It is noticed during weekly safety walk that ABM employees entered in to the unprotected MEP shaft in Podium 7; without wearing and anchoring their full body harness to do block works. An approved Permit To Work inside the shaft was unavailable.( This work was immediately suspended).  ABM shall not proceed any block works inside the shaft without submitting a specific detailed risk assessment for Engineer's approval.  All shafts shall be protected by lockable steel mesh gates and accessed only under permit. ABM shall ensure this particular requirement from EMAAR is complied without fail in order to avoid fatal accidents in the project.
Hazard category: Falls from height