In a world where, on occasion, death, injury, and illness at work are hidden away and taken for granted, Workers' Memorial Day is an opportunity to highlight the preventable nature of most workplace accidents and ill health and to promote campaigns and union organisation in the fight for improvements in workplace safety.  Each year, more than two million women and men die as a result of work-related accidents and diseases.  Workers suffer approximately 270 million occupational accidents each year, and fall victim to some 160 million incidents of work-related illnesses.  Hazardous substances kill 440,000 workers annually – asbestos claims 100,000 lives.  One worker dies every 15 seconds worldwide. 6,000 workers die every day. More people die whilst at work than those fighting wars 

April 28 is the day we remember the workers killed, disabled and injured by their work.
The slogan for the day is Remember the dead - Fight for the living

For all you safety managers or company executives out there using our software, today might be a good day to send out a safety bulletin in SAFETYSYNC to let your employees know that you appreciate them, and that you're continually looking out for their safety.