National Safety Week: How Can We Promote a Safer Culture Together?

Hello Everyone,

The upcoming week is National Safety Week, as everyone knows. We are planning to promote a safe culture in our organization among workers and management. Kindly share your views on what activities we should undertake during this week.

Thank you.

You can promote safety in different ways; it doesn't have to be formal. I will suggest arranging informal activities because in this way, you can convey your message directly. Here are a few suggestions:

- Arrange a safety quiz for workers with very simple and basic questions, like what is the emergency number, etc.
- You can organize a speech competition on safety, with a maximum of 5-minute speeches from every contestant, but ensure that participation is from each department.
- Organize a safety slogan competition.
- Arrange a safety poster competition.
- Conduct a safety drama competition in which employees should convey safety messages in the form of a drama.
- Hold a safety poem or song competition.

In this way, you can convey your message and also give employees an opportunity to show their skills, as everyone will take a lot of interest in these types of competitions.

Regards,

Dear abhi16march,

I am a little surprised. Can you kindly mention as to where you got this information? So far, I knew of National Safety Day being celebrated every year in India on March 4th, especially by the National Safety Council, Council's chapters in almost every state, and member industries. Industries start preparation for the celebration months before by organizing various competitions, such as safety posters, quizzes, safety short stories, safety dramas, departmental housekeeping, etc. Prize winners represent the industry in state-level competitions too. On March 4th, after flag hoisting, everyone takes a safety pledge under the flag. Prizes will be distributed to the winners on the day in a special meeting. State-level celebrations are at the State chapter where even the Industries Minister will be participating along with the Chief Inspector of Factories.

Kindly correct me if I am wrong.

Regards,
Kesava Pillai