World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Sunday, 28 April 2024
World Day for Safety and Health at Work

This day is an international observance dedicated to promoting occupational health and safety in different workplaces around the world.

 

Official Date: April 28

Initiated by International Labor Organization (ILO), this campaign aims at raising awareness to prevent occupational accidents and diseases.

 

Key Focus Areas

  • Promote occupational safety as a right and a crucial principle at work.
  • Raise awareness on methods to create safe and healthy workspaces.
  • Stress the significance of occupational safety and health globally.
  • Protect the rights of employees and workers.
  • Cultivate a culture of occupational safety and health to reduce the number of work-related deaths and injuries.
  • Encourage governments to ensure appropriate work environments, infrastructure, and just laws for employees and workers.
  • Ensure compliance with occupational safety and health policies.
  • Educate workers on the need to work safely to protect themselves and others.
  • Implement occupational safety and health strategy to limit risks and prevent accidents in the workplace.
  • Emphasize the joint role of governments and workers in creating a safe and healthy workplace.

 

Top Facts

  • The UAE has legislated numerous laws to safeguard workers and their rights, health, and safety.
  • The UAE has implemented the National Standard for Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS).
  • The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention dedicates a helpline for psychological counselling for employees, which is operated by psychological consultants to support employees’ mental health.

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