Parsons, a leader in engineering, construction, technical and management services, has announced that the Riyadh Metro project in Saudi Arabia, recently exceeded three million safe work hours without a single lost-time incident.

 

Parsons is part of the consortium, Riyadh Metro Transit Consultants (RMTC), which is the engineer of record for two Riyadh Metro contracts. RMTC is performing programme and construction management services as a consortium of three partners, the other two being French engineering groups Egis and Systra. Parsons has the lead role in health, safety and environment (HSE) management.

 

“Safety is one of Parsons’ six core values, and we are firmly committed to maintaining a safe and healthy environment in all of our offices and on each of our projects,” said Gary Adams, Parsons Group president. “I am very proud of the RMTC project team for achieving such a significant safety milestone; their shared commitment and combined efforts have seen the application of stringent HSE policies and standards enforced on site for all key stakeholders.”

 

Parsons has been working in the Middle East and Africa region for more than 60 years and has offices in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Bahrain.

 

Its portfolio of ongoing work in the region includes major oil and gas projects as well as highways, bridges, rail and transit, airports, ports, water infrastructure, plus hospitals, public schools, universities, mosques, and other public buildings.-TradeArabia News Service