2017 Safety Observances
|
January National Radon Action Month U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/radon/national-radon-action-month-event-planning-kit National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/NSCDocuments_Advocacy/ Fact%20Sheets/Radon-and-Radiation.pdf Minnesota Safety Council www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/facts/factsheet.cfm?FS=46 February 5-11 Burn Awareness Week American Burn Association www.ameriburn.org/preventionBurnAwareness.php March Brain Injury Awareness Month Brain Injury Association of America www.biausa.org/brain-injury-awareness-month.htm Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance www.braininjurymn.org/ Save Your Vision Month American Optometric Association www.aoafoundation.org/optometry-cares-supporters/save-your-vision-month/ 19-25 National Poison Prevention Week Poison Prevention Week Council www.poisonprevention.org Minnesota Safety Council www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/ family/poison.cfm April Distracted Driving Awareness Month National Safety Council http://bit.ly/1y7J9zd National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) www.distraction.gov/ Minnesota Network of Employers for Traffic Safety www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/nets/DistractedDriving.cfm 2-8 National Window Safety Week National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/learn/safety-knowledge/Pages/about-national-window-safety-week.aspx 3-7 National Work Zone Awareness Week American Traffic Safety Services Association http://www.atssa.com/Events/NationalWorkZoneAwarenessWeek.aspx 3-9 National Public Health Week American Public Health Association http://www.nphw.org 17-21 Severe Weather Awareness Week Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/hsem/weather- awareness-preparedness/Pages/severe-weather -awareness-week-program.aspx 17-21 Excavation Safety Stand-Down Minnesota OSHA http://www.dli.mn.gov/OSHA/Excavation.asp 24-28 Playground Safety Week National Program for Playground Safety www.playgroundsafety.org/safety-week/introduction 28 Workers' Memorial Day American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Org. (AFLCIO) www.aflcio.org/Issues/Job-Safety/WorkersMemorialDay |
May 20-26 National Safe Boating Week National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://www.safercar.gov/parents/index.htm Safe Kids Worldwide www.safekids.org/child-passenger-safety Minnesota Safety Council www.carseatsmadesimple.org |
October Eye Injury Prevention Month American Academy of Ophthalmology http://www.aao.org/ 2-6 Drive Safely Work Week Network of Employers for Traffic Safety http://trafficsafety.org/drivesafelyworkweek/ Minnesota Network of Employers for Traffic Safety www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/nets/ DriveSafelyWorkWeek.cfm 8-14 National Fire Prevention Week National Fire Protection Association www.nfpa.org/safety-information/ fire-prevention-week 15-21 National Teen Driver Safety Week National Highway Traffic Safety Administration www.nhtsa.gov/Driving-Safety/Teen-Drivers Minnesota Safety Council www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/ traffic/youngdrivers.cfm 16-20 School Bus Safety Week National Association for Pupil Transportation www.napt.org November 6-10 Winter Hazard Awareness Week Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management www.winterweather.state.mn.us/ Minnesota Safety Council www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/ family/WinterSafety/ WinterSafety.cfm December National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/ Impaired_Driving/index.html National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) www.nhtsa.gov/Driving-Safety/Impaired-Driving Minnesota Network of Employers for Traffic Safety http://www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/ nets/ImpairedDrivingMaterials.cfm TBD Older Driver Safety Awareness Week The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc. www.aota.org/olderdriverweek Minnesota Safety Council www.minnesotasafetycouncil.org/ traffic/mature.cfm |
