Health Ministry concludes training on heat stress prevention during summer

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has concluded a training workshop on heat stress during the summer season, attended by approximately...

Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has concluded a training workshop on heat stress during the summer season, attended by approximately 250 occupational health and safety officers from companies operating in the State of Qatar. The workshop forms part of the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to raise awareness of occupational health and safety in workplace environments.

This workshop complements the field awareness campaigns carried out by the Ministry of Public Health in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour. These campaigns include the production of educational materials in multiple languages to ensure they reach the widest possible segment of the workforce.

Through the organisation of workshops and awareness campaigns, the Ministry of Public Health seeks to implement the Workplace Wellness Support and Follow-up Project, one of the projects under the "Occupational Health and Safety" initiative within the National Health Strategy 2024–2030. The aim is to create workplaces free from occupational diseases and injuries.

The two-day workshop aimed to raise awareness among occupational health and safety officers in companies about the importance of taking necessary preventive measures to avoid heat stress injuries, and to enable them to pass this knowledge on to workers within their companies.