Global focus April 28 will be on occupational disease prevention
“World Day for Safety and Health at Work”
In addition to Workers Memorial Day in many countries and National Day of Mourning (for worker fatalities) in Canada, April 28th has also been designated World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The focus this year is on the prevention of occupational diseases.
According to the International Labour Organization (ILO) more than 2 million deaths are caused by various types of work-related diseases. It corresponds to a daily average of more than 5,500 deaths. Worldwide, occupational diseases continue to be the leading cause of work-related deaths.