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World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024: History, significance and theme
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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Summary
The Safety Day was first celebrated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in 2003.
Every year, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work is celebrated on April 28 worldwide. The Safety Day aims to raise awareness and educate people about the importance of safe, healthy, and proper working environments.
The Safety Day was first celebrated by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in 2003 and since then it has become a global celebration. The special occasion promotes the prevention of work-related accidents for both individuals and organisations.
In June 2022, the International Labour Conference (ILC) decided to include ‘a safe and healthy working environment’ in the ILO’s framework of fundamental principles and rights at work, according to ILO.
History
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work began in 2003. This was declared as an annual campaign to promote safety in the workplace. On this day, the International Commemoration Day of Dead and Injured Workers is also marked globally and celebrates the anniversary of the adoption of the Occupational Safety and Health Convention by the ILO in 1971.
Significance
The day promotes awareness about the importance of a healthy and safe workplace.
According to the UN, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work is a significant tool to raise awareness of how to make work safe and healthy and of the need to raise the political profile of occupational safety and health.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) observes this day to stress the prevention of accidents and diseases at work, capitalising on its traditional strengths of tri-partyism and social dialogue.
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024: Theme
The ILO announces a different theme or topic every year on this occasion. For 2024, the theme is to focus on ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate, which reveals new data on the impact of climate change on workers’ safety and health.
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