At this meeting, Dr. Mahmoudi, the mayor of Arak, emphasizing the need to institutionalize a culture of safety across all sectors of urban management, stated: All HSE officials of the municipality must, through targeted planning, continuous supervision, and leveraging the capacity of the urban management system, strive toward creating a safe city so that citizens, as the primary beneficiaries of municipal services, can enjoy urban services and spaces with the least possible risk and without incidents.
He noted the different nature and scope of HSE activities in municipalities compared with industrial organizations and stated: The HSE mission in the municipality is not limited solely to protecting human resources and employees; rather, protecting the health and safety of citizens must also be regarded as one of the main and inseparable responsibilities of this حوزه.
The mayor of Arak also emphasized the need for synergy, interaction, and use of the capacity of all deputy offices, organizations, districts, and affiliated units of the municipality, and called for the effective and responsible role of all sectors in advancing HSE goals and improving safety indicators across the city.
In the continuation, the head of the HSE department of the municipality of Arak, while presenting a report on the department’s actions and programs, emphasized the need to strengthen the HSE monitoring and supervision system, follow up on the resolutions of the Technical Protection and Occupational Health Council, and develop a preventive approach in identifying and controlling hazards in work environments and public spaces of the city.
In this session, after reviewing safety issues and challenges in various areas of urban management, the most important resolutions and executive axes were emphasized as follows:
1. Implementing the “Every Citizen, an HSE Supporter” plan: Establishing the executive and operational mechanism for the HSE supporter plan on the municipality’s 137 system platform, with the aim of involving citizens in identifying, reporting, and following up on hazards and improving urban environmental safety.
2. Standardizing playground equipment and urban parks: Providing a comprehensive report on the status of standardization, inspection, and safety improvement of playground equipment and park facilities, and following up on the removal of deficiencies and potential hazards with the aim of safeguarding the health of children and families.
3. Making the downtown pedestrianization projects safe: Planning and action by the Urban Development and Regeneration Organization to improve safety requirements in the implementation stages of downtown pedestrianization projects and prevent incidents for citizens and executing personnel.
4. Supervising the safety of service-providing agencies: Requiring monitoring and control of compliance with HSE requirements by agencies, service providers, and contractors active within the scope of pedestrianization projects, with emphasis on securing the operational area and citizens’ traffic routes.
5. Determining the status of the pit located in the cemetery: Reviewing the safety status of the existing pit within the cemetery area and following up on the necessary actions to determine its status, secure it, and remove potential hazards.
In conclusion, emphasis was placed on the need for continuous follow-up of resolutions, assigning executive responsibility to relevant areas, and presenting performance reports in upcoming HSE liaison council meetings.
Holding this meeting is assessed as part of strengthening the position of HSE in the urban management structure and moving toward realizing the approach of “safe municipality, safe citizen, and safe city”; an approach that pursues employee safety, citizens’ health, and the prevention of urban incidents as the main pillars of sustainable urban development.
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