Workers Memorial Day commemorates workers lost and injured due to workplace accidents
London, UK (PRWEB UK) 14 August 2013 -- Workers Memorial Day takes place on 28th April each year, and the day is recognised around the world as a time for quiet reflection, and to honour the workers killed or injured as the result of an accident at work. Events are staged throughout the UK, giving grieving family and friends the chance to gather and pay their respects, remembering the dead and injured.
Statistics on the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) website show that ‘in 2011/12, more than 12,000 people died prematurely as a result of work-related health damage and a staggering 1.1million working people suffered from an illness caused or made worse by work.’
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is heavily involved in Workers Memorial Day and organises nationwide events that allow people to mark the passing of their loved ones. The TUC describe it as ‘the biggest single workplace health and safety activity on the calendar, beating anything organised by official safety bodies, governments or employers' groups.’
Top accident at work compensation law firm, the Accident Advice Helpline, deals with thousands of workplace accident claims every year. A representative of the company commented,
“This day is a very important part of the calendar for everyone who has lost a loved one through an accident at work. The day also serves as a reminder of all the workers suffering from work-related injuries and ill-health.”
In addition to remembering the dead and injured, the day highlights the needless nature of many workplace accidents, and of the importance of following the strict health and safety guidelines laid down in the UK.
The Accident Advice Helpline is a workplace accident claim s law firm, specialising in personal injury compensation claims. Anyone thinking of making a claim can find their injury compensation calculator on the website, and their 24 hour helpline number is 0800 6897 221.
David Brown, Accident Advice Helpline, http://www.accidentadvicehelpline.co.uk, 0800 6897 221, [email protected]
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