Basic Health and Safety Awareness Course in Doha, Qatar

The Basic Health and Safety Awareness course in Doha, Qatar is an entry-level program that gives any employee a clear introduction to health and safety at work. It brings together workplace safety awareness and workplace hazard awareness in one practical session: what a hazard is, how accidents and ill health happen, and what everyone can do to prevent them. Learners look at slips and trips, manual handling, electricity, fire, chemicals and heat, and learn why simple daily behaviors make the biggest difference to keeping people safe.

Teaching is interactive and uses picture-based hazard spotting, short case studies and group discussion rather than long lectures, so it suits office, site and service staff alike. No previous safety training is needed. The course is a sensible first step before more specific courses, and learners who later want an internationally recognized general safety qualification can move on to the NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC) course at Leaders. Organizations can also book it as an in-house program so whole teams share the same safety language.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain what health and safety at work means and why it matters to everyone

• Identify common workplace hazards, including physical, chemical, biological and ergonomic hazards

• Describe the basic duties of employers, supervisors and employees

• Apply simple safe working habits such as good housekeeping and correct lifting

• Recognize safety signs and use personal protective equipment as instructed

• Report hazards, near misses and incidents through the right channels

• Respond correctly to fire alarms and evacuation instructions

This course is designed for employees at any level who need a first, plain-language introduction to workplace safety.

• New employees in any sector

• Office, administrative and customer service staff

• Site, warehouse and maintenance workers

• Hospitality, retail and facilities teams

• Team leaders who want a common safety baseline for their staff

Module 1: Introduction to Health and Safety at Work

• What health, safety and welfare mean in the workplace

• Human, moral and financial costs of accidents

• Hazard versus risk explained with everyday examples

• Roles of employers, supervisors and workers

Module 2: Workplace Hazard Awareness

• Slips, trips, falls and poor housekeeping

• Manual handling and safe lifting basics

• Electrical safety and damaged equipment

• Chemicals, dust and working in hot weather

Module 3: Controlling Risks

• The hierarchy of controls in simple terms

• Following safe systems of work and instructions

• Correct use and care of PPE

• Understanding prohibition, mandatory, warning and safe condition signs

Module 4: Reporting and Emergencies

• Reporting hazards, near misses and injuries

• Fire prevention and raising the alarm

• Evacuation routes and assembly points

• Where to find first aid help at work

Qatar's workforce spans construction sites, oil and gas facilities, warehouses, hotels, hospitals and offices, and many workers join from different countries with different safety backgrounds. A shared foundation in workplace safety awareness helps teams understand the same rules from the first day. Summer heat adds real risk to outdoor and physical work, and the Ministry of Labour and the Civil Defence oversee workplace and fire safety, so basic awareness supports both compliance and Qatar National Vision 2030 goals for a healthy workforce.

Join a scheduled class at our training center in Doha or attend live online. For organizations, the course can run as an in-house program at your premises or online, tailored to your sector, examples and schedule.