The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources represented by the General Directorate of Comprehensive Industrial Service Centers and the Compliance Directorate “1,579” field visits to industrial facilities in a number of regions across the Kingdom during the month of June; this was part of efforts to monitor factories, assess their readiness, and ensure their compliance with quality standards and necessary requirements.
Riyadh factories topped the number of visits
The Ministry’s official spokesperson, Jarah bin Mohammed Al-Jarrah, explained that the field visits conducted last month included: 609 visits to factories in the Riyadh region, 292 visits in the Makkah region, 212 visits in the Eastern Province, and 119 visits in the Asir region, while 74 visits were conducted in the Qassim region, 60 visits to factories in the Madinah region, 57 visits in the Hail region, and 54 visits in the Jazan region, as well as 29 visits to factories in the Najran region, 25 visits in the Northern Border region, 23 visits in the Tabuk region, 18 visits in the Al-Baha region, and 7 visits in the Al-Jawf region.
He confirmed that the Ministry’s field visits are conducted on a regular basis to assess the readiness of Industrial facilities and ensuring the application of necessary standards and requirements, monitoring factories" compliance with providing high-quality products in accordance with approved standards and specifications, verifying product safety, and rectifying the conditions of factories located outside industrial cities.
Stimulating local industries
He emphasized that through these visits, the ”Ministry of Industry" seeks to stimulate local industries across all sectors, monitor the quality of local products, and strengthen cooperation with its partners in the sector; in order to keep pace with the industrial momentum in the Kingdom, thereby reflecting a positive image of the quality of national products and their ability to compete globally, in addition to meeting the needs of the local market and enhancing its supply.
It is worth noting that The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources requires any industrial facility to obtain a safety license issued by the Civil Defense, and to provide safety measures appropriate to the nature of its operations, in addition to ensuring the availability of emergency exits, a fire suppression system, and the safe storage of raw materials and products.
