The waste industry is essential for highly industrialized cities and urbanized villages as well. Nowadays, the development of technologies for transporting, sorting, and recycling waste has reached the stage where the workers’ ecological values and healthy work conditions could be incorporated. As such, in the United Arabian Emirates, Bee’ah concentrates on environmental and waste management and embraces the power of “renewable energy, green mobility, transport, education, and technology” (Bee’ah, n.d., para. 3). However, the great capacities of the industry as a whole and the company in particular come with great responsibility. The treatment of complex tools used for providing the organization’s services is to be done by people with specialized education. Moreover, these technologies need examination for being apt and safe for exploitation. A special attention is paid the the risk assessment of the lone operators’ workplace; in Bee’ah, the safety precautions correspond to the European standards and UAE laws.
Since not every facility requires several regular workers for its maintenance, lone operators sometimes perform services for the company. In the industry, workers of such a type are helpful in the waste and recycling sector since they can repair, examine, and sustain the tools, instruments, and technologies for use. Lone workers are recognized as so when they operate without any additional assistance or support. Despite the mobility and the company’s financial resources saved being a valuable part of the lone workers’ aids, there are hazards to be considered. Lack of supervision and support from others may lead to emergencies threatening the lives of the staff and the preservation of the company’s property. Thus, the lone workers in the waste management industry are useful but require a safe environment and risk assessment programs.
However, Bee’ah follows a set of obligations guaranteeing the workplace conditions that would be safe for its workers. According to Bee’ah’s health, safety, and environmental policy document, the company obeys the demands of ISO 45001 of 2015 and 2018, the international standards for manufacturing products or services (Bee’ah, 2021). Moreover, the UAE and Sharjah Municipality laws guide the organization in its work (Bee’ah, 2021). The ISO requirements include several levels of risk identification and assessment. The evaluation of workplace conditions and activities prescribed to an individual reveals the possible danger coming from them. Consequently, a methodology for controlling the reported risks should be developed (ISO 45001 – Clause 6.1.2: Hazard Identification and Assessment of Risks and Opportunities, 2018). In a team, disagreements often arise because of one’s unwillingness to follow the safety rules for various activities. Therefore, the company has a guide for risk assessment but should regulate its workers so that they entirely comply with the requirements.
To conclude, highly developed industries such as waste management ought to coordinate with the demands for workplace safety due to their technological advancements. The companies engaged in work with various devices and tools of high complexity may require lone workers. These people do not need assistance from others, but special attention should be paid to their safety. Finally, Bee’ah has a policy of risk assessment for such cases.
References
Bee’ah. (n.d.). About us. Web.
Bee’ah. (2021). Health, safety, and environmental policy. Web.
ISO 45001 – clause 6.1.2: Hazard identification and assessment of risks and opportunities. (2018). Pegasus. Web.