{"id":5585,"date":"2016-05-27T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T13:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/blog\/?p=5585"},"modified":"2016-05-27T09:00:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T13:00:30","slug":"june-is-national-safety-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/help-center\/articles\/june-is-national-safety-month\/","title":{"rendered":"June is National Safety Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you work in the field of safety, and so does your husband, it makes for interesting living situations. I no longer stand on a chair or stool to reach something on the top shelf. There are now ear plugs and safety goggles beside the lawn mower and weed eater in the garage.\u00a0We have two fire extinguishers \u2013 one by the stove and one in the pantry.\u00a0Our smoke detectors are checked twice a year from a ladder where three points of contact are maintained at all times. There is even an old Emergency Response Guidebook in my car for looking up UN numbers when I travel. Having lived this way for several years now, it surprises me when friends and family talk about near misses they have. Take heart other safety professionals, there is a month dedicated to our cause. June is National Safety Month.<\/p>\n

The National Safety Council has outlined topics for each week of the month and even provides free downloadable resources in English and Spanish for each topic upon signup. I encourage you to do so as the resources are great. The link to the National Safety Council site can be found here<\/a>. To sign up for the free materials, look to the right side of the website. Let\u2019s take a look at each week and expand on the ideas.<\/p>\n

This year the topics are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n