Abu Dhabi Emirates Transport branch sets new world record with largest first aid lesson

Abu Dhabi, May 1, 1013 (WAM) - Emirates Transport (ET) set a new world record as 1,700 employees packed the Abu Dhabi National Theatre to attend what became officially the largest first aid lesson in the world. The successful world record attempt, which was completed Saturday evening, was organised by the ET Abu Dhabi branch, as thrilled attendees easily smashed the previous record of 917. The latest feat is the second entry into the Guinness World Record by the federal transport corporation. In 2010, 390 ET buses travelled in a convoy to make en entry into the record books as the largest convoy of Hyundai school buses. The record setting evening was attended by the top brass management of ET, including Mohammed Abdulla Al Jarman, General Manager of ET and Waleed Al Mehairi, Executive Director of Transport '&' Leasing at ET, and Abu Dhabi branch manager, the principal architect of the successful world record. Al Mehairi, in a press release, said the new world record was the fruitful result of some hard work by the organising team and thanked everyone who was involved in the event mentioning, in particular, the ET bus drivers who constituted the largest segment of record breakers on the evening. Mohammed Al Jarman, General Manager of ET, lauded the latest achievement by the ET organising team and presented the new record as a gift to the leadership and people of the UAE. Representatives from the Guinness World Record praised the organisation and enthusiasm shown on the day, highlighting, in particular, the diligence of organisers during the counting process. – Emirates News Agency, WAM