Qatargas has conducted an evacuation exercise at its Doha head office building in West Bay as part of its ongoing emergency preparedness programme.
The exercise was led by Qatargas’s Emergency Management Services with support from the Civil Defence. The Qatargas head office building is a 52-storey tower that currently houses employees of both Qatargas and Qatar Petroleum (QP).
Other parties involved in the exercise included Hamad Ambulance Services, police (Al Fazaa), Qatargas Initial Response Team, Qatargas Medical and trained floor wardens from both Qatargas and QP.
Randy Lee Stadler, chief safety, environment and quality officer at Qatargas, said: “The realism of the drill helps the first responders reap the benefit of practice. We get hands-on experience, which is invaluable when it comes to working with the Civil Defence, our first responder.”
Brigadier Hamad al-Duhaimi, Civil Defence operations director, said: “I am very happy with the well-organised fire safety and evacuation arrangements at the Qatargas Doha head office building.” He added that the exercise was carried out as part of a periodical preparedness assessment of the Civil Defence for any emergency situation.
Hassan Jassim Abu-Khamis, Qatargas emergency management services manager and chief fire officer, said: “We were encouraged by the Civil Defence’s support in conducting this exercise as it is important to ensure that the Qatargas Initial Response Team is well-informed and able to support the Civil Defence during a real emergency.”