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Falls are the most common construction-related accident. Sadly, industrial accidents like these are but a common occurrence. This is despite the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 which provides men and women with safe work environments. It also set up strict health and safety standards and enacted training programs to ensure the safety of employees across the country.
The strict application of the law and the safety measures included therein lies in the fact that factories, construction sites, and industrial machinery create potential risks for injury. More often than not, industrial accidents are horrific and terrifying. Some of the serious injuries that may result from industrial machinery and construction site accidents are blindness, amputation, head injuries, fractured bones, scarring and disfigurement.
Notwithstanding of the risks involved in industrial site, employers continue to disregard their responsibilities towards their workers.
I am calling to the law makers to provide more stringent programs to avoid industrial accidents. This is because employees have the right to work in an environment free of hazards and safety risks.
The risks are there and I acknowledge such fact. Likewise, law makers are expected to be very vigilant in safeguarding the rights of the workers. While it is true that those who are injured on the job can recover monetary compensation and damages, it does not give the employers the right to compromise their safety.
Remember, labor and capital must go hand in hand. Capital is useless without the necessary labor provided by the workers.
