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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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Consunji, Rafael J., Mehmood, Amber, Hirani, Nazia, El-Menyar, Ayman, Abeid, Aisha, Hyder, Adnan A., Al-Thani, Hassan, Peralta, Ruben·2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI 10.3390/ijerph17186906PMC PMC7559236
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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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    “However, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding regarding the risk mitigation strategies implemented across different regions, along with limited evidence on their combined impacts on non-fatal injuries (Almaskati et al. 2024; Chan et al. 2023; Consunji et al. 2020; Van der Molen et al. 2018; Lehtola et al. 2008).”

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    Section 3 says that Qatar lacked reliable data to assess the effectiveness of different injury-prevention interventions. The Introduction and Discussion §4.2 also identify gaps in data on mild-to-moderate injuries. The paper does not establish a lack of understanding across different regions or specifically assess evidence on strategies’ combined impacts on non-fatal injuries. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Consunji, R. J., Mehmood, A., Hirani, N., El-Menyar, A., Abeid, A., Hyder, A. A., Al-Thani, H., & Peralta, R.
Affiliations
  • Hamad General Hospital (QA)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • George Washington University (US)
Corresponding author
Consunji, Rafael J.
ORCID
Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-09-21
Volume
17
Issue
18
Pages
6906
ISSN
1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/ijerph17186906
PMC
PMC7559236
OpenAlex
W3087661615
Cited by
11
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2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1
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1.78
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Language
en
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  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Qatar National Research Fund (NPRP 7-1120-3-288)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Radiological and Ultrasound Technology › Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Social Sciences › Health › Occupational Health and Global Justice
Keywords
occupational injuries, occupational safety, Qatar, expatriate workers, migrant workers, public health approach, injury surveillance, injury databases, electronic health records, workers' rights, Gulf states
MeSH terms
Humans, Qatar, Transients and Migrants, Occupational Health, Workplace, Occupational Injuries

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