Title

Qatar: Ministery of Municipal Affairs and Civil Planning Decree No. 83 of 2011 regarding Family Housing Zones

Date of adoption

25 September 2005

Entry into force

29 September 2005

Text versions

Arabic

Source:

–  Official Journal Issue No. 12 (2005), p. 1933. Retrieved from: Al-Meezan Qatar Legal Portal, accessed: 5 November 2013.

– http://www.almeezan.qa/LawPage.aspx?id=3659&language=ar

Abstract

Keywords: Qatar; Laws & Regulations; Labour Migration; Work Conditions

Chapter III (Art. 22 – 30) addresses safety precautions for the use of machinery.

Chapter IV (Art. 31 – 34) covers precautions that need to be taken when using and storing work materials and equipment.

Chapter V (Art. 35 – 42) deals with safety precautions to be taken against electricity hazards

Chapters VI (Art. 43 – 48), VI (Art. 49 – 53) and VIII (Art. 54 – 61) deal with safety precautions to be taken against fire hazards, natural hazards and hazards arising from chemical and dangerous materials respectively.

Art. 4 requires employers to provide workers with information about the dangers inherent in the work they are undertaking and offer adequate training on how to avoid accidents and work injuries that may impact their health and safety. This includes issuing detailed instructions both in Arabic and any other language workers can understand.

In accordance with Art. 8, employers are to keep a record of work accidents and injuries; workers suffering from occupational diseases; workers suffering from regular and chronic illnesses; initial and periodical medical exams of workers susceptible to occupational disease.