Based on Qatar's commitment to upholding workers› health and safety and the efforts it continues to exert to improve its occupational safety and health (OSH) system, this policy sets out the universal principles concerning OSH endorsed by the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) and the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of the State of Qatar.

The close collaboration between the two Ministries ensures coherence of action and facilitates the flow of and access to information. These joint efforts are taking institutional shape in the sub-taskforces established under the 'Healthy and Safe Employee', one of the 'Priority Populations' groups identified by the MoPH under its National Health Strategy for 2018-2022.

One of the sub-taskforces works on the development and implementation of an OSH policy in all sectors. In collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the sub-taskforce prepared an OSH Profile to evaluate the current situation on OSH in the State of Qatar. The profile describes and analyses the relevant legislation and practice, institutional infrastructure, and available resources.