Empowering global safety together.

WHY DO WE NEED A MANIFESTO?

1. It is essential to improve worker safety.

Inadequate safety measures and hazardous work environments result in 2.8 million deaths globally every year. Furthermore, safety incidents in organisations have a significant economic impact, including early retirements, skill loss and absenteeism.

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2. International recognition of safety and health is a fundamental principle and right at work.

Industrial safety, which is often overlooked, is fundamental to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its associated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In June 2022, the International Labour Organization added the principle of a safe and healthy working environment to its Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

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3. Technology can make the workplace safer.

Emerging technologies offer new opportunities to tackle global industrial safety challenges, especially as they become cheaper, easier to use and more widely available.

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4. Industrial safety can be complex.

As industries evolve and incorporate new technologies, they must understand and mitigate a range of potential hazards, from traditional workplace accidents to the risks associated with cutting-edge technologies.

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5. New technologies are changing global safety needs.

While technology creates new challenges, it also enables new solutions. Increasingly affordable drones, for example, are helping companies to conduct hazardous inspections at high altitudes without putting workers at risk. At the same time, relatively simple sensors and analytics allow companies to pinpoint when machinery needs to be maintained to avoid accidents.

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6. Developing countries suffer more workplace accidents.

Developing countries are disproportionately affected, with just 10% of the population covered by safety laws. Addressing this discrepancy is crucial, not only for the wellbeing of the workforce but also for fostering sustainable and equitable economic development.

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7. Integrate industrial safety at every level

Industrial safety should be integrated at every level of an organisation. It is an important concern not just for the shop floor but also at the highest levels of the organisation.