Nama Water Services records 52.7 million safe working hours as operations expand

Nama Water Services records 52.7 million safe working hours as operations expand

Muscat --- Nama Water Services recorded 52.7 million working hours with zero fatalities in 2025, as its operations and projects continued to expand. Working hours increased by more than 60 per cent compared with 2024.

The company’s health and safety system covers around 20,000 employees and workers from Nama Water Services and its contractors. The combined value of the projects, operations and activities covered exceeded RO 1 billion.

The company’s Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) fell to 0.020 in 2025, compared with 0.030 in 2024 and 0.060 in 2023.

In recognition of its performance, Nama Water Services received two international awards in 2026: the Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and the Gold Award for Health, Safety and Environment Excellence in the Engineering and Construction category from the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP).

Eng Bader bin Saud Al Maawali, Acting General Manager of Health, Safety, Security and Environment at Nama Water Services, said: “This recognition reflects years of sustained effort and the commitment of our employees and partners to making safety an integral part of every project and operation.

“As our activities continue to grow, we remain focused on strengthening risk management, developing our people and using data and technology to anticipate risks and maintain a safe working environment.”

In 2025, the company delivered 538,516 hours of health and safety training for employees and contractors and issued 22,200 electronic work permits to strengthen oversight of high-risk activities.

Its vehicles also travelled approximately 68 million kilometres without a lost-time injury, while the performance of its vehicle monitoring system improved by 75.7 per cent compared with the previous year.

Nama Water Services continues to strengthen its health and safety system across its operations in 10 governorates, with a focus on prevention, shared responsibility and continual improvement.