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Occupational Safety and Work-Related Injury Control Efforts in Qatar: Lessons Learned from a Rapidly Developing Economy

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  • Rafael J. Consunji

    (Hamad Injury Prevention Program, Hamad Trauma Centre, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar)

  • Amber Mehmood

    (International Injury Research Unit, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA)

  • Nazia Hirani

    (Hamad Injury Prevention Program, Hamad Trauma Centre, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar)

  • Ayman El-Menyar

    (Hamad Injury Prevention Program, Hamad Trauma Centre, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar)

  • Aisha Abeid

    (Hamad Injury Prevention Program, Hamad Trauma Centre, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar)

  • Adnan A. Hyder

    (Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA)

  • Hassan Al-Thani

    (Hamad Injury Prevention Program, Hamad Trauma Centre, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar)

  • Ruben Peralta

    (Hamad Injury Prevention Program, Hamad Trauma Centre, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha 3050, Qatar)

Abstract

Work-related injury (WRI) control is an integral part of occupational safety. In rapidly developing Gulf countries such as Qatar with a predominantly expatriate workforce, WRI control is a complex issue often seen in conjunction with the implementation of labour laws and labour rights. We aimed to implement a public health approach to facilitate efforts to achieve long-term WRI control in Qatar. A range of initiatives helped to gain visibility and momentum for this important public health problem, including identifying and engaging with key stakeholders, workers’ surveys, steps to establish a unified injury database, and the implementation of a WRI identification tool in the electronic medical records. A contemporaneous improved enforcement of existent occupational safety regulations through heightened worksite inspections and efforts to improve living conditions for migrant workers also took place. WRIs are not only a Qatar-specific problem; the same issues are faced by neighbouring Gulf countries and other rapidly developing economies with large expatriate worker populations. These strategies are also useful starting points for similar countries interested in nurturing a safe, healthy and productive workforce.

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  • Rafael J. Consunji & Amber Mehmood & Nazia Hirani & Ayman El-Menyar & Aisha Abeid & Adnan A. Hyder & Hassan Al-Thani & Ruben Peralta, 2020. "Occupational Safety and Work-Related Injury Control Efforts in Qatar: Lessons Learned from a Rapidly Developing Economy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-12, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:18:p:6906-:d:416857
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    1. Hanan S. Tuhul & Amer El-Hamouz & A. Rasem Hasan & Hanan A. Jafar, 2021. "Development of a Conceptual Framework for Occupational Safety and Health in Palestinian Manufacturing Industries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(3), pages 1-28, February.

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