DUBAI (ALETIHAD)
The General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police has organised specialised training workshops for 49 supervisors and security guards at Global Village, aimed at enhancing their skills in handling various traffic situations, organising traffic flow, and dealing with minor traffic accidents, thereby contributing to traffic safety and raising the level of security readiness at Global Village.
Acting Director of the General Department of Traffic at Dubai Police, Brigadier Essam Ibrahim Al Awar, explained that the workshops come within the Department's plan to qualify and train security guards of private institutions in the traffic field, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge to handle various traffic situations.
Additionally, he added, the workshops enable them to assist traffic officers in performing certain traffic tasks and procedures, thereby helping reduce response time to emergency reports, reduce the need for traffic patrols to move to minor accident sites, and enhance the sense of security and safety among community members.
Brig. Al Awar affirmed Dubai Police's keenness to strengthen partnership and cooperation with various institutions and entities and to raise the efficiency of their security personnel, through training and awareness programmes that help spread traffic culture, enhance compliance with traffic rules and regulations, and encourage the use of smart services provided by Dubai Police.
This comes in line with efforts to develop the security and traffic work system and raise the quality of services provided to the public.
He noted that the training workshops covered a set of theoretical and practical topics, including the duties and obligations of the traffic officer on the road, mechanisms for organising traffic flow using officer signals and the traffic whistle, and methods of reporting and handling traffic violations.
He added that the workshops also covered skills for dealing with the public and road users, the correct procedures for handling minor traffic accident sites, and how to use the Dubai Police smart app to submit minor accident reports.
Brig. Al Awar indicated that the training programme included a practical scenario simulating a minor traffic accident, giving participants the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge they acquired during the workshops, and learn about the procedures to be followed in such cases, enhancing their ability to act properly and deal efficiently with various traffic situations.
Furthermore, he highlighted that these workshops come within the framework of Dubai Police's continuous efforts to develop the capabilities of personnel in the field of security and safety.
It also enhances cooperation and integration with partners, contributing to achieving the highest levels of traffic safety and preserving the security and safety of community members and visitors to Global Village.
He added that the training programme included the implementation of a practical scenario simulating a minor traffic accident, with the aim of giving participants the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge they acquired during the workshops, and to learn about the procedures to be followed in such cases, enhancing their ability to act properly and deal efficiently with various traffic situations.
Brigadier Al Awar affirmed that these workshops come within the framework of Dubai Police's continuous efforts to develop the capabilities of workers in the field of security and safety.
It also comes to enhance cooperation and integration with partners, contributing to achieving the highest levels of traffic safety, and preserving the security and safety of community members and visitors to Global Village.