The
International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 160 million people from
the world’s workforce suffer from work-related diseases such as musculoskeletal
diseases and mental health problems, while 270 million fatal and non-fatalwork-related accidents results in over 350, 000 casualties and over two million
work-related deaths each year which are all attributable to occupational
hazards.
These findings are similar to the report of the World Health
Organization (WHO) which estimated occupational diseases worldwide to be 217
million cases. Evidence shows that many of these diseases are preventable but
problems like under reporting, poor surveillance and several other factors have
been known to influence occupational health hazards. The burden caused by
work-related accidents and illnesses on workers’ health are incalculable. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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