DOHA: A new facility to rehabilitate expatriate workers becoming unfit for work following work site accidents is expected to be opened soon.
Bayt Al Aman (Safety House) is a pioneering project in Qatar and the region and will be run by Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in a building in Old Airport area, Al Sharq reports.
Quoting a source, the daily said the facility will serve as a temporary home for expatriate workers who become unfit for work following work site accidents.
Beneficiaries include workers discharged from hospitals after treatment but their physical or mental condition does not allow them to return to work. They would need a suitable place to stay until procedures for their repatriation are completed.
Bayt Al Aman will provide temporary shelter to allow them to live in a healthy and safe environment until they return home.
The house, with a capacity to accommodate 14 workers at a time, will provide a safe environment away from hospital, said the daily.
It will provide entertainment facilities besides other necessary amenities. HMC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and the Foreign Ministry, is also working to ease procedures for departure of such workers.
The project is part of a series of major initiatives being carried out by the state to ensure the welfare of expatriate workers.
The Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with other concerned government entities, is developing an action plan to prevent work site injuries, especially those from exposure of workers to extreme heat during summer.
The ministry recently said companies violating summer working hours will be “named and shamed”.
Workplace injuries are declining gradually due to the government’s efforts to ensure safety regulations are followed at work places, according to the ministry.
The ministry has also launched projects to provide quality care to expatriate workers, in a way that is easily accessible.
Three hospitals exclusively catering to expatriate single workers are being built in Industrial Area, Mesaieed and Ras Laffan. They are expected to open by next year.
They compliment the three health centres dedicated for this segment of the expatriate workforce. The centres, attached with Medical Commission units, are run by Qatar Red Crescent Society.
The Peninsula
DOHA: A new facility to rehabilitate expatriate workers becoming unfit for work following work site accidents is expected to be opened soon.
Bayt Al Aman (Safety House) is a pioneering project in Qatar and the region and will be run by Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in a building in Old Airport area, Al Sharq reports.
Quoting a source, the daily said the facility will serve as a temporary home for expatriate workers who become unfit for work following work site accidents.
Beneficiaries include workers discharged from hospitals after treatment but their physical or mental condition does not allow them to return to work. They would need a suitable place to stay until procedures for their repatriation are completed.
Bayt Al Aman will provide temporary shelter to allow them to live in a healthy and safe environment until they return home.
The house, with a capacity to accommodate 14 workers at a time, will provide a safe environment away from hospital, said the daily.
It will provide entertainment facilities besides other necessary amenities. HMC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and the Foreign Ministry, is also working to ease procedures for departure of such workers.
The project is part of a series of major initiatives being carried out by the state to ensure the welfare of expatriate workers.
The Ministry of Public Health, in collaboration with other concerned government entities, is developing an action plan to prevent work site injuries, especially those from exposure of workers to extreme heat during summer.
The ministry recently said companies violating summer working hours will be “named and shamed”.
Workplace injuries are declining gradually due to the government’s efforts to ensure safety regulations are followed at work places, according to the ministry.
The ministry has also launched projects to provide quality care to expatriate workers, in a way that is easily accessible.
Three hospitals exclusively catering to expatriate single workers are being built in Industrial Area, Mesaieed and Ras Laffan. They are expected to open by next year.
They compliment the three health centres dedicated for this segment of the expatriate workforce. The centres, attached with Medical Commission units, are run by Qatar Red Crescent Society.
The Peninsula
