Sterilization campaign aims to facilitate over 8,000 companies resume full operations in Dubai
Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA), the leading trade and logistics hub announced its readiness to facilitate the full operations of over 8,000 companies through conducting a massive disinfection programme across all its facilities.
The area covered for internal fumigation and disinfection of buildings is around 3,300,000sqm equivalent to 462 soccer fields. The road disinfection campaign carried out a couple of months ago to limit the spread of the pandemic covered more than 35km.
The disinfection programme started in March 2020, and has not stopped since then. It has covered all office and accommodation buildings, security gates and commercial centres, as well as the main roads in JAFZA.
With the return of staff, JAFZA has implemented comprehensive policy and guidelines such as executing complete disinfection and sanitization programme for all equipment, vehicles, offices and other physical assets.
Isolation rooms have been identified, and all processes and procedures are in line with DHA guidelines for dealing with such cases. Such resolute measures will sustain business continuity and facilitate resumption of essential operations.
“We are working closely with all companies in JAFZA to continuously raise awareness about the required measures which will keep their staff and customers,” commented Mohammed Al Muallem, CEO & Managing Director, DP World, UAE Region and CEO, JAFZA.
