June 2025
National Safety Month, World Environment Day, World Sickle Cell Day
NATIONAL SAFETY MONTH
National Safety Month was first established in 1996, an initiative by the National Safety Council, and is celebrated all throughout June to help keep each other safe from the workplace to anyplace. This year’s themes were:
JUNE 1-7: Continuous Improvement
Ensuring that policies and trainings are regularly reviewed and updated for work safety and everyday life. This can include assessments, open communication, receiving feedback, and making data-driven decisions.
JUNE 8-14: Employee Engagement
Promote workplace safety by encouraging employees to participate in safety discussions, identifying, and reporting hazards, and adhering and promoting safety protocols. This could lead to a reduction in workplace injuries and incidences and promote an overall safer work environment.
JUNE 15-21: Roadway Safety
Remain undistracted when driving. Looking at your phone for even a second can make a difference when an accident occurs. Make sure that you are aware of yourself if you are tired or inebriated, and have someone else drive or wait until you are in a better position to drive. Be mindful of bicyclists and pedestrians on the road and double-check to make sure that you do not leave any children or pets in your car.
JUNE 22-30: Wellbeing
Think about the impact of wellbeing-related risks that can occur at the workplace and everyday life. Risks to think about range from fatigue and psychological safety, to substance use and mental health.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY (June 5th)
Observed annually, this years theme is "Beat Plastic Pollution".
The goal is to raise awareness of the environmental issues the world is facing and to take urgent action to #BeatPlasticPollution.
Plastic from either production or waste has contributed to environmental degradation and the climate crisis. These plastics can contaminate soil, harm ecosystems and block water sources.
WORLD SICKLE CELL DAY (June 19th)
Observed annually, this year’s theme is “Global Action, Local Impact: Empowering Communities for Effective Self-Advocacy,” the goal to increase awareness and public knowledge and understanding of sickle cell disease and empower patients and caretakers. Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic blood disorder that affect hemoglobin where the red blood cells are typically crescent- or “sickle”-shaped due to a gene mutation rather than disc-shaped. When red blood cells are “sickle”-shaped, they do not bend or move easily and can block blood flow to the rest of the body. Sickle cell disease primarily affects individuals of African descent, as well as those of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and South Asian descent.