ISLAMABAD: World Day for Safety and Health at Work observed here in Pakistan on Thursday as else where in the world to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally.
World Day for Safety and Health at Work declared by the International Labour Organization (ILO) is an awareness-raising campaign "intended to focus international attention on emerging trends in the field of occupational safety and health."
It aimed at creating awareness as well as preventive measures against magnitude of work-related injuries, diseases and fatalities worldwide.
According to available information, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.
The goals of occupational safety and health programmes include fostering a safe and healthy work environment.
OSH may also protect co-workers, family members, employers, customers, and many others who might be affected by the workplace environment.
OSH can be important for moral, legal, and financial reasons. All organisations have a duty of care to ensure that employees and any other person who may be affected by the undertaking companies remain safe at all times.
Moral obligations would involve the protection of employee's lives and health. Legal reasons for OSH practices relate to the preventative, punitive and compensatory effects of laws that protect worker's safety and health.
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