Seminars

Emissions Reduction from Public Transportation

Tuesday, 01 Oct 2024 @ 03:10 pm - 03:30 pm
Arenal 1 Hall

Speaker(s)

Eng. Nada Jasim

Engineer Nada Jasim has over 18 years of experience and holds a Master’s in Public Administration from Mohamed Bin Rashid School of government, and Bachelor’s from UAE University majoring in Chemical Engineering and Petroleum in 2001. She continued her career achieving multiple certifications including the NEBOSH Certificate of health and safety and Certificate in Safe Behavior in 2004. She is a certified lead auditor in OHSAS 18001 in occupational health & safety, ISO 50001 in energy management, ISO 22301 Business continuity management, ISO 14001 Environmental Management and is also a Certified Sustainability Manager. Eng. Nada is currently the Director of Safety, Risk, Regulation & Planning Department of the Roads and Transport Authority, Dubai. She is been with RTA since 2008 in the role of managing HSE strategies and policies, and as Deputy Director of Safety, Risk Regulation and Planning Department since 2014. The Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA’s) core mandate is to develop Surface Transportation (Road, Rail, Marine, Buses and Taxis) Infrastructures and Services (E.g.: Vehicle Registration, Driver Licensing, etc.) to support the development of the Emirate of Dubai while improving the quality of life for residents and visitors. RTA is very large and complex organization, which, combines regulation, design, construction, operations, maintenance and provision of transport related services under one organization. Her current role as the Director of Safety, Risk, Regulation & Planning Department include overseeing the strategic and governance functions of: • Safety Certification and Regulation of all Railway Systems in the Emirate of Dubai. • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Systems of RTA • Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems across RTA • Managing the Crisis and Business Continuity Management Systems of RTA • Managing Transport Accident Investigations and Reporting • Independent Safety and Risk Auditing to assure compliances • Sustainability Governance and Green Economy, including Energy and Emission Management and Climate Change Management. With over 18 years of experience, she has also worked previously as Head of Area Safety at Dubai Aluminum Company (DUBAL) and Technical Manager at Schlumberger onshore Operations in Abu Dhabi – ADCO. She is a Member in: • Society of Engineers-UAE (SoE) – Professional Engineering Chapter Steering Council (PEC-SC) • Technical Member in the National Committee for Occupational Health & Safety Standards under ESMA-UAE.