SAUDI ARABIA

40 women graduate as accident investigators

June 21, 2018



Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH
— The General Directorate of Traffic and Najm for Insurance Services Company celebrated on Thursday the graduation of the first batch of 40 women investigators to handle and manage traffic accidents. The graduation ceremony was held at Four Seasons Hotel here in the presence of Director General of Traffic Maj. Gen. Muhammad Al Bassami.

Maha Al-Shanifi, director general of corporate communications and marketing at Najm, said the graduates have undergone an intensive training program after having been selected on the basis of clear and precise criteria to handle and manage accidents. She said that Najm’s decision to employ female investigators comes in line with the royal decree issued by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to make amendments in the Traffic Law and its executive regulations to allow women to drive, in line with the prescribed Shariah regulations.

Al-Shanifi emphasized the company’s keenness on improving its operations and accordingly had started training programs for women in order for them to qualify and take up jobs of accident investigators. She also underscored the significance of empowering women so as to make them an effective component in the society. She stressed the urgent need for female staff to take charge of investigating traffic accidents directly when women start driving from Sunday.

The Najm company announced earlier the opening of employment opportunities for women to take up jobs of investigators in the company after completing all the preparations to attract and train women cadres, who will be able to assume duty in the field of management and treatment of traffic accidents. The company had set three conditions for accepting Saudi women trainees to work as field investigators of traffic accidents: language proficiency, lack of criminal records, and readiness to work in morning and evening shifts.

Fahad Bin Ibrahim Al Akeel, CEO of Najm, stressed the importance of involving women in managing and handling of traffic accidents, saying that this would contribute to effective implementation of the royal decree to allow women to drive as well as to ensure the best solutions to handle emergency situations.

Al-Akeel said that Najm is working in partnership with the Traffic Directorate to enhance awareness of drivers, especially about safety rules, in line with the company’s strategy to improve the level of traffic awareness among road users and attending traffic accidents while maintaining the top international standards. This will, in a way, keep pace with realizing the goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and expanding the scope of work according to clear growth plans and upgrading in the provision of services.


June 21, 2018
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