There were 4,585 direct workplace fatalities in 2013, and annually more than 50,000 people die from long-term exposure to hazardous substances. Six hours into his 12-hour shift at a molding company in Michigan, Erik Deighton, 23, was crushed to death by a stamping machine. He was trying to clear an obstruction in the machine, when
Read more →On Workers’ Memorial Day, the British Safety Council has announced its support of the Breathe Freely campaign to be launched by the BOHS – the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection on Workers’ Memorial Day, a professional society representing qualified occupational hygienists in the UK. The British Safety Council is supporting an effort by BOHS,
Read more →Today, 865 000 people will either die or be injured doing their job. Every year, lost work days, medical treatment, workers’ compensation and rehabilitation of occupational injuries and diseases will cost $2.8 trillion. ILO Director-General Guy Ryder used the occasion of World Safety and Health at Work Day to remind us that ensuring decent, safe,
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