A special ceremony to remember people who have been killed or injured in work-related accidents is to be held later this month.

Between 2007 and 2016, 520 people were killed in work-related accidents in Ireland and many thousands more were severely injured. Over 150 people were killed in the three-year period, 2014-2016.

Workers' Memorial Day will take place on April 28 and as part of this, a special ceremony involving the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), Ibec, the Construction Industry Federation and the Health and Safety Authority, will take place.

The theme of this commemorative event is ‘Remembering the past for a safe and healthy future', and it will take place in the Hugh Lane Gallery on Parnell Street in Dublin at 9am on April 28.

The four organisations involved have sent a jointly signed letter to their members and contacts nationwide, encouraging them to participate in and support this event.

"This will be the third Workers' Memorial Day marked nationally in Ireland. It provides an important opportunity to remember and to consolidate everyone's focus around a single day. One work-related death or accident is one too many," commented Health and Safety Authority CEO, Martin O'Halloran.

He emphasised that everyone is entitled to a safe working environment ‘and to return home unharmed each day'.

"We must all remember that and renew our commitment to safety and wellbeing throughout our working lives. These are unacceptable loses of life which can be prevented through a combined and intensified effort by everyone in workplaces everywhere," he added.

For more information on this event, including how to get involved, click here