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- ↑ Programme on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment (SafeWork) – International Labour Organization.
- ↑ Đurović, Branka. "The World Day for Safety and Health at Work." Vojnosanitetski pregled 70.4 (2013): 343-345.Link