Today I attended the National Day of Mourning flag raising ceremony in our city. Although this is not a happy event and doesn't seem to fit the criteria of my blog, there was a strong and positive feeling among the people in attendance. It felt right that the people lost through job-related injury and illness this year were acknowledged today as each of their names were read out. It is no doubt a comfort to their families to know that their loved ones have not been forgotten. There was a strong resolve among the politicians in attendance to design stronger legislation that will protect the men and women who go to work every day. The men and women today were determined to create safer work sites so that those who have died will not have done so in vain. Today was a reminder that there are still work places that are not as safe as they should be, and that those who have paid the price for unsafe job sites will never be forgotten. Working together to ensure we are all safe at work . . . it's a good thing!
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