June is National Safety Month

Join thousands around the

country who will take this June to celebrate safety 24/7. Download free

materials from the National Safety Council and learn about how to get

involved.

Each June, the National Safety Council sponsors

National Safety Month, a chance to educate and encourage safe behaviors

around the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths. This year

we are focusing on Safety 24/7 because injuries and deaths off-the-job

greatly outnumber those on-the-job.

Visit https://www.nsc.org/ to download National Safety Month materials and sign-up to receive regular updates.

Week

1 will focus on employee wellness and how the principles of physical

activity and proper nutrition can help us live safer and healthier

lives. We aim to get thousands involved in the Presidential Active

Lifestyle Award challenge.

Week 2 will highlight ergonomics as

previous event participants have noted this as one of the most pressing

safety and health issues facing their organizations.

Week 3 will

focus on fall prevention because falls are one of the leading causes of

injury and emergency room visits, and especially dangerous for older

adults.

Week 4 will feature safe driving as motor vehicle crashes are the #1 cause of work-related deaths.

The

National Safety Council has set a goal to prevent an additional 10,000

deaths and 1 million injuries by 2014, and through your support of

efforts, such as National Safety Month.