There have been 17 work related deaths over the past 10 years in Carlow and Kilkenny.
Today is International Day for Those Injured or Killed in the Workplace & organisations are being encouraged to mark the date with awareness raising initiatives.
Between 2008 & 2017 501 people across the country died during work activity – 13 of these in Kilkenny and 4 in Carlow – while thousands more were injured in some way.
Businesses are being encouraged to review their approach to safety & health in their workplace & to look at training sessions & other initiatives in-house or online.