Your health and safety events calendar for 2023

Health and safety events calendar for 2023

Here at Oxford Plastics, we have been at the centre of site safety for over 35 years – making us experts in all things health and safety. Our health and safety calendar for 2023 has all your events, awareness weeks and campaigns covered for across construction, utilities and transport industries.

March

Event: Ladder Safety Month

The American Ladder Institute (ALI) created National Ladder Safety Month to raise awareness of ladder safety and to decrease the number of ladder-related injuries and fatalities.

Date: Wednesday 1^st March – Friday 31^st March 2023

Find out more here: https://laddersafetymonth.com/

 

Event: Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety

Lifesavers is seen as the premier conference to learn about the latest highway safety research, best practices, and cutting-edge initiatives and strategies used to combat risky driving behaviors and save lives. 

Date: Monday 13th March – Wednesday 15^th March 2023

Find out more here: https://lifesaversconference.org/

 

April

Event: National Work Zone Awareness Week

This is an annual campaign held at the start of construction season in Spring to encourage safe driving through highway work zones. The key message is for drivers to use extra caution in work zones.

Date: Tuesday 11^th April – Sunday 15^th April 2023

Find out more here: https://www.nwzaw.org/

 

May

Event: Construction Safety Week

Construction Safety Week is a show of force, to work together and celebrate the hard work by people in the construction industry who make safety the foundation of everything they do.

Date: Monday 1^st May – Friday 5^th May 2023

Find out more here: https://www.constructionsafetyweek.com/

 

Event: National Electrical Safety Month

The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) sponsors National Electrical Safety Month to promote electrical safety at home and in the workplace.

Date: TBC

Find out more here: https://www.esfi.org/

 

Event: Mental Health Month

This month long campaign by Mental Health America focuses on mental health across the country and encourages individuals and businesses to take part.

Date: Monday 1^st May – Wednesday 31^st May 2023

Find out more here: https://mhanational.org/mental-health-month

 

Event: Building Safety Month

The theme for this year’s Building Safety Month focuses on issues that currently impact everyday lives: building safety, energy, water, and disasters. 

Date: Monday 1^st May – Wednesday 31^st May 2023

Find out more here: https://www.iccsafe.org/content/building-safety-month-2022-safety-for-all-codes-in-action/

 

June

Event: National Safety Month

National safety month is an annual observance to help keep each other safe in and out of the workplace.

Date: Thursday 1^st June – Friday 30^th June 2023

Find out more here: https://www.nsc.org/work-safety/get-involved/national-safety-month

August

Event: Safe+Sound Week

Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety programs and offers information and ideas on how to keep America's workers safe.

Date: Tuesday 15^th August – Monday 21^st August 2023

Find out more here: https://www.osha.gov/safeandsoundweek/

As well as health and safety events, here at Oxford Plastics, our site safety range of products is designed and manufactured to be long-lasting, high-quality, problem-solving equipment that minimizes the risk of hazards. Get in touch with our friendly team to find out more today.