Saudi-based Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) has achieved a major health & safety (OHS) milestone, clocking more than 30m man-hours of accident-free working, across a 19,181-strong workforce.

During that timeframe, the DGDA team said it also used more than 1,200 pieces of heavy equipment at its project site.

The DGDA believes that this outstanding milestone reflects the company’s continuous commitment to providing a safe working environment and validates the implementation of the OHS department’s comprehensive measures to mitigate risks, ensuring the well-being of people in the workplace, the statement said.

In late November 2022, DGDA said it had added 16 new global brands to its hospitality portfolio and, in early December 2022, it was announced that Time Out Market Riyadh would open in Diriyah Square by 2027.

Keeping health and safety at the forefront of Diryiah Company priorities, the OHS Management System provides the necessary protection from the hazards of occupational injuries for the giga-project’s contractors, employers and on-site labourers, it added.

The OHS department – which relies on a robust internal OHS Management System to fulfill the strategy of DGCL effectively and efficiently – has been working toward positioning itself as the regional and global benchmark for excellence in workplace safety management.

The achievement of 30m safe working hours is the first of its kind recorded by a current Saudi Arabian giga-project, the statement concluded.

In early January 2023, it was announced that Diriyah would become PIF’s fifth giga-project.