24 Jan Looking for Safety Meeting Topics? Here’s a Whole Year of Ideas
Originally posted January 14, 2014 by Chris Kilbourne on https://safetydailyadvisor.blr.com
Why reinvent the wheel when there are so many ready-made safety observances to link up to. The National Safety Council (NSC) publishes an annual list. Here are some highlights.
With January already passed, it’s too late for National Radon Action month, but there’s still plenty of time to design some safety meetings around observances such as these:
| February | American Heart Disease Awareness Month National Burn Awareness Week (2-8) |
| March | National Nutrition Month Workplace Eye Wellness Month National Sleep Awareness Week (2-9) National Poison Prevention Week (16-22) |
| April | Alcohol Awareness Month National Distracted Driving Awareness Month Injury Prevention Month Medication Safety Week (1-7) National Work Zone Awareness Week (7-11) Workers’ Memorial Day (28) |
| May | Motorcycle Safety Month National Bike Month Clean Air Month National Electrical Safety Month National Physical Fitness & Sports Month North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (4-10) National Safe Boating Week (17-23) |
| June | National Safety Month Home Safety Month National CPR and AED Awareness Week (1-7) Sun Safety Week (1-7) |
| July | National Fireworks Safety Month UV Safety Month |
| August | Back to School Month Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over (8/15-9/1) |
| September | National Preparedness Month National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month National Food Safety Education Month Fruit and Veggie Month |
| October | Eye Injury Prevention Month National Fire Prevention Week (5-11) Drive Safely to Work Week (6-10) |
| November | Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (17-23) “Tie One on for Safety” (11/21-1/1) |
| December | Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month Safe Toys and Gifts Month National Handwashing Awareness Week (7-13) |
For the link to NSC and the complete and updated list of safety observances for 2014, click here.