His Highness Sheikh Hamadan Bin Rashid ALMaktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, President of Dubai Water and Electricity Authority and Patron of “WETEX” exhibition, has reviewed the latest services delivered by Dubai Civil Defense and fire safety best practices and applications based on best international standards, during his short visit paid to Emirates Safety Laboratory pavilion, as part of WETEX exhibition events.
During his inspection visit to ESL pavilion, H.H. Sheikh Hamadan, was dedicated to inspect its special contents, being the first Government laboratory of fire safety in the Middle East region.
He praised ESL’S project, and the services which it delivers, and the real value it adds to Civil Defense country wide.
Sheikh Hamadan was received by his Excellency Maj. Gen. Expert Rashid Thani Almatrooshi, director general of Dubai Civil Defense, who has presented a detailed description about the role Emirates Safety Laboratory plays to provide services and smart solutions of fire safety and protection in different areas, through tests, monitoring and inspections it performs.
Almatrooshi, has stressed on the Laboratory’s importance, as a regional and global specialized center, offers testing and certification services for fire products, approving building systems, helping local, international companies, contractors and consultants to face complicated challenges and other multiple safety negatives, and the necessity of compliance with international safety measures, emphasizing also laboratory will enhance Dubai Civil Defense pioneering advancement worldwide.
He indicated also, establishment of ESL is the outcome of Dubai Civil Defense trends and strategy towards global leadership, in its different services branches and increasing services quality progressively, creating exceptional experience for customers and contributing in developing Dubai Government working system, which applies the vision of H. H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid ALmaktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, to achieve unexpected results to improve our service quality to reach global leadership.
Almatrooshi added, Safety Laboratory enhances the institutional role of Dubai Civil Defense Department, set to instill and implement best fire safety practices, ensures lives and properties protection sustainability, bolstering our trends to preserve environment and producing new ideas and initiatives which match Dubai strategy for Clean Energy 2050, which aims to convert Dubai into global hub for clean energy and green economy.
He stated also, Emirates Safety Laboratory (ESL) will support these efforts through its technological operations, and by contributing through building materials testing to enhance DCD developmental role and also in creating safe and friendly environment.
Emirates Safety Laboratory boosters capabilities and enablers of national industries, as per global competitiveness quality standards, so if related local products are tested accordingly, will allow them to compete in international market, stated Almatrooshi.
Gen. Almatrooshi had a field tour includes different pavilions of international companies specialized in renewable energy and green technology, discussed areas of potential cooperation with them in line with Dubai Civil Defense trends to sustain using clean and renewable energy.