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WORLD DAY FOR
SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK |
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Date-wise Events |
April 28 |
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Description |
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work is a UN international
day that is celebrated every 28 April. It is concerned about
safe work and awareness of the dimensions and consequences of
work-related accidents and diseases; to place occupational
safety and health (OSH) on the international and national
agendas; and to provide support to the national efforts for the
improvement of national OSH systems and programmes in line with
relevant international labour standards.
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According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), across
the world: Each year, more than two million men and women die as
a result of work-related accidents and diseases Workers suffer
approximately 270 million accidents each year, and fall victim
to some 160 million incidents of work-related illnesses
Hazardous substances kill 440,000 workers annually – asbestos
claims 100,000 lives One worker dies every 15 seconds worldwide.
6,000 workers die every day. More people die whilst at work than
those fighting wars.
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