At 12 midday on 28 April annually, you are encouraged to take part in a minutes’ silence. During that minute we will remember those workers injured, made ill, or killed by their work.
Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living
28 April is the day on which the UK Government formally recognise International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD) as a national day of remembrance, thereby joining many other countries across the world.
IWMD began in Canada in 1984 and is a national day in 19 countries. Since 1989, trade unions around the world have organised events on and around 28 April. Workers Memorial Day has been informally recognised in the UK since 1992.
While the UK has one of the best health and safety records in the world, official figures show there are still casualties. Better awareness of health and safety can help reduce the number of people affected. HSE figures from 2010/2011 show that 171 people were killed at work last year, 14 of these people were in the South East of England.
Take a moment to think about those who have lost their lives through their work.
Sensible Health and Safety - Saving Lives, Not Stopping Them
Eastbourne Borough Council believes that risk management should be about practical steps to protect people from real harm and suffering - not bureaucratic back covering. Our vision of sensible health and safety is to save lives, not stop them.
Our approach is to seek a balance between the unachievable aim of absolute safety and the kind of poor management of risk that damages lives and the economy.
