WORLD DAY FOR SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK




THEME: A SAFE AND HEALTHY FUTURE OF WORK
The world safety day is celebrated annually on the 28th of April to remember how far we have gone in occupational safety and health. During this season, we remember our fallen heroes who have died due to work related diseases, taking a closer look at where we are presently and plan new strategies for the future.

ILO studies revealed that   all over the world,  there are 7500 people that die daily due to unsafe and hazardous work conditions, 6500 people died from work related diseases , while 1,000,000 people gets injured at work every day. This statistics is so because workers are faced with different risks at their various workplaces ranging from physical risks, biological risks, chemical risk, ergonomic risk and psychosocial risks; these all affects workers safety, health, wellbeing and lives in general.
The common saying that the LIFESPAN of WORK is longer than the lifespan of every human life is true therefore, NO WORK SHOULD TAKE AWAY OUR SAFETY, HEALTH, WELLBEING AND LIFE. The future of work depends on all of us to take proactive responsibility of our lives on or off work. 

We salute all our departed heroes who have fallen all over the world from the various major disasters  Soveso Italy 1976, Bhopal India 1984, Chernobyl Ukraine 1986, Chile Mining Rescue Chile 2010, Rana Plaza Bangladesh 2013, Vale dam disaster Brazil 2009 and all other unrecorded and unreported disasters as well.

The present effects of technology, sustainable development, change in work process and environment, changing demographics requires us all to work safe in order to live safe. The Onus is on us- GOVERNMENT, WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS to work together to allow and sustain a SAFER, HEALTHIER FUTURE OF WORK ALL OVER THE WORLD.

TAKING SAFETY AS EVERYBODY’S RESPONSIBILITY IS THE KEY.

FUNMILOLA OLADOKUN
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 funmiloladokun1@gmail.com, funmiloladokun@yahoo.com
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