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ALRAQABA . ISSUE 15
• In an attempt to ensure the safety of SAB
employees, SAB organized a special event
for optional PCR COVID-19 tests. This event
took place on October 18, 2020, with the
participation of (267) of SAB employees.
• In support of the efforts of the Ministry of
Health (MOH) to promote vaccination by
both the citizens and residents, a COVID-19
vaccination campaign was organized by SAB.
This campaign was held, in cooperation with
MOH, through which more than 200 of SAB
employees received their jabs.
• SAB Information Technology Department
has taken numerous measures to respond to
the COVID-19 pandemic and enable remote
working by SAB staff. The employees were
provided with laptops and granted VPN
access to their work computers to carry out
their tasks from home. In this regard, a guide
was prepared to introduce SAB employees
to the main steps for connecting to the
network and provide the needed support for
the users in the event of technical difficulty.
A number of technical training programs
were organized in order to qualify a group
of trainers from the different sectors of SAB
to hold virtual meetings via MS Teams and
create Microsoft Office 365 accounts for
the existing and the newly recruited staff of
SAB. In the case of a virtual conference or
webinar, the IT Department would make sure
to equip the conference room with all devices
and materials required for holding this virtual
event. For maximum protection upon using
the VPN network, the department makes sure
to adjust the security settings of the laptops
to be used by SAB employees. In addition,
the electronic systems and databases are
remotely managed and maintained by the
IT department.
• The SAB Training and International Relations
Department has taken every effort to continue
with its mandated work amid the COVID-19
outbreak, along with maintaining the safety
of SAB employees, ensuring their capacity
development, and thereby achieving the
aspired sustainable professional excellence.
The department has therefore prepared a
study on the mechanism to be adopted for
e-learning, taking into consideration the
relevant mechanisms embraced by the local
and international entities. This initiative was
taken in line with the global trend of adopting
the concept of e-learning and virtual training
as an approved source. Upon approval of the
study on November 4, 2020, the terms and
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4. Hand sanitizers are provided across the
SAB building.
5. Social distancing measures are taken in
elevators.
6. Meeting rooms are closed and SAB
employees are encouraged to communicate
via emails and conference calls or virtual
meetings through Zoom, Microsoft Teams,
WhatsApp, etc.
7. Receiving personal or work-related visitors in
the workplace is prohibited for all SAB staff.
8. The cafeteria and the seating areas located in
the lobby of the SAB building are closed.
9. Employees are urged to have their meals
solely in their own offices and use their
personal utensils.
10. Prayers are only allowed in the designated
places or inside the offices while maintaining
social distance.
11. The number of service providers (i.e., porters
and maintenance workers) is reduced to
the minimum ratio required to perform the
essential tasks.
