QPs Marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Doha, April 28 (QNA) - Qatar Petroleums Offshore Operations today marked this years celebration of the "World Day for Safety and Health at Work" by organizing various activities in Halul Island as well as at Al-Ghazal Club in Doha. The celebration in Halul commenced with a keynote speech by Mubarak A. Al-Hajri, Operations Manager-Offshore Fields, and this was followed by a video message from His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of QP. The event was attended not only by QP staff but also by contractors working at QPs offshore locations and by the employees of QPs joint venture partners, namely Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd. (OPQL), Total Exploration & Production Qatar (TEPQ) and Qatar Petroleum Development Company (QPD). The "World Day for Safety and Health at Work" is observed every year on April 28 and the global event has been organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) since 2003. The main theme of the event this year is "The Prevention of Occupational Diseases." In line with the event, QPs Offshore Operations used the ILO poster for this years "World Day for Safety and Health at Work," which called attention to the 2 million workers killed every year worldwide due to occupational diseases. In addition to the poster, the events program in Halul included presentations from QPs Offshore Operations, TEPQ and Amwaj Catering Company. The presentations focused on the programs and initiatives implemented by QP to prevent occupational diseases, the need to be committed to everyone’s safety, as well as on food safety. (QNA)