Qatar Chamber to Celebrate World Days for Safety and Health of Workers

Doha, April 19 (QNA) - Qatar Chamber will celebrate on April 28 the World Day for Safety and Health at Work with a number of ministers, businessmen, members of the Chamber's board of directors and directors of local and foreign companies operating in Qatar taking part. On the sidelines of the celebration, due to be held at Sheraton Doha Hotel, Qatar Chamber will launch a book on "The country’s achievements on occupational safety". During the inauguration ceremony of the book, Awards of Excellence are to be awarded to institutions proven to be distinct in the field of occupational health and safety. The initiative would stimulate enterprises and individuals to excellence in compliance with the requirements and standards of occupational safety and health, in addition to reduction of accident rates and work-related injuries. The move aims also at creating an environment of competition in this field and encouraging interest in the safety of the work environment and health of the workforce in Qatar. Awards will be allocated to the best Safety consultant, Safety Award for the best contractor in the large companies’ category, the best contractor for medium-sized companies and the award for the best workers in the safety field. Chairman of Qatar Chamber HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani said the Chamber's celebration marking the World Day for Safety and Health at Work comes to underline its keenness, along with other concerned bodies in the state, on the health and safety of workers who are viewed as a human wealth through which progress and development in the State of Qatar would be enhanced, noting that the state is witnessing significant economic growth, which requires the help of large numbers of skilled labor, especially that Qatar has taken upon itself to adhere to the highest quality standards in the production and delivery of services in accordance with international labor standards. He stressed that celebrating the World Day for Safety and Health at Work is considered as one of the most important social investments that the chamber can do along with the other activities which are in the interest of the Qatari society, due to their positive impact on the operational and production process and subsequently the sustainability of social, economic, individual and company growth including its ongoing contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).(QNA)