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The Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) recently held an awareness meeting on the subject of student protection, with private school principals from across the capital invited to the event. Full News here – Zawya.com – UAE News

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Principals briefed on all aspects of educational institutions’ role in protecting pupils Full News here – UAE news RSS feed

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Tony Bliss, lead road safety specialist at the World Bank, said: “Global statistics show that traffic accidents are the leading cause of deaths among children below the age of 10 in the GCC.” “Young people are facing the greatest risk of deaths on the roads in this region,” said Bliss, adding that traffic authorities in [...]

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By Staff  www.emirates247.com The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) last year managed to spot 50 accident-prone locations in Dubai and instituted appropriate remedies as per the Traffic Safety Strategy overseen by RTA Traffic ‘&’ Roads Agency.  Maitha bin Udai, CEO of Traffic and Roads Agency, said, “The traffic safety strategy mapped out by experts of [...]

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Engineer Maitha bin Udai, CEO of Traffic and Roads Agency, said: "The traffic safety strategy mapped out by experts of the Agency is partly based on technical reports and digital statistics of monitoring and following up spots witnessing frequent traffic accidents in Dubai and flagging them as Black Spots that require appropriate remedial measures," adding [...]

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Sixteen nursery schools have been fined in three months, while four did not have their licences renewed and were shut down, according to the Ministry of Social Affairs. Full News here – Khaleej Times : UAE News

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WAM WAM GENEVA: The UAE’s participation in the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), to be held between 22nd April-3rd May 2013, reflects t Full News here – WAM – LatestNews

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The Department of Transport on Wednesday unveiled new regulations governing school bus transportation systems in the emirate to ensure safer and more comfortable commuting of children. Full News here – Khaleej Times : UAE News

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Children jumping around the back seat, babies sitting unrestrained on driver’s laps, mothers locking the keys in the car along with the baby … it’s a wonder any children survive on these roads long enough to be able to eventually drive on them. Full News here – Khaleej Times : UAE News

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Plan, implement, and coordinate safety programs, requiring application of engineering principles and technology, to prevent or correct unsafe environmental working conditions. 1. Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. 2. Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. 3. Analyzing information [...]

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WAM GENEVA: The UAE has always been and will always be committed to ensuring global security. This was demonstrated by the UAE’s decision to join the NPT in 1995, Faris Mohammad Al Mazrouei, Assistant Foreign Minister for Security and Military Affairs said Full News here – WAM – LatestNews

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More than 50,000 pupils will be taught topics ranging from seat belts to bullies as campaign organisers visit schools. Full News here – UAE news

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More than 50,000 pupils will be taught topics ranging from seat belts to bullies as campaign organisers visit schools. Full News here – UAE news

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Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, opened a meeting Sunday in Riyadh to discuss nuclear safety issues after last week’s 6.1 magnitude quake about 96 kilometres southeast of Bushehr, the site of Iran’s reactor. The quake killed at least 37 people. Iran says there was no damage to the reactor [...]

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That fire, which authorities say was sparked by a discarded cigarette, left hundreds homeless and put the spotlight on safety in Dubai’s tower blocks. And the management of the Goldcrest Views 2 tower are determined not to be the next Tamweel by declaring the residential block must be clutter free and “smoke free”. The move [...]

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