The month of June has been recognized as National Safety Month since 1996. The National Safety Council established the month-long observance as a time for organizations, companies and individuals to increase awareness of workplace safety and health risks, and to make efforts to reduce occupational injuries, illnesses and deaths.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, which created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), employers have a responsibility to provide a safe workplace for all of their employees. Despite this fact, as recently as 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that there were 5,190 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States, with a worker dying every 101 minutes. BLS also states that private employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses, including 1,062,700 nonfatal injuries and illnesses that caused a private industry worker to miss at least one day of work, that same year.
Weekly topics for this year's National Safety Month include:
- Week 1 – Emergency Preparedness
- Week 2 – Slips, Trips and Falls
- Week 3 – Heat-Related Illness
- Week 4 – Hazard Recognition
“At CSC, we proudly support the efforts of National Safety Month,” said Zahid Iqbal, MPH, CIH and Technical Director at Clark Seif Clark (CSC). “All year long, our industrial hygiene and environmental, health and safety professionals help employers protect their workers and communities by offering services to support their OSHA and Cal-OSHA compliance efforts. Our experts specialize in providing testing, monitoring, and health and safety training to identify and mitigate risks. These services help prevent fatalities, injuries and illnesses. They are also instrumental for creating effective occupational health and safety programs.”
Last year, CSC sponsored an educational video about National Safety Month that can still be seen at: https://youtu.be/ygdLjYfG8z0
To learn more about this or other industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, environmental, health and safety services, please visit www.csceng.com, email csc@csceng.com or call (800) 807-1118.
About Clark Seif Clark
CSC was established in 1989 to help clients in both public and private sectors address indoor air quality, occupational, environmental, and health and safety (EH&S) issues. CSC is a leading provider of these services with multiple offices along the western seaboard and southwest. The company believes in science-based protocols and has a strong background in engineering, making them the preferred environmental consultants to industrial clients, healthcare facilities, architects, schools, builders, contractors, developers and real estate professionals.
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