June is National Safety Month!
Thank you for participating in National Safety Month! We’re excited to share a month’s worth of free resources with you below. Our insights-based tools will help you create a culture of safety in which everyone – from leaders and safety professionals to each individual worker – plays their part, not just in June but all year long. Check back often for more resources.
National Safety Month Branding Resources
- National Safety Month Poster
- National Safety Month Icon
- Social Media Kit
- Show Your Safety Pride! Choose a day or week to showcase your safety pride with our Go Green for Safety campaign. Encourage your team to dress up in green – the universal color of safety – and hold up our printable Go Green for Safety sign. Capture photos and videos to share in your communication and on social. Make sure to use the Hashtag #NSM
- Go Green for Safety sign
Week 1: June 1-10 - Emergency Preparedness
The first week of June is also National CPR and AED Awareness Week. Click here for more NDSC held CPR/AED/First Aid courses
- Graphic: Use this week’s graphic on your social media channels and in employee communications to get the word out.
- Off-the-Job Resources: Safety needs to be 24/7. Let these resources help you and those you care about stay safe around the clock.
• NEW! Family Fire Escape Plan template
• Fire Safety in High-Rise Buildings
• Lights Out. Now What?
• Are You Ready for a Disaster?
• Emergency Supplies for Your Home and Vehicle - Articles: The Council’s flagship publication, Safety+Health magazine, provides a wealth of knowledge. Check out articles related to this week:
• You Can Help Save a Life
• Workplace Fire Drills
• Create a Volunteer First Aid Response Team for Your Workplace
• Help Prevent Workplace Violence - Get the Facts: Check out statistics on emergency preparedness topics from Injury Facts®. Call out statistics in your NSM emails or presentations to hit home why this topic is important.
• Fire-related Fatalities and Injuries
• Drug Overdoses
• Weather-Related Deaths and Injuries - Articles: The Council’s flagship publication, Safety+Health magazine, provides a wealth of knowledge. Check out the June issue and important topics related to this week like:
Week 2: June 11-17 - Slips, Trips and Falls
The North Dakota Safety Council is proud to provide Slip Simulator training. Since 1999 deaths from falls have increased by 233%.
- Graphic: Continue the momentum by using this week’s graphic on your social media channels and in employee communications.
- Off-the-Job Resources: Safety needs to be 24/7. Let the following resources help you and those you care about stay safe around the clock.
• NEW! Older Adult Fall Safety checklist
• Keep Older Adults Safe From Falls - Articles: The Council’s flagship publication, Safety+Health magazine, provides a wealth of knowledge. Check out articles related to this week:
• 7 Tips for Safe Use of Ladders
• Use Scaffolding Safely
• Construction Safety: Prevent Falls Through Skylights and Other Openings
• Reducing Slips, Trips and Falls - Get the Facts: Check out the latest statistics on slips, trips and falls from Injury Facts®. Call out statistics in your NSM emails or presentations to hit home why this topic is important.
• Falls – Lower Level
• Falls – Same Level
• Older Adult Falls - Safety Pro Resources: Learn more about ways to protect workers from falls, including through the use of technology:
• Falls from Heights Toolkit
• Featured Technology Report on Drones for Working at Height
• An Introduction to Drones for Workplace Safety webinar (60 minutes)
• Case Study: AES’s Use of Drones
Week 3: June 18-24 - Heat-Related Illness
- Go Green for Safety: We’ve reached the halfway mark! If you haven’t already participated in a Go Green for Safety day or week, encourage your workers to share their safety pride by wearing green and taking photos with our printable Go Green for Safety sign.
- Graphic: Use this week’s animated graphic on your social media channels and in employee communications to get the word out.
- Off-the-Job Resources: Safety needs to be 24/7. Let the following resources help you and those you care about stay safe around the clock.
• NEW! Stay Safe in the Heat tip sheet
• What’s the UV Index?
• Help Older Adults Stay Safe in the Heat
• NSC First Aid App – including information on heat-related illnesses
• Children are Dying in Hot Cars – including free online training in English and Spanish - Articles: The Council’s flagship publication, Safety+Health magazine, provides a wealth of knowledge. Check out articles related to this week:
• Hydrate for Good Health
• Work Safely in the Heat: What You Need to Know
• Tackle Heat Stress Hazards - Get the Facts: Check out these weather-related statistics from Injury Facts®. Call out statistics in your NSM emails or presentations to hit home why this topic is important.
• Weather-Related Deaths and Injuries - Safety Pro Resources: Check out these tools and resources to assist in your efforts to prevent heat-related illness and save lives at your workplace:
• Remembering Tim: A life lost to heat illness at work (U.S. Department of Labor)
Week 4: June 25-30 - Hazard Recognition
- Graphic: Use this week’s animated graphic on your social media channels and in employee communications to get the word out.
- Off-the-Job Resources: Safety needs to be 24/7. Let the following resources help you and those you care about stay safe around the clock.
• NEW! Being Safe Means Being Alert – All the Time tip sheet
• Safe Selfies
• Avoid Medication Mishaps
• Avoid ‘Gamer’s Thumb’
• Help Prevent Clothes Dryer Fires
• Teen Driver Safety – Virtual Parent Night Archives - Articles: The Council’s flagship publication, Safety+Health magazine, provides a wealth of knowledge. Check out articles related to this week:
• Effective Incident Investigations
• Are You a ‘Safety Cop’?
• The Hierarchy of Controls
• OSHA’s Top 10
• Recognizing Hidden Dangers: 25 Steps to a Safer Office
• Don’t Touch! An Outdoor Worker’s Guide to Hazardous Plants and Animals - Get the Facts: Check out the latest injury and fatality statistics from Injury Facts®. Call out this information in your NSM emails or presentations to hit home why this topic is important.
• Odds of Dying
• Top Work-related Injury Causes - Safety Pro Resources: Access additional tools and resources to make a greater impact:
• Safety is Personal – Sandra’s Story video
• Work to Zero: Safety Innovation Journey
• Visual Literacy Research