A total of 1,443 workplace injury cases were reported to the Ministry of Employment last year.
This was highlighted by the Minister for Employment, Jone Usamate while speaking at the 2018 World Day for Safety and Health at Work at the Lautoka Sugarcane Growers Council Hall.
Usamate also highlighted that statistics showed that 18 to 24 year‑olds are more likely to have a serious accident at work than older adults.
The total number of workplace fatalities over the past 3 years has also slightly decreased with 2017 recording a total of 7 workplace fatalities.
This is compared with 9 fatalities recorded in 2015 and 7 workplace fatalities recorded in 2016.
He says it is important to promote a generation safe and healthy for young workers by providing the right tools and training to complete work safely, educating young workers about workplace health and safety, rights and responsibilities and empowering them to have the confidence to speak up about safety and health in the workplace.
The Minister urged all employers and workers to contact the Ministry's National Occupational Health & Safety Service for advice if they were not sure about anything on occupational health and safety issues.
