Agreement signed to build CDD station at Attarat power plant

By JT - Oct 17,2019 - Last updated at Oct 17,2019

AMMAN — The Civil Defence Department (CDD) and the Attarat Power Company (APCO) on Thursday signed an agreement to build a CDD station at the Attarat power plant in Umm Al Ghadran to reduce response time in the event of an emergency at the site.

The agreement stipulates that APCO will provide a building and administrative equipment to sustain the work of the station and the CDD will equip the station with operational necessities, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Under the agreement, the CDD will provide training to APCO employees on evacuation, first aid, firefighting and initial response procedures that should be taken until CDD personnel reach the site of an accident.

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