Safety and health at work is a complex process for improving the working
conditions and working environment, prevention of injuries, occupational diseases
and work-related diseases and the protection and promotion of workers' health.
Safety and health at work are integral parts of work process and in general
are key elements of the quality of work.
According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), every day, 6300
persons lose life as a result of accidents at work or occupational diseases related to
work conditions and environment. Who represent 2. 3 million fatal cases during the
year. For one year 317 million accidents occur while work performing. Most of
these cases occur as a result of prolonged working hours. The price of these
expenses is very high, which gets impaired with 4%, from Gross domestic product.
Safety and health conditions at work, differ very much between the states,
economic sectors and social groups. Accidents and fatal accidents with death
consequences at work, specially are expressed in the sector of agriculture, fishing
and mining industry. In the global frame, the poor population is the group that is
the most exposed to these fatalities ( in lots of cases children, women and
emigrants).