The International Labour Organization (ILO) has established 28 April as "World Day for Safety and Health at Work", in order to further raise the profile of the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases at international level.
This year's World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022 is entitled: "Building a Positive Safety and Health Culture - Let's all act together."
The ILO. aims to raise awareness and highlight the issue of participation and social dialogue to create a positive safety and health culture.
The crisis created by pandemic COVID-19 has highlighted the need to implement Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) systems, both at national and operational level, which will provide the basis for addressing existing risks and any unforeseen events. The existence of such systems, which involve the effective participation of Governments, employers, workers, public health bodies and all relevant parties at national and business level, is vital to protect the working environment and ensure the safety and health of workers. This is important for the development and review of policy and regulatory frameworks on how to address existing and new HSE challenges and the implementation of a HSE management system in the workplace. By effectively implementing such a system, the company will be able to absorb unforeseen threats and address new risks, while continuing to protect workers from occupational hazards, thus ensuring business continuity.
But effective implementation of HSE systems requires building a positive safety and health culture in which the right to a safe and healthy working environment is respected at all levels, where the In a workplace with a positive occupational safety and health culture, workers feel comfortable to raise concerns about potential hazards and management is willing to work with them to find appropriate, effective and sustainable solutions. This requires open communication and dialogue based on trust and mutual respect. Involving employees, implementing work organisation procedures, providing training and information to employees and monitoring the results for immediate corrective action are important tools for promoting a positive safety and health culture.
At the state level, it is necessary to have appropriate legislation in place, oversee its implementation, promote prevention and implement actions to foster a safety and health culture in the general population.
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