Israel will establish a new national work safety and occupational health authority, financial daily Globes reported Wednesday.
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Deputy Economy and Industry Minister Yair Golan announced the move, which he said would include the establishment of an enforcement division, a training division, and an occupational health division Tuesday, according to the Globes report.
"The number of those injured in accidents in Israel is still high in comparison with the rest of the world," Golan told Globes. "We've got down to 11 casualties per 100,000 people, but the standard in the leading countries, such as Germany and Britain, is two casualties per 100,000 people. There's no reason that we shouldn't be like them. We're a country that's easier to manage – we're small."
According to the Safe Work Israel group, 60 people have been killed in work-related accidents in Israel so far this year,
