Make Safety a Habit!
North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) week (May 4-10, 2014). The intent is to raise awareness about occupational safety, health and the environment in an effort to prevent work injuries and illnesses
The North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week is a continent wide event spanning three countries Canada, USA and Mexico. The week highlights to the public, government, and industry the importance of increasing understanding, raising awareness and reducing injuries and illness in workplaces at home and in the community.
The goal of NAOSH Week is to focus the attention of all partners in occupational safety and health on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace, at home and in the community.
The week strives to -
Increase understanding of the benefits of investment in occupational health and safety.
Raise awareness of the role and contribution of safety and health professionals.
Reduce workplace injuries and illness by encouraging new health and safety activities and interest in NAOSH Week.
The NAOSH Week Logo (three hands forming an equilateral triangle) portrays the three participating nations - Canada, the United States and Mexico - and symbolizes joint venture, cooperation and the commitment to the common goals shared by all occupational health and safety partners. The three sides stand for partnership of the three countries in this joint occupational health and safety venture, as well as all tripartite partnerships between business, labour and governments. The connected hands illustrate assistance and cooperation on many levels - from interpersonal relationships in the workplace to international exchange.
Why Should You Get Involved?
NAOSH Week presents an excellent opportunity to focus, reinforce and strengthen commitment to occupational safety and health. The week’s various steering committees report that those who have been involved in making NAOSH Week a success in their organization, business, community have found:
Improvement in attitudes towards safety and the fostering of a safety-minded culture Better team building Cooperation and increased involvement between management and workers in an issue important to both Better networking among safety committees and safety people.