The British Safety Council recently lent its support to the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, honouring all of those who have lost their lives or been seriously injured or made ill by work.
The day is marked every year on 28 April to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally and focus international attention on emerging trends in the field of occupational safety and health worldwide. The Council’s vision, which is aligned to the aims of the day, is that no one should be made ill or injured at work.
Commenting on the day Alex Botha, Chief Executive, The British Safety Council said, “It is not only a day of commemoration but also a day on which we need to affirm and strengthen our efforts to keep people healthy and safe at work. We know that the toll of workplace death, serious injury, disease and ill health is vast. The estimated 2.2 million people across the globe, people with friends and families, who die in the workplace every year, is a personal tragedy that must be addressed. Our work over the last fifty six years has contributed to helping build safer and healthier workplaces.”
Paul Arkwright
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