The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, represented by the General Administration of Branches, has revealed that its monitoring teams conducted 1,191 field visits to industrial facilities across various regions of the Kingdom in February. These visits were part of the ministry’s regular rounds to monitor factories, assess their readiness, and ensure their compliance with quality standards and necessary requirements.
The ministry’s spokesperson, Jirah Al-Jirah, explained that during the past month, the field visits included 357 visits to factories in the Eastern region, 318 visits in Riyadh, 240 visits in Mecca, as well as 111 visits in Qassim, 73 visits in Asir, 39 visits in Al-Madinah, 16 visits in Tabuk, and 14 visits in Jouf. Additionally, 8 visits were carried out in Najran, 6 in Jazan, 5 in Hail, and 4 in Al-Baha.
Al-Jirah emphasized that the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources is committed to continuing its field visits to ensure industrial facilities adhere to necessary standards and regulations. This includes monitoring the compliance of national factories in providing high-quality products, meeting approved standards and specifications, verifying product safety, and addressing the situation of factories located outside industrial cities.
It is worth noting that the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources requires any industrial facility to obtain a safety license from the Civil Defense, provide safety measures according to the nature of the activity, ensure the availability of emergency exits, a firefighting system, and store raw materials and products safely.
