Emirates wins five awards in ground transport services

Dubai : At the recent Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awards ceremony in Dubai, Emirates Group Transport Services won five top awards; the gold award for health and safety performance, the gold award for leisure safety, a safety influencer of the year award for one of the Emirates team members, a highly commended award in the health and safety initiative, and the trophy award for best fleet safety in the Middle East.

Emirates is the only airline globally to claim a gold award for health and safety performance in transport and has been winning the award annually for the last four years. The gold award for health and safety performance covers overall health and safety performance for all aspects of the service that affect both staff and customers, while the gold award for leisure safety is for health and safety performance recognises services offered directly to guests and visitors. The trophy award for fleet safety was presented for excellence in managing occupational road risk in the Middle East.

In the UAE, Emirates operates a fleet of over a thousand vehicles to transport passengers, cabin crew and flight deck, as well as other employees to and from the workplace, averaging 2.5 million road trips in an average year. Emirates Group Transport Services operates in over 167 countries, offering Emirates customers Shuttle Services, and luxurious Emirates Chauffeur Drive services for First and Business Class passengers. 

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents is a UK-based organisation that focuses on promoting and facilitating occupational health and safety, and road, home, leisure and education safety around the world.