UAE HSE Knowledge Centre

Daily summer check against the MOHRE midday break decision: work stopped 12:30–15:00, shade, cool water, rehydration salts and a heat-illness response.

MOHRE labour accommodation inspection

86 pts

Camp walk against Ministerial Resolution 44 of 2022: room occupancy and floor area, sanitation ratios, kitchens, potable water, fire safety and welfare records.

ADOSH-SF (formerly OSHAD) site compliance walk

86 pts

Abu Dhabi entity walk against the ADOSH-SF System Framework: management elements, risk assessment, heat stress, height, PPE, signage and reporting.

Dubai Municipality construction safety inspection

Dubai site walk against the Code of Construction Safety Practice: HSE plan and officer ratio, hoarding, height and scaffold, excavation, lifting, power and statistics.

Civil Defence fire precautions on a construction site

Fire and life safety walk against the UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice: firefighting provision, hot work, flammable storage, escape and drills.

EAD dust and environmental controls

Abu Dhabi environmental walk against the CEMP requirements: PM10 monitoring against 150 µg/m³, dust suppression, wheel wash, spill control and waste manifests.

Trakhees EHS site inspection

Trakhees-jurisdiction walk: registered officers, permit regime, height and confined space controls, equipment colour coding, welfare ratios and reporting.

Site set-up and mobilisation

82 pts

Everything that must exist before the first work front opens: approvals, boundary, utilities, logistics and emergency arrangements.

Site welfare, sanitation and drinking water

84 pts

Weekly welfare walk covering toilets, washing, rest and eating areas, drinking water and prayer facilities.

Induction, training and competency

83 pts

Verifies every person on site has been inducted, is competent for their task and that high-risk roles hold valid third-party cards.

PPE issue, condition and use

86 pts

Checks PPE is issued, recorded, fit for the hazard, in condition and actually being worn.

Working at height and edge protection

88 pts

Height walk covering access, edge protection, openings, fall arrest, rescue and dropped objects.

Scaffolding and temporary access

80 pts

Weekly scaffold inspection covering foundation, tie-in, platforms, tagging and modifications.

Excavation, shoring and utility strike prevention

Daily excavation check covering services, support, access, edge loading, water, atmosphere and public protection.

Lifting operations and cranes

81 pts

Lift-day check covering the lift plan, appointed persons, certification, gear, ground conditions and exclusion zones.

Confined space entry

88 pts

Entry-day check covering permits, isolation, gas testing, ventilation, attendants, communication and rescue.

Permit to work audit

Audit of the permit system itself: issue, display, cross-checks, suspension, handback and register accuracy.

Demolition and strip-out

Pre-start and daily checks for demolition: survey, isolation, structural sequence, exclusion, dust and waste.

Temporary works, formwork and falsework

Verifies temporary works are designed, checked, loaded and struck under control.

Plant, vehicles and site traffic management

Traffic and plant walk covering routes, segregation, reversing, operator competence and daily inspections.

MEWPs, forklifts and telehandlers

84 pts

Pre-use checks for mobile elevating work platforms and materials-handling plant, including rescue from height.

Temporary electrical installations and tools

Electrical safety walk covering distribution, RCDs, cables, generators, portable tools and isolation.

Fire prevention and hot work

88 pts

Daily hot work and fire prevention check for a construction site, including cylinders, watch periods and escape.

Hazardous substances, SDS and silica dust

Chemical and dust controls: register, SDS, labelling, storage, exposure control and health surveillance.

Emergency preparedness and first aid

Tests that the site can actually respond: alarm, muster, roll call, first aid, medical route and drills.

Housekeeping, materials and waste

The walk that prevents most slips, trips, fires and dropped objects: access, storage, waste and cleanliness.

Environmental controls: dust, noise, water and spills

Site environmental walk usable in any Emirate, covering dust, noise, water, spills, wildlife and complaints.

Night work, shift handover and lone working

Checks for night shifts: approvals, lighting, supervision, fatigue, communication and handover.

Monthly HSE management system audit

Office-side audit closing the loop: legal register, risk assessments, inspections, incidents, actions and review.

Fuel storage and refuelling

Diesel tanks, bowsers, drums and generator day tanks: siting, 110% bunding, dispensing rules, fire protection, spill response and the records inspectors ask for.

Training your people need

From the authority training directory, research current as at 23 September 2026. Open the full directory and planner.

Course / competency	Jurisdiction	Who it applies to	Classification
First aider: first aid, CPR and AED	Abu Dhabi	Designated workplace first aiders and construction-site emergency personnel	Authority-approved or authority-accepted training/credential
First-aid trainer/provider accreditation and practical assessment	Abu Dhabi	Employers selecting first-aid courses and first-aid training providers/awarding bodies	Authority-approved or authority-accepted training/credential
Permit-to-work issuer/receiver and hot-work permit competence	Abu Dhabi	Responsible persons issuing/accepting permits, supervisors, contractors and workers undertaking permit-controlled work	Contract/client or permit condition
Project environmental/waste-management competence and approved waste-service-provider controls	Abu Dhabi	Principal contractors, environmental coordinators, waste supervisors and subcontractors handling construction waste	Contract/client or permit condition
Construction OSH Officer qualification/appointment	Abu Dhabi	Employers in industrial and construction sectors; appointed OSH Officers	Explicit regulator requirement
Hot-work operator competence (welding, cutting, grinding) and fire-watch awareness	Abu Dhabi	Employees and contractors performing or supervising hot work; persons implementing hot-work controls	Explicit regulator requirement
OSH construction management-plan competence (ADOSH-SF CoP 53.1)	Abu Dhabi	Employers, principal contractors, project OSH managers and anyone with a direct role in managing, supervising or monitoring the OSH-CMP	Explicit regulator requirement
Plant and equipment operator/supervisor competence (including MEWP/forklift/mobile plant)	Abu Dhabi	Operators, contractors, exposed employees and supervisors of plant/equipment	Explicit regulator requirement
Project construction-site induction and life-safety induction	Abu Dhabi	All persons entering the construction site, including visitors, contractors, subcontractors, office-based staff and workers	Explicit regulator requirement
Weekly, project-specific toolbox-talk competence	Abu Dhabi	All construction employees; competent persons delivering toolbox talks	Explicit regulator requirement
Working-at-height and fall-protection competence, including rescue	Abu Dhabi	All persons exposed to or involved in work at height; rescuers and supervisors	Explicit regulator requirement
Fire/life-safety emergency response, evacuation and extinguisher competence	Abu Dhabi	Construction-site emergency teams, fire wardens, workers and contractors where required by the project fire strategy or ADCDA conditions	Information unavailable—verify with authority
Licensed Contractor / Competency Licence for LV electrical installation work	Abu Dhabi industrial & specialist	Electrical contractors performing work on Abu Dhabi electrical installations, and competent personnel under the licensed contractor	Authority-approved or authority-accepted training/credential
ADNOC contractor HSE management, training-competency and emergency preparedness evidence	Abu Dhabi industrial & specialist	Suppliers/contractors applying for ADNOC work groups where HSE prequalification category requires attachments	Contract/client or permit condition
Permit-to-work, confined space, isolation/zero-energy and control-of-energy awareness	Abu Dhabi industrial & specialist	ADNOC employees, contractors and subcontractors performing or supervising controlled energy-sector work	Contract/client or permit condition
ADOSH-SF competency-based training and assessment program	Abu Dhabi industrial & specialist	Abu Dhabi employers and persons assigned safety-critical tasks or roles	Explicit regulator requirement
Essential Food Safety Training (EFST) certificate	Abu Dhabi industrial & specialist	All food handlers operating in Abu Dhabi, including construction-camp and project-catering personnel where they handle food	Explicit regulator requirement
Fall-arrest rescue and emergency response competency	Abu Dhabi industrial & specialist	Workers using fall-arrest systems and designated rescuers	Explicit regulator requirement
Project OSH-CMP implementation, construction induction and life-safety awareness	Abu Dhabi industrial & specialist	Principal contractors, employers, supervisors, workers, contractors and subcontractors with roles in implementing or monitoring the OSH-CMP	Explicit regulator requirement
Task-specific hazardous-waste handling and environmental-control training	Abu Dhabi industrial & specialist	Construction personnel whose tasks involve hazardous waste or other project-specific environmental hazards	Explicit regulator requirement
Work-at-height / fall-protection equipment user competency	Abu Dhabi industrial & specialist	All persons exposed to fall hazards and employers assigning work at height	Explicit regulator requirement
Fire/life-safety construction safeguards, egress, standpipe, sprinkler and extinguisher competence	Abu Dhabi industrial & specialist	Designers, contractors, fire-system installers, site managers and workers on projects subject to Abu Dhabi building permits and Civil Defence review	Information unavailable—verify with authority
Plant and equipment operator competency	Abu Dhabi industrial & specialist	Operators and supervisors using construction plant/equipment, with exact authorization determined by task, equipment and client	Recommended construction-HSE competence
Building-permit, approved-method-statement and construction safety compliance competence	Ajman	Ajman-licensed contractors, consultants, project managers and site HSE leads	Contract/client or permit condition
Chemical handling, SDS/MSDS literacy and chemical-storage emergency response	Ajman	Contractors, stores personnel and workers handling chemicals or maintaining chemical-material warehouses in Ajman	Contract/client or permit condition

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Who regulates you here

Trakhees / PCFC

Critical authority interface for EHS, construction permits, inspections, accident reporting and work-control requirements

MoHRE

Labour, OSH, heat stress, injury reporting, accommodation

Ministry of Interior / UAE Civil Defence

Fire and life safety code and Civil Defence framework

MOCCAE

Federal environmental policy, protected species and environmental obligations

Dubai Development Authority (DDA)

Construction safety code, HSE officer approval records, inspections

Dubai Municipality (DM)

Building permits, public health, waste, environmental and municipal inspections

Dubai Civil Defence (DCD)

Fire/life safety, fire systems, temporary fire arrangements

DEWA

Power/water utility approvals, service protection, energisation

RTA

Road works, traffic diversions, abnormal loads, right-of-way

DCAA

Aviation easement, crane/building height NOC

SIRA

Security systems, guards and regulated security providers

DHA

Site clinic, medical providers and healthcare facilities

JAFZA

EHS regulation form, fire, waste, accidents, traffic, accommodation, security

DMCC

Fit-out, contractor permits, community HSE and waste controls

Dubai South

Free-zone, logistics, aviation and contractor access requirements

DIFC

Fit-out, building management, contractor access, fire/public interface

DSOA / other free-zone authorities

Free-zone building/EHS/access and contractor controls

DMT / Abu Dhabi Municipality

Construction permit HSE plan, roads/municipality approvals