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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Monday 10 February 2014 10 Rabial II 1435 - Volume 18 Number 5971 Price: QR2 Woqod New Zealand International win first Test to expand in a thriller Business | 25 Sport | 36 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Ashghal using Industrial Area fire mobile labs to ensure quality Project sites under close scrutiny DOHA: The Public Works sub-contractors. Ashghal recently Authority (Ashghal) is set to suspended the approval of a lab launch mobile laboratories pending improvement in its qual- to conduct on-the-spot qual- ity systems and full compliance ity checks at its project sites. with its requirements. The state-of-the-art labs will Ashghal believes that the new be equipped with cutting-edge system will help ensure the quality technologies to ensure that of its projects in a foolproof man- materials used for the projects ner. The mobile team will be led adhere to quality standards set by Ashghal’s quality and safety by Ashghal. department inspection team. In the run-up to the 2022 FIFA The mobile units are equipped World Cup, Ashghal is involved in with apparatus to test soil, aggre- multi-billion riyal projects. The gate, concrete, roads and pave- idea behind launching the mobile ments, and fire resistance. It can laboratories is to make sure, in a also carry out geotechnical and Vehicles of emergency services near the scene of a major fire at a warehouse on Street No. 24 in the Industrial Area yesterday. It took Civil Defence better and more efficient manner, environmental tests. The road personnel more than five hours to bring the blaze under control. According to locals, the fire started at around 6.30 am. No one was injured in the that all its projects are strictly fol- testing equipment in the mobile incident. However, the entire warehouse was gutted. More pictures on page 10 SALIM MATRAMKOT lowing quality guidelines set by the laboratory can check the quality country. of the asphalt mixture and even “The labs will be equipped assess the lifespan of the road. with advanced apparatus capable It can test the density and tem- of conducting all sorts of tests, perature of the asphalt and deter- including chemical and geological mine the thickness and density of Iran to cooperate in UN N-bomb probe tests. The labs will make sure the bitumen. projects are strictly following the “The test to reconfirm the qual- VIENNA/DUBAI: The UN the West fears that Iran wants to with the IAEA meant to help development of Exploding Bridge quality, safety and environmental ity of the asphalt mixture is the nuclear agency said yesterday develop atomic arms. allay concern about the nuclear Wire detonators”. Although such standards being set by the coun- first of its kind to be launched in that Iran had agreed to start The deal could also send a pos- programme. fast-functioning detonators have try”, an Arabic daily reported. the region. The lab has the facility addressing suspicions that it itive signal to separate negotia- For the first time, one of them some non-nuclear uses, they can Currently, over a dozen pri- to assess the quality of the treated may have worked on designing tions between Iran and six world specifically dealt with an issue also help set off an atomic device. vate laboratories authorised by water being used to make the mix- an atomic weapon, a potential powers which are due to start on that is part of the UN nuclear “It is an important issue and it Ashghal conduct quality checks ture”, the daily reported. breakthrough in a long-stalled February 18 in Vienna, aimed at agency’s inquiry into what it calls is good that the agency can now on construction material used in In the event of the mobile labo- investigation into Tehran’s reaching a broader diplomatic the possible military dimensions tackle it,” former chief IAEA its projects. As per the existing ratories finding that a contractor atomic activities. settlement with the Islamic state. to Iran’s atomic activities. Iran inspector Herman Nackaerts practice, it is the responsibility of had compromised with quality The development — although The International Atomic has repeatedly denied any such said. But he made clear that the engineers and consultants to standards, Ashghal will get its limited for now — marked a step Energy Agency said Iran had ambitions. much work remained in order ensure that materials testing labo- results checked by internation- forward in an international push agreed during talks in Tehran to It said Iran would provide to fully clarify the IAEA’s con- ratories proposed by the contrac- ally competent labs to reconfirm to settle a decade-old dispute take seven new practical meas- “information and explanations cerns: “It is a first step in a long tor are totally independent and in the findings. over Iran’s nuclear programme. ures within three months under for the agency to assess Iran’s process.” no way related to the contractor or THE PENINSULA Tehran says this is peaceful, while a November transparency deal stated need or application for the REUTERS Bizarre accident Snowden used simple A CELEBRATION1 OF software to mine data LOS ANGELES: The National The unusual activity triggered Security Agency whistle-blower a brief challenge from agency offi- Edward Snowden used inexpen- cials but Snowden persuaded them sive and widely available soft- it was legitimate and continued ware to plunder the agency’s mining data. networks, it has been reported, “We do not believe this was an raising further questions about individual sitting at a machine and TOMORROW’S why he was not detected. downloading this much material in EDITION OF Intelligence officials investigat- sequence,” an unnamed official told THE PENINSULA ing the former contractor, who the Times. The process, the official WILL INCLUDE leaked thousands of documents said, was “quite automated”. to media outlets last year, deter- Web crawlers move from web- A 24-PAGE SPECIAL mined that he used web crawler site to website, following links SUPPLEMENT ON software designed to search, index embedded in each document, NATIONAL and back up websites to “scrape” and can copy everything they highly classified files, the New York encounter. SPORT DAY In a bizarre accident, a moving car split into two near Umm Al Afai on Al Shahaniya Road yesterday, Al Sharq Times reported yesterday. THE GUARDIAN reports. The paper cited unusually high speed as the cause of the accident. No further details were available. Climb to better health, SCH urges employees DOHA: The Supreme Council stickers and posters highlighting encourage healthy habits among This is the easiest and most of Health (SCH) has launched a the importance of physical exer- the staff, such as simple physical effective physical exercise in daily campaign at its offices to mark cise and the health benefits of exercises at the office and outside, life since it does not require any National Sport Day, encour- climbing steps. a healthy way of sitting in the equipment and no need to go to aging its employees to use the “Your are about to burn five office and quitting smoking. a gym. It can be practiced while stairs instead of the elevator as times more calories than using Dr Sheikha Al Anoud bint coming to the office or while going a simple way to a healthy life. the elevators” reads a poster. Mohammed Al Thani, head of the back and at other places,” said Al The campaign will begin tomor- Employees can calculate how Health Promotion and Non com- Anoud. She said the first phase row, on National Sport Day, and much calories they have burned municable Diseases Department of the campaign involved collect- continue in the months to come. while climbing every floor. “4th at the SCH, said that the new ing health data of the employees Jassim Ibrahim Fakhroo, direc- floor. 17. 5 calories burned from move was a very important step through a questionnaire to identify tor of Media and Public Relations first floor,” reads another poster. towards improving modern life- their heath condition and health at the SCH, said yesterday that Fakhroo said the initiative was styles, which provide no room for requirements. The survey con- some of the elevators at the SCH part of an ongoing campaign called regular physical activity. ducted through email has evoked headquarters will be stopped as “Healthy workplace” launched by “Climbing steps will help burn a tremendous response among the part of the campaign. Staircases the SCH for its employees early calories, stimulate the brain cells employees. A message on the lift urging people to use the stairs. have been decorated with this year. This campaign aims to and improve blood circulation. THE PENINSULA MONDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2014 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Airport parking facility not ‘user-friendly’ Visitors complain about lack of space and lifts to move luggage to first floor of arrivals terminal BY SACHIN KUMAR then locating them is another challenge as parking sections do not have any DOHA: The temporary double-deck number or identification marks. parking facility at the arrivals ter- “All sections are alike which makes it minal of Doha International Airport difficult for me to find my car. Usually I is not ‘user-friendly’, according to remember the face of a security person passengers. standing in the section to locate it,” said Lack of space and some basic facili- a Qatari woman who had come to receive ties are among complaints about the new relatives. parking structure. The metal-structured facility also One passenger said there were no ele- makes passengers worry about safety vators or lifts and due to lack of space, it as they use parking facilities built with becomes difficult for motorists to move brick and mortar elsewhere which give and park, especially during peak hours them a feeling of comfort and safety.