PEIE seminar to discuss safety and security standards

Muscat: Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE) will organise a seminar on safety and security standards at industrial units, in cooperation with the Capital Market Authority (CMA), under the auspices of Abdullah bin Salim Al Salmi, executive president of the CMA.
The seminar, which will be held at the Crowne Plaza Muscat on Wednesday, will underline the importance of providing insurance coverage for industrial units and small and medium enterprises, which require provision of appropriate security and safety standards due to the risks involved, further to establishing the concepts of occupational safety for the employees of such enterprises.
Various papers will be presented at the seminar by the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance, Oman Insurance Association, Samara Training Services, and the Oman Reinsurance Company.
The discussion will touch upon a variety of aspects, including the concept of security and safety at industrial firms; the importance of safety and security requirements; industrial fire and its prevention; requirements of reinsurance companies; safety of lives and public and private properties; how to face natural disasters; protection of economic wealth, including factories and utilities; practices that help prevent the outbreak of fire; evaluation of risks and their types in terms of chemical and physical hazards; among other topics.