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World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day 28th April
Australia’s work-related fatality rates have been steadily trending downwards over recent years, although sadly, in 2015, 193 workers lost their lives at work.
Thursday April 28th, 2016 a day to think about how our actions can prevent future work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses, and a day to remember those that have died from a work-related injury or illness.
By raising awareness of work health and safety and taking action we can help prevent further injuries and death.
Health and safety at work: Facts and figures
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2.02 million people die each year from work-related diseases.
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321,000 people die each year from occupational accidents.
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160 million non-fatal work-related diseases per year.
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317 million non –fatal occupational accidents per year.
This means that: Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related accident or disease.Every 15 seconds, 151 workers have a work-related accident.
