Category: Safety and Security

White Cane Week (CA): February 2-8

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White Cane Week in Canada is a week-long awareness campaign topped off with the Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship and countless local activities. Founded in 2006, White Cane Week seeks to g...

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Pink Shirt Day to End Bullying (CA): Febru...

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Bullying is a significant problem in Canadian schools, workplaces, homes, and over the Internet. The event takes place on the last Wednesday of February. The idea of wearing pink shirts to end bullying...

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Missing Persons Day, Ntl.(US/CA): February...

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It's every parent's nightmare. Your child comes home from school, steps off the bus a couple of houses away, and vanishes into thin air. This is what happened to 16-year-old Ali Lowitzer on April 26, 2010...

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Change Your Password Day: February 1

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Howdy! We're working on the description for this event. It's one of over two thousand events added to the calendar this year. We have verified it is an authentic event and have included the organization...

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Turkey's Twin Terror Earthquakes (TR/SY)(2...

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On February 6, 2023, twin earthquakes, one at Gaziantep (7.8 magnitude) at 4 AM local time and the second eight hours later centered in Kahramanmarhas, Turkey (7.5 magnitude), rocked the region, destroyin...

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Car Insurance Day (1897): February 1

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Traveler's Insurance issued the first auto insurance policy in 1897 to Gilbert J. Loomis, who built a one-cylinder car. Why does this day fall on February 1, and most online sources list the year as 189...

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Plimsoll Day (1824): February 10

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Plimsoll Day marks the birth of Samuel Plimsoll in 1824. Plimsoll was a member of the British Parliament and an advocate for sailors' safety. His work created Plimsoll's bill, which ended the practice o...

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Canned Food Month (1809): February

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Canned Food Month celebrates the invention of the process of preserving foods in cans invented in 1809. Before, cans, glass, pottery, and other materials stored food with limited effect. Such materials...

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Battery Day (1745): February 18

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Today marks the birthday of the creator of the invention that would become the first necessity of the future communications age: the battery. On February 18, 1745, Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Vo...

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Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket M...

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The Food Marketing Institute reports that nearly 2 million shopping carts (trollies) are stolen each year in the United States, translating into a per-store loss of $8,000 to $10,000 annually, and that's...

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Safer Internet Day, Intl.: February 11

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Safer Internet Day (SID) by Insafe occurs in February. Its objective is to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones within the European Union. In 2018 this event went...

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Summer's Day, National (AU): February 28

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Summer's Day in Australia is a national day to remember all the children who have lost their lives due to preventable injuries and to assist those children and family members who are still struggling with...

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Aggressive Driving Month (US): February

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Aggressive Driving Awareness Month occurs each February in the United States. Aggressive Drivers cause accidents and fatalities, make the roads less safe, and often intimidate other drivers. In supp...

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Mend a Broken Heart Month, Ntl.: February

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Non-profit My Stuff Bags created National Mend a Broken Heart month to call attention to children who have been abused and neglected. Often these children must be removed from their homes and end up in fo...

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Safety Pup's Birthday (1985): February 12

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Introduced to the world on February 12, 1985, the National Child Safety Council marks the birthday of their beloved mascot Safetypup® on children's safety each year on this date. The mascot has been instr...

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Gulf Coast Rip Current Awareness Week, Ntl...

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Gulf Coast Rip Current Awareness Week is n public service campaign supported by the US Government’s National Weather Service and other agencies. More people die from rip currents than tornados, flooding...

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Grain Bin Safety Week, Ntl: February 16-22

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This is one of those events that if you live in a city, the dangers inherent probably never occurred to you. You may be aware of this danger if you work on a farm or in an industry with sand, sawdust, or...

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Dog Training Education Month: February

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Dog Training Education Month in the US and Canada falls in February. A trained dog is a delight to be around and much safer in its own right. This month is about educating owners about the benefits of do...

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Television Safety Day, Ntl.: February 1

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Television Safety Day is a joint promotion of Safe Kids Worldwide and The Consumer Electronics Association. It focuses on removing hazards from your home that are a danger to children. Approximately 17 ch...

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Tourism Resilience Day, Global: February 1...

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Resilient tourism plays a crucial role in the economic development of many countries, particularly in developing nations, small island developing states, Africa, and middle-income countries. It serves as...

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