At the Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awards ceremony in Dubai recently, Emirates Group Transport Services were honoured with five awards; the gold award for health and safety performance, the gold award for leisure safety, a safety influencer of the year award for one of the Emirates team members, a highly commended award in the health and safety initiative, and the trophy award for best fleet safety in the Middle East.
Emirates the gold award for health and safety performance in transport annually for the past four years. The gold award for health and safety performance covers overall health and safety performance for all aspects of the service that affect staff and customers, while the gold award for leisure safety is for health and safety performance recognises services offered directly to guests and visitors.
The influencer of the year award went to Roshan Menon, Manager of Transport Services, for his work in promoting safety in the Middle East. A highly commended award was achieved in the health and safety initiative category - Middle East, for the extensive transport support and safety measures implemented during Covid-19 for the Emirates Group. The final award, trophy award for fleet safety was presented for excellence in managing occupational road risk in the Middle East.
In the UAE, Emirates operates a fleet of over a thousand vehicles to transport passengers, cabin crew and flight deck, and other employees to and from the workplace, averaging 2.5 million road trips in an average year. One of the many benefits offered to Emirates Cabin Crew is a dedicated state-of-the-art shuttle service to and from their accommodation to the airport. Emirates’ Pilots are chauffeur-driven between their home and the airport for their flight duties.