Victims of workplace fatalities remembered at Workers Memorial Garden, Invermay

The memorial event, organised by Unions Tasmania as part of International Worker's Memorial Day, will start at 8am and feature speakers, as well as provide breakfast.

Unions Tasmania Secretary Jessica Munday said the day serves as an important moment to pay respect not only to workers, but also to raise awareness of workplace safety.

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"No work deserves to go to work one day, and never come home," she said.

"Workplace injuries can completely ruin your life, and completely change your outlook life, relationships, your community, everything. So, I think we really have to be doing something to make sure people get home safely."

Guy Hudson, who lost his son in an industrial accident, said the day represents an important moment to commemorate the importance of safety at work.

"We need to remember all the workers - and a lot of them aren't in uniform, aren't in unions - but we need to give thanks and remember. If you've got no workers, you've got nothing," he said.

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Mr Hudson said that even though he expects several dozen attendees from across the region, it's still an issue that needs to be addressed more openly.

"It's hard to talk to people about it on a lot of levels, but I do think some of our accidents come from complacency," he said.

"We do have this 'she'll be right' attitude. We might not want to spend 20 minutes to down to the shed to get the right gear, and then accidents happen."

Recent data by Safe Work Australia revealed that 52 workers have been fatally injured this year, and 194 workers were fatally injured at work in 2020.

However, Mr Hudson believes that a shift in attitude and responsibility can prevent further tragedies.

"There is no such thing as an accident. Every single mistake has a reason for happening, and they're all preventable."

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