31 August 2023:AG PCS Switchgear, part of Al Ghurair, one of the leading diversified UAE family businesses, has successfully completed a best practice Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit conducted by the esteemed British Safety Council. The accomplishment underscores AG PCS Switchgear's steadfast dedication to continuously enhance its health and safety management systems and related protocols.
Under the audit process, AG PCS Switchgear consistently demonstrated a resolute commitment towards upholding exceptional performance in safety standards during a comprehensive, quantified and robust evaluation of its occupational health and safety policies, processes and practices. The assessment included documentation review, interviews with senior management, employees and other key stakeholders, together with sampling of operational activities.
The audit evaluated AG PCS Switchgear's performance against pivotal benchmarks within health and safety management, while also delving into a detailed analysis of nearly sixty individual component elements. As a result of this diligent evaluation, AG PCS Switchgear has proudly secured a five-star rating—an accolade that mirrors its embodiment of industry best practices in the realm of health and safety.
Speaking about the award, Jacob John, CEO of AG PCS Switchgear, said: “We are elated to receive this exceptional rating from British Safety Council marking our commitment to occupational health and safety. For decades, AG PCS Switchgear has recognised that delivering excellence across the utilities and industrial sectors requires a commitment to the workforce that drives it. To that end, we remain committed to supporting our teams’ remarkable performance through ensuring a healthy and safe working environment. Undoubtedly, the ‘pursuit of better’ is deeply embedded in our organisational DNA."
Mike Robinson, CEO British Safety Council, said: “The award of a five-star grading following our occupational best practice Health and Safety Audit is an outstanding achievement and is reflective of a proactive organisation which is committed to continual improvement in its health and safety arrangements and managing risks to workers’ health, safety and wellbeing. AG PCS Switchgear should be very proud of this achievement.”
