A petition for a memorial to be placed at the Queensferry Crossing for workers who lost their lives there has been launched by a Cairneyhill man.

Two men died during the construction of the bridge and many see a memorial to honour them as a fitting tribute to their sacrifice.

Local campaigner Martin Keatings started the petition on change.org four days ago and has attracted just under a 1,000 signatures.

He wrote on the website: "I believe it would be more fitting for the families of those men to at least be offered a participatory role in the opening of the new bridge.

"If not, at the very least, an honour should be erected on, near or included on the plaque about the bridge to immortalise them and recognise the fact that because they went into the line of work they did, people on both side of the bridge are able to use it because they contributed to its construction from the water up.

"I believe most would agree that it would be a fitting tribute to their lives and show that the legacy of their lives work in that industry has yielded a construction marvel of epic proportions which will enrich the lives of millions over the life of the Bridge."

During the building of the Forth Road Bridge 57 workers died and it took 125 years for those people to be publicly immortalised by commemoration on that bridge.

In the letter addressed to the Scottish Parliament, Mr Keatings asks that a plaque would be in place ready for it's opening on August 30.

Last year, a worker aged 62, died after he was hit on the head by a moving crane boom and another fell ill whilst working at the site.

Kirsty Moyes from Dunfermline signed the petition and wrote simply: "It's undeniably the right thing to do."

Danielle Mayne from Rosyth added: "Recognition should be given to those who died working on a bridge which is going to improve the commute of thousands for many years to come."

You can find the petition at www.change.org/p/scottish-parliament-queensferry-bridge-memorial-dedication/