Category: Safety and Security

Law Enforcement Officers Appreciation Day,...

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In light of recent negativity directed toward law enforcement nationally, there is a need to show law enforcement officers that our citizens recognize the difficult and sometimes impossible career they ha...

January

Personal Self-defense Awareness Month, Ntl...

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A promotion of the SAFE program for women and teenage girls, National Personal Self-defense Awareness Month focuses on teaching awareness and risk avoidance in addition to defensive tactics that can save...

January

Pet Travel Safety Day, Ntl.: January 2

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National Pet Travel Safety Day might sound like a redundant holiday, but it addresses a serious issue. Unfortunately, statistics show that for too many pet owners, including most of those whom believe th...

January

Radon Action Month, Ntl.: January

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National Radon Action Month raises awareness about the radioactive gas that occurs naturally in the environment and causes serious health problems to those exposed. Radon comes from the natural decay of...

January

Road Safety, UN Decade for Action: 2011-20...

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The UN General Assembly has designated 2011-2020 as a Decade of Action on Road Safety Worldwide. According to the Association for Safe International Road Travel, annual global road crash statistics i...

January

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Self-Defense Awareness Month, Ntl. Persona...

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National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month in the United States kicks off the year, when people are most enthusiastic about training. It aims to encourage men and women to invest in themselves and acq...

January

Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Mon...

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January in the United States is the National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Proclaimed as such by President Barack Obama on December 31, 2012, this month aims to remind people about the v...

January

Snowmobile Safety & Awareness Week: Januar...

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Snowmobile Safety & Awareness Week is dedicated to raising awareness about snowmobile safety. Promoted by the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association (ISMA), there are over 1.2 million registe...

January

Stalking Awareness Month, Ntl.: January

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National Stalking Awareness Month in the United States aims to raise awareness of stalking. Stalking is a serious social issue that happens more often than most realize. The majority of stalking victim...

January

Tax Identity Theft Prevention Week, Nation...

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Beginning in 2014 the Federal Trade Commission has launched an awareness campaign under the title National Tax Identity Theft Prevention Week. Tax identity theft happens when someone uses your Social Se...

January

Technology Day, Ntl: January 6

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People do not change, but how we live our lives does due to technology. Technology can be something simple, such as the humble beer can (first put on sale this day in 1935), or as complex as a computer....

January

Train Your Dog Month, Ntl.: January

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Created in 2011, National Train Your Dog Month is promoted The Association of Professional Dog Trainers. This day urges dog owners to take the time and train their dogs properly for their pets safety and...

January

Unchain a Dog Month: January

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With temperatures dropping, animals are vulnerable to frostbite and worse. PETA created National Unchain a Dog Month to alert pet owners to the dangers of leaving their pet chained outside during the wint...

January

Television Safety Day, National: February...

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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...

January

Safer Internet Day, Intl.: February 11

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Safer Internet Day (SID) is organized by Insafe and 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...

January

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

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Bullying is a major problem in Canadian schools, workplaces, homes, and over the Internet. The event takes place on the last Wednesday of February. The idea for wearing Pink Shirts to end bully started...

January

Skip the Straw Day: February 28

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Most of the world was horrified by the picture of the turtle with a plastic straw jammed up its nose. Single use straws continue to add to the abundance of plastic waste the world over. The students of Wh...

January

Summer's Day, National (AU): February 29

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Summer's Day in Australia is a national day to remember all the children whom have lost their lives as the result of preventable injury and to assist those children and family members who are still strugg...

January

Aggressive Driving Month (US): February

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

January

Canned Food Month (1809): February

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Canned Food Month celebrates the invention of the process for preserving foods in cans that was invented in 1809. Prior to cans, glass, pottery and other materials were used with limited effect. Such m...

January