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Community Center Abu Dhabi laws, legislations and associated codes of
practice;
A range of facilities are available on campus for Abu Dhabi • Provide safe workplaces - academic, research, and
University community and to the public in the community administrative - for faculty, staff and students;
center which is located near gate number 3 which includes:
• Provide information to faculty, staff, students and
● Blossom Nursery visitors/contractors about health and safety hazards;
• Identify risks and health and safety hazards and
● Community Mosque
provide the necessary corrective and preventive
● Sky Blue Laundry actions and encourage faculty, staff and students
report hazards;
● Royal Gulf Supermarket
• Provide information and safeguards for those on
● Royal Café Cafeteria campuses and in the surrounding community
● Vintage Male Barber Shop regarding environmental hazards arising from
operations at Abu Dhabi University;
● Shahd Ladies Beauty Center
• Ensure efficient utilization of energy, water, and other
● Community Party Room natural resources;
● Male & Female Gym • Ensure proper storage, segregation and disposal
● Lift Gym (CrossFit Gym) of the generated waste according to the UAE
Environmental regulation.
● Kids Playground
The Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Committee was
established in Abu Dhabi University with the responsibility of
Environmental Health and Safety recommending University-wide health and safety policies;
ensuring overall institutional compliance with policies,
ADU is committed to strong programs of accident and injury statutes, and regulations; monitoring the effectiveness of
prevention and to complying with all environmental, health the EH&S programs; identifying the risk at the workplace
and safety laws and regulations. Good health and safety and providing central health and safety services to all areas
practices are the responsibility of each faculty member, of the University.
staff member, student and visitors to the university. For EH&S and security related matters, you may contact the
Line responsibility for good health and safety practice following numbers: 02-5015860, 02-5015983 and
begins with each person in the campus, the supervisor 02-5015236.
in the workplace, laboratory or classroom and all levels
of management. In academic areas, supervisors include
the lab instructors, class instructors and faculty, or others
having direct supervisory authority. Academic levels of
management are the department chairperson or Deans
and the Provost. Administrative levels of management
include mid-management, Directors, and Vice Chancellor.
Final responsibility for Environment, health and safety policy
and programs rests with the Chancellor of the University.
Scope
Abu Dhabi University makes all reasonable efforts to:
• Ensure that all used equipment, substances and work
systems are suitable for their intended purposes and
take all practical steps to meet safety requirements;
• Protect the health and safety of Abu Dhabi University
faculty, staff, students, visitors and Contractors who
are present in the university campuses;
• Comply with all applicable UAE, international and

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