Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, revealed that it is a strategic partner for the ongoing 12th Professional Development Conference and Exhibition being held in the kingdom.

The five-day event will conclude on November 23, and is taking place at the Bahrain International Convention Centre, Gulf Hotel Bahrain.

Held under the patronage of Lieutenant General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Minister of Interior, the event is organised in coordination with the American Society of Safety Engineers – Middle East Chapter (ASSE - MEC), said a statement from the company.

The opening ceremony of the event was attended by Alba’s deputy chief executive officer Ali Al Baqali; Alba’s senior manager safety, health, and environment Mohd Khalil; and acting public relations manager Fatema Al Mohri, it said.

This conference is organised by the ASSE, an independent non-profit professional organisation that brings together key health, safety and environment professionals from public and private sectors as well as the regional academic institutions, to share experience, insights and latest innovative ideas to address the HSE challenges, it added.

Al Baqali said: “Our company believes that safety must be primary in everything we do. Our strong safety culture is due to the continuous commitment of all our employees across the plant.”

“Our support towards the conference is in line with our overarching goal of a safe working environment. By endorsing events such as these, we trust that we promote best practices of safety and health in the kingdom,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service