OREANDA-NEWS. India's leading real estate company, DLF is pleased to announce that its office complexes in Gurgaon have achieved a five star grading from British Safety Council. This is the highest grading by British Safety Council in Occupational Health & Safety management system. The British Safety Council audited DLF's office buildings located in Gurgaon on 66 parameters of Occupational Health and Safety Management system.

The council audited DLF's 17 office buildings in Gurgaon on 66 parameters under five categories- Policy & Organisation, Strategy & Planning, implementation & operation, Performance measurement and Management Evaluation & Review.

“DLF is the first real estate company in the world to attain 5-star grading and its all because of management's commitment towards safety standards coupled with safety equipments installed in office buildings played a major role in DLF getting the highest grading”, Said, British Safety Council, Associate Auditor, Christopher McDermott.

Mr. Sriram Khattar, CEO of DLF's Rental Business said, “A Five Star grading from The British Safety Council is an overwhelming achievement for us and a testament to our passion, drive and commitment to safety. It not only encourages us to continuously strive for excellence but also places responsibility of continued adherence to the highest safety standards. DLF has inculcated safety as a core value of its business with enriching knowledge partnerships with DuPont and Bureau Veritas”.

The British Safety Council's Five Star OH&S audit provides organisations with a worldwide benchmark of their safety management systems against current best practices to enable continual improvement. The audit specifications were revised in 2013 to include performance measurements in additional safety management indicators (Leadership and Continuous Improvement) which are continually assessed, alongside other indicators, throughout the audit process.