World Day for Safety and Health at Work

The World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, every year, encourages the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases. The observance further coincides with the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers which is organised on a global scale.

The day, World Day for Safety and Health at Work accounts for the awareness and promotion of ways that can assist in preventing occupational diseases and accidents globally. It displays the growth and maintenance of a robust (OSH) Occupational Safety and Health management system. And ever since the Covid pandemic, the OSH management system has got more significance than it had before.

Now, let’s talk about the emergence of this day!

The Annual World Day for Safety and Health at Work was 1st organised in the year 2003 by the (ILO) International Labour Organisation. It stresses the significance of the prevention of diseases and accidents at work. The day is considered an important tool for carving out a top-shelf political role for occupational safety and health.

Importance of the Day- Safety in the workplace is a conventional thing in various parts of the globe. It is, in some areas, that the value of human life is surpassed by the requirements in this industrial, mass-producing world. Therefore, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, every year, highlights the significance of occupational safety and health.

This indicates that the policymakers of the company have to chart out laws and regulations that make sure employability. Employers, it is their duty to make certain that the work environment of the company is safe and healthy.

This year, World Day for Safety and Health at Work, 2022 will be commemorated to explore the theme of social dialogue and participation in making a positive safety and health culture.

I think it is a very good concept.