National Safety Month logoEvery year, the National Safety Council designates June as National Safety Month, an annual initiative to raise awareness about safety and promote safer behaviors and practices in the workplace, on the road, and in your homes and communities. This year, the NSC is dedicating June to increasing awareness of the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths. IUP would like to recognize and participate in this initiative to help our university community think of safety both at work and at home!

Preventable injuries occur at alarming rates—in the US, someone dies from a preventable incident approximately every two minutes. In 2023, preventable injuries claimed 222,698 lives, representing a 154 percent increase from 1992. Additionally, more than 7,000 preventable injuries occur every hour across the country.

“For nearly three decades, National Safety Month has served as a vital landmark in the push to make people safer, from the workplace to anyplace,” said Lorraine Martin, president and CEO of NSC. “Each year, we, along with businesses and individuals across the country, take this month to encourage and educate others around safety at work, on the road, and in our communities. Thank you to all those who partner with us to end preventable injuries and deaths each June and all year long.”

Each week of June spotlights a different safety topic:

  • Week 1: Continuous Improvement

  • Week 2: Employee Engagement

  • Week 3: Roadway Safety

  • Week 4: Well-being

Here are details about the different topics covered each week, with valuable information and resources to improve your safety awareness, assess your knowledge, and highlight the significance of safety, not just in the workplace but also in our daily lives.

Continuous Improvement logoWeek 1: Continuous Improvement (June 1–7)

Employee Engagement logoWeek 2: Employee Engagement (June 8–14)

Roadway Safety logoWeek 3: Roadway Safety (June 15–21)

Well-being logoWeek 4: Well-being (June 22–30)