National Safety Day (India)

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National Safety Day is celebrated on 4^th March in India. It is a National level Safety awareness campaign run by National Safety Council of India. The purpose of celebration is to share awareness related to workplace safety and Health among the industrial workers. National Safety council was found on 4^th march 1966 and the foundation day of National Safety council is celebrated as a National Safety Day from 1971. To spread awareness about the Occupational Health and safety among the workers from 4th March to 10th March National Safety week is celebrated by all industries, government departments, Unions, NGO, Institutions and regulatory agencies across the india.

This entire campaign is supported by Government of India at National level. State chapters of National safety council are actively following up and involving the state Government and District administration in the campaign.

Objective of National Safety Day

• The prime objective of National Safety Day/Week celebration is reduce industrial accidents in india by spreading safety awareness among the workers.
• To spread movement of Environment, Safety,Health to different part of country
• Built a Positive Safety culture in workplace
• To remind everyone include employee,employer and others to their responsibility towards making workplace safer
• Involve employee, workers in different safety activities
• Make workplace safer by collecting ideas from worker

How to Celebrate National Safety Day/Week

National safety week is celebrated from 4th-10th March in industries. Activities in campaign is decided by the organisation according to their workplace.

Agenda and Ideas for national safety week celebration

Inauguration ceremony

• Unfurling of NSC flag
• Safety Pledge
• lighting the lamp
• Pinning the safety Badge
• Opening speech

Competitions which is organized during Safety week

• Safety Poster
• Safety Slogan
• Safety Quiz
• Safety Poem
• Safety Speech
• Safety Essay
• Safety Tool box talk
• Safety Drama
• Emergency Drill

Closing Ceremony

• Presentation of entire week activity
• Award/Gifts to winners
• Closing speech

During Safety week celebrations workers are participate in different activities which helps in building positive safety culture

Theme for National Safety Day

Every year National Safety council of India announced theme for National Safety day celebrations to make campaign identical across the india. Another purpose of Declaration of theme is to spread awareness on different topics among the workers in industries

List of Themes declared by National Safety council of India from 2011

• 2022– “Nurture Young Minds, Develop Safety Culture”
• 2021– “Learn From Disaster and Prepare for a Safer Future”
• 2020- “Enhance Safety & Health Performance by use of advance technology”
• 2019– “Cultivate and sustained a safety culture for building nation”
• 2018- “Reinforce positive behaviour at the workplace to realise safety and health goals”
• 2017- “Keep one another Safe”
• 2016– “Strengthen Safety Movement To Realise Zero Harm”
• 2015- “Build a security Culture for Sustainable Supply Chain”
• 2014- “Manage stress at Workplace and Control Hazards” and “Safety: It Takes All of Us”
• 2013– “Working Together to make sure Safe and Healthy Workplace”
• 2012– “Ensure a secure and healthy working environment – A fundamental human right”
• 2011– “Theme “Establish and maintain preventative safety and health culture”

National Safety Day/Week celebration helps employee to boost their moral support. It also helps them to understand requirements of occupational Health and Safety in their life to make their family happy forever.

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