THE FELLOWS FOUNDATION:
ASSISTING FAMILIES IMPACTED BY WORKPLACE FATALITIES Partnership with the Fellows Foundation is complementary to AfPA’s goal of increasing safety within the roads construction industry.
EACH YEAR, AROUND 200 AUSTRALIAN LIVES ARE LOST THROUGH A TRAUMATIC DEATH IN THE WORKPLACE, LEAVING FAMILIES SEVERELY IMPACTED. AFPA IS SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE WORKS OF THE FELLOWS FOUNDATION, WHICH AIMS TO SUPPORT THESE FAMILIES WHOLE-HEARTEDLY.
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orkplace fatalities affect hundreds of families each year. Around 200 Australians are killed at work and another 2000 die from occupational diseases year on year. Transport and construction industries, unfortunately, are among industries 44
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represented more in these numbers. The two sectors ranked first and third respectively in worker fatality rates in 2020, according to Safe Work Australia. These incidents often have significant and prolonged economic, social and psychological impacts on families. For
every worker killed on the job, there will typically be between 12 to 20 immediate family members and close friends and colleagues who will be affected. Children and young family members, in particular, can suffer long-term trauma as they lose a significant loved one, mentor
