Omran reaches safety milestone

Omran has completed 2 million man hours with no LTIs

Omran has announced the completion of 2 million man hours without lost time injuries during the one million m² development of the Asian Beach Games site, Oman.

To date, the construction team of 1564 workers have completed 409 days of work with an exemplary safety record, the firm told Construction Week.

“We place great importance on the safety and security of our staff and are delighted to have maintained such a high standard of safety at the Asian Beach Games site,” said Omran CEO Wael Al Lawati.

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The project, which broke ground in June last year, will feature sporting facilities, an athlete’s village, a four-star hotel, a 400-berth marina and a man-made lagoon for the game’s water-based events.

Twenty-five percent of the overall construction has now been completed by Omran, the Government of Oman’s tourism development and investment arm.

“Works to the marina that will host a large majority of the events is 70% complete while the other permanent structures are approaching 13% complete,” added Lawati.

The 2nd Asian Beach Games will be held in Muscat, Oman in December 2010 and the project is on track for delivery a month prior to the event.

Omran is also working on projects such as The Fort Hotel, a five-star development planned for the Bausher Mountains near Muscat, as well as the Ritz Carlton, and the Jebel Akhdar luxury hotel and spa development.