Main contractors and subcontractors in the UAE

Where is the project in the UAE?

Draft a project HSE plan and method statements for a UAE construction site, set out for consultant review. Free to read.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Every fact cites its source
BUILDINGWORK AREASTOREEXIT

ePlan fills in

  • Emirate
  • Authority
  • Summer midday break
  • Site location

How it works

Project HSE plan, from one answer

  1. Enter the plot and the work in your contract.One answer starts the project. ePlan names it and looks up the place.
  2. ePlan sets the rules for your emirate and drafts a method statement per activity.3 more questions, each with a "not sure yet" way out.
  3. Read the plan free, then download it for the consultant's review.The draft marks what to check (amber), what to pick (blue) and what to fill in (violet).

What you get

Project HSE plan and 2 more documents

The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.

The first draft

Project HSE plan

  1. Project and organisation
  2. HSE policy and responsibilities
  3. Risk assessment and hazard register
  4. Method statements by activity
  5. Heat stress and the midday break
  6. Emergency response

Modeled on: Abu Dhabi OSHAD framework; DHCC circular DC/HSE 231

Next · 2

Method statements

  1. Sequence of work
  2. Plant and people
  3. Hazards and controls
  4. Permits
Next · 3

Emergency response plan

  1. Alarms
  2. Evacuation and muster
  3. Contacts

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

12:30 to 3 pm

is when outdoor work in direct sun must stop every day from 15 June to 15 September across the UAE
Source: UAE Government portal, health and safety at the workplace

Questions

Project HSE plan: what people ask

When is the midday break?

Every year from 15 June to 15 September, outdoor work in direct sun is banned from 12:30 to 3 pm. Some jobs are exempt, such as pouring concrete or laying asphalt that can't wait, and urgent repairs that affect the public.

Source: u.ae

Who approves the HSE plan in Dubai Healthcare City?

The project consultant reviews and approves the main contractor's project HSE plan. The approved plan and an undertaking go with the building permit application.

Source: dhcc.ae

What is OSHAD?

The Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety and Health System Framework (OSHAD-SF), in place since 2006 and now at version 3.1. The Department of Municipalities and Transport regulates the construction sector under it, covering contractors, consultants and developers.

Source: dmt.gov.ae

The rules this door follows