JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's Health and Safety Association said that work injuries in the private and public sectors amounted to over 67,000 in 2016, costing over SR370 million in medical treatment.
The highest number of work injuries recorded last year were of workers falling off high platforms at construction sites, while digging excavations and working in factories. Collisions came second. Suffocation inside underground septic tanks was the third cause of death or injury.
The numbers are based on the data provided by the General Organization for Social Insurance.
“It is more necessary now than ever to implement all safety measures and bring to account those responsible for shortcomings,” said Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, a representative of the organization.
He spoke at a recent meeting attended by over 300 industry safety specialists in Alkhobar.
He said the lack of training agency to teach Saudis safety forces
industrial companies to seek the expertise of foreigners to train their staff at high costs.
Work injuries cost over SR370 million in Saudi Arabia
Work injuries cost over SR370 million in Saudi Arabia
Saudi crown prince discusses Mideast situation with Turkish, British, Cypriot leaders
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had separate phone conversations with the leaders of Turkiye, UK, Cyprus about the ongoing Middle East crisis, the Saudi Press Agency reported early on Saturday.
During Crown Prince Mohammed and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s phone conversation, the crown prince expressed the Kingdom’s condemnation of the Iranian attacks targeting Turkiye, and affirmed Saudi Arabia’s support for all the measures Ankara takes to safeguard its security and territorial integrity.
The crown prince and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed the latest developments in the region and their repercussions on regional and international security.
Starmer also affirmed that the UK stands by Saudi Arabia in the face of the Iranian attacks targeting its territory, and supports all measures taken by the Kingdom to preserve its sovereignty, stability and territorial integrity.
The crown prince and President of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides discussed the latest developments in the region and their repercussions on security and stability. They also emphasized their rejection of any actions that could undermine the region’s security and stability.
