Category: Safety and Security

Fireworks Safety Months: June 1-July 31

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Fireworks Safety Month is observed in the month of June to emphasize that while fireworks can be fun, they can also cause a lot of harm when mishandled. Sixty-percent of fireworks injuries recorded in th...

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Home Safety Month: June

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Home Safety Month raises awareness about accident prevention inside the home. Sponsored by American National Standards Institute (ANSI) member the National Safety Council (NSC), the focus is on common hea...

January

Microchipping Month, Ntl. (UK): June*

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Pet Preparedness Month, Ntl.: June

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If a tornado, flood, fire, earthquake or hurricane were to affect your home, what is your plan with your animals? Pet Preparedness Month is about including pet care and pet plans in your emergency prepara...

January

Plastic Challenge Month (UK): June

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June is Plastic Challenge Month in the United Kingdom. This event is a challenge for people to give up the use of single-use plastic. This is the time when people urge others to give up the use of plastic...

January

PTSD Awareness Month, Intl.: June

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PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) Awareness Day ran from 2010-2013. In 2014 the US Congress made this a month long event. It has since gone world wide. PTSD month supported by the National Center fo...

January

Safety Month, Ntl.: June

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National Safety Month is an awareness campaign by the National Safety Council that aims to educate people on safety hazards around the home, in the community and work and thus reduce the number of prevent...

January

Scams Awareness Month, Ntl. (UK): June

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Student Safety Month, Ntl.: June

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National Student Safety Month teaches children and adults how to be safe by avoiding the leading causes of preventable injuries and death in children. According to the National Institute of Health, these...

January

Child Victims of Aggression, World Day of...

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World Day of Child Victims of Aggression brings to light the sufferings of the children, whom are victims of war and abuse. It is a United Nations' (UN) affirmation to safeguard the rights of children in...

January

Animal Rights Day, Ntl.: June 6

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Created in 2011 by non-profit Our Planet. Theirs Too, National Animal Rights Day (NARD) is a worldwide effort focused on raising awareness of the rights of all living being on this planet whether legged,...

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Rip Current Awareness Week, Ntl.: June 6-1...

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Refugee Week (UK): June 14-20

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Elder Abuse Awareness Day, World: June 15

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Elder abuse is a global social issue affecting the health and human rights of millions of elderly persons the world over. It is an issue deserving the attention of the international community, as well as...

January

Law Enforcement Officers, Ntl. Day of Pray...

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National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement was created in 2011 by the non-profit Wives Behind the Badge, and occurs annually on the 3rd Friday in June. The purpose of the day is to ask that people paus...

January

Lightning Awareness Week, Ntl.: June 20-26

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National Lightning Safety Awareness week was started in 2001 to call attention to this underrated killer. Since then, lightning fatalities in the United States have dropped from about 50 per year to about...

January

Mosquito Control Awareness Week, Ntl.: Jun...

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National Mosquito Control Awareness Week falls on the last week of the month of June. Sponsored by the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA), this promotion raises awareness of the dangers of mos...

January

Drug Abuse & Trafficking, World Day Agains...

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World Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking. declared by the United Nations through General Assembly Resolution 42/112. This awareness campaign highlights the fight against drug abuse and the illegal d...

January

Firearms Day, Ntl. (1934): June 26

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The National Firearms Act (NFA), enacted on June 26, 1934, imposes a statutory excise tax on the manufacture and transfer of certain firearms and mandates the registration of those firearms. The Act was...

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HIV Testing Day, Ntl.: June 27

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First held in 1995, HIV Testing Day is sponsored by the US government and encourages people to get tested for HIV.

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