Employers have a responsibility to provide a safe workplace

Major disasters in work environments aren't unheard of in our part of the world. Buildings have collapsed, ferries have sunk and umpteenth fires have all made horrid headlines at some point. Is it bad luck, negligence, or purely an act of God that such disasters keep recurring?

It has long been recognized that workplaces are fraught with all sorts of risks to health. In fact, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the WHO have shared a common definition of occupational health since 1950. And in 1998, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) created guidelines on Environment, Health, and Safety with regulatory codes that promote the health of employees in organizations and corporates.