Today the World day for safety and health at work is celebrated worldwide

The International Labour Organization (ILO), as a specialized agency of the United Nations, promotes social justice and the protection of workers' rights on an international level. Founded in 1919, the ILO aims to ensure that every worker has access to safe, dignified, and productive employment under conditions of freedom, equality, security, and respect for human dignity.

Global Occupational Safety and Health Statistics

According to data from the ILO, work-related health problems place an annual burden of approximately four percent of global GDP on the world economy.

Each year:

• Around 2.3 million people (approximately 6,300 per day) lose their lives due to occupational diseases or workplace accidents.
• Approximately 317 million workplace accidents occur (about 868,000 per day).
• Around 160 million cases of occupational diseases are registered.

Every 15 seconds:

• One worker dies as a result of a workplace accident or occupational disease.
• 153 workplace accidents occur.

This alarming data highlights the urgent need to promote and implement proper occupational safety and health measures to protect workers and reduce the economic burden associated with unsafe working conditions.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work in Serbia

World Day for Safety and Health at Work is also being observed in Serbia. Following the adoption of the new Law on Safety and Health at Work, the Institute for Standardization of Serbia — responsible for adopting the standards regulating this field, including the well-known SRPS ISO 45001:2018 — organizes training sessions several times a year for occupational safety and health associates/advisors.

After successfully completing a training session in April, a new five-day course is scheduled to take place from June 3 to June 9. All interested participants can register via the following link: https://iss.rs/sr_Cyrl/training/course/show/145.