The ceremony will be held on April 28 at Vancouver’s Jack Poole Plaza
The statistics are sobering, the losses are irreplaceable and the commitment to change is ever present. Across Canada, April 28 has been designated the Day of Mourning, a time when workers, families, employers and others come together to remember those who lost their lives due to work-related incidents or occupational diseases.
“The national Day of Mourning on April 28 is a chance to honour and remember the 175 workers in British Columbia who lost their lives last year due to workplace injury or disease — a day to reflect on those we’ve lost, and to renew our commitment to creating healthy and safe workplaces for everyone,” says Todd McDonald, head of Prevention Services at WorkSafeBC.
WorkSafeBC is committed to engaging with workers and employers to help build a culture of workplace health and safety in B.C. Workers can help build a health and safety culture by speaking up about any concerns, asking questions and knowing their rights. This includes the right to a healthy and safe workplace, the right to be properly trained and the right to refuse unsafe work.
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