Build Safe UAE is a 'Not-for-Profit' organisation aimed at improving the Health, Safety & Welfare conditions of all construction industry stakeholders working in the UAE.

By sharing experiences this group hopes to demonstrate that accidents are preventable and that safety is ethically "the right thing to do" and business-wise "the smart thing to do".

In the United Arab Emirates, communicating Health, Safety & Welfare information to multi cultural / semi literate construction workforces remains a huge but common challenge for all construction stakeholders in the region.

The workforces consist of a large population of people from different backgrounds, nationalities & cultures who originate from countries which enforce no real standards of Health, Safety & Welfare.

These workers may not have even worked on a construction site before; therefore construction activity poses an enormous level of risk if not addressed properly.

In an effort to raise awareness & educate these workers on how to prevent accidents on construction sites; Build Safe UAE has partnered with SpeechBubble^TM Middle East to demonstrate Safety Talks.

"By using these animated multilingual training aids we were able to communicate safety messages on Working in Hot Weather & Working at Heights in Arabic, English, Hindi & Urdu in a clear & unambiguous way."

"The feedback we have received from our membership has been tremendous & the true benefits of this tool are easily realised as they are tested & applied in practice".

Any Regulator, Developer, Contractor, Project Manager, Designer or Industry Group of the construction industry is free to join Build Safe UAE.

For more information, you are invited to visit & explore the Build Safe UAE website www.buildsafeuae.com or for more information please email: Elias.McGrath@eu.bovislendlease.com.

Also please feel free to view the sample Safety Talk "Working in Hot Weather" or contact SpeechBubble^TM Middle East at our website www.speechbubble.ae.

SpeechBubble^TM are pleased to announce a working partnership with Earlsmere Ltd (www.earlsmere.co.uk).

Earlsmere have produced a powerful software solution that manages employees exposure to Hand & Arm Vibration (HAV) when using power tools. "Tool Minder" (www.earlsmere.co.uk/toolminder) is a smart and unique piece of software that manages HAV exposure data to ensure accurate records are maintained of the hours and intensity of exposure to vibration when workers are operating machinery.

They felt that SpeechBubble^TM Safety Talks HAV guidance material was unparalleled and after some discussions (over coffee and biscuits) we are pleased to now be shipping a FREE demo of SpeechBubble^TM Safety Talks with every copy of "Tool Minder".


As a company that shares the same values, we are really pleased to partner with Earlsmere, and their innovative and beneficial product.

SpeechBubble^TM recently met with John Gault who is responsible for Health & Safety for the South Eastern Regional College (www.serc.ac.uk). Every year he has to ensure that everyone receives a Health & Safety induction prior to starting their courses.

He attended an expo' where one of our distributors, SETA (www.setatraining.com) demonstrated SpeechBubble^TM "Safety Talks".

John thought it would be perfect for their induction needs and got in touch to purchase a full UK 3 Volume Edition. In addition when we met John, he explained that he'd love to use SpeechBubble Safety Talks across their entire staff for the safety inductions .

SpeechBubble^TM helped them by organising a temporary unlimited licence which perfectly suited his purposes.