Twelve employees who died in work-related incidents in Bermuda over the last ten years, will be remembered during a minute of silence at noon today, Government?s Occupational Safety and Health Office (OSHO) said.

The United Nations designated April 28 as the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers in 1996.

The International Labour Organisation estimates 6,000 workers a day die from work-related causes around the world.

Statistics from the United States Government said 60,000 workers die in the US every year from job-related injuries or illnesses and 4.7 million are injured.

?This year, we would like the public to participate in remembering these fallen workers by turning on the headlights of their vehicles for the entire day while driving,? chairman of the Safety and Health Advisory Council Collin Simmons said in a statement.

?We are also asking everyone to pause at 12 p.m. to observe a minute of silence to reflect on those persons who have died or been seriously injured while at work.?

Twelve workers died in job-related accidents in Bermuda between 1984 and 2005, OSHO data said, while three workers received serious injuries and approximately 350 workers were sent to hospital.

?These numbers indicate only reported accidents. We recognise that there is gross underreporting,? Mr. Simmons said.

?By law, employers and self-employed persons have a responsibility to inform the Occupational Safety and Health Office of industrial accidents, but many do not.?

Mr. Simmons said those who participate in the commemoration are standing in support of the employers and trade unions of Bermuda.

It is an opportunity to come together as a community to draw attention to a world tragedy that too often goes unnoticed, he said.

?We owe it to our fallen workers and we owe it to ourselves as a community because in one way or another we have all been affected by this kind of loss,? he said.