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North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, or NAOSH Week, occurs every year during the first full week of May. NAOSH Week is intended to raise awareness about occupational safety, health and the environment. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) joined with the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) in 2002 to raise the public's awareness of occupational safety, health and the environment in North America during NAOSH Week. This is just one tool the almost 100-year-old ASSE and its 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professional members use throughout the year to promote occupational safety aimed at preventing injuries and illnesses. Several organizations representing thousands of businesses have partnered with ASSE and CSSE to support NAOSH Week, including U.S. federal agencies such as the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to reach millions of people around the globe on the importance of being safe at work.
For more information about NAOSH, see the American Society of Safety Engineers' NAOSH website.
As “Mission NAOSH 2010: Working Safe” suggests, ASSE and its 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) professional members continue to lead pioneering efforts in work safety for businesses, workers and communities. North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (May 2-8, 2010) and Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day (May5, 2010) help us reach millions of people on the importance and long-term benefits of workplace safety and health.
NAOSH Week occurs every year during the first full week of May and is aimed at raising awareness about occupational safety, health and the environment and the SH&E profession. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) joined with the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) to increase awareness in North America during NAOSH Week. This is one tool the almost 100-year-old ASSE and its 32,000 SH&E members use throughout the year to promote occupational safety aimed at preventing injuries and illnesses. Several organizations representing thousands of businesses have partnered with ASSE and CSSE to support NAOSH Week, including U.S. federal agencies such as the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
During NAOSH Week, ASSE and CSSE members, OSHA and NAOSH partners develop and implement activities throughout North America and worldwide (such as Kuwait, Columbia and Ecuador) to promote NAOSH Week. ASSE members have held fleet safety classes, ergonomic awareness events, distributed catastrophe preparedness information, provided teen worker safety programs, held city worker safety fairs, held symposiums, assisted charities, held personal protective equipment (PPE) fashion shows, donated PPE and much more.
ASSE also sponsors its annual kids “Safety-on-the-Job” poster contest for ASSE members’ children, brothers and sisters, grandchildren, nieces and nephews and chapter-sponsored schools. [1] Members can sponsor other children such as their co-workers’ children or friends. The contest runs from September 19, 2009 – February 14, 2010 (Valentine’s Day). The poster contest for kids aged 5-14 aims to teach youth about the importance of work safety and what SH&E professionals do 24/7 to keep workers safe – to make sure they leave work injury and illness free returning home safely. The contest prizes are awarded to children who best illustrate safety at work in their poster. Contest winners, participants, and their families are honored at events in Washington, D.C. during NAOSH Week at the U.S. Department of Labor, the Smithsonian and the U.S. Capitol. Each age group’s winning poster is featured on the 2010 NAOSH poster distributed worldwide. Posters are also displayed at the annual ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exhibition in June.
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| Salem, Oregon | Wilsonville, Oregon | Workers Memorial Day 2010 |
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 10:00-11:30am - Jubitz Truck Stop, Portland, OR
Sponsored By: American Society of Safety Engineers Region I Members, Jubitz Truck Stop/the Portlander Inn Officials, The Oregon Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Transportation Division, American Trucking Association, and May Trucking Company (TBD)
Transportation incidents continue to be the number one cause of on-the-job deaths. Local occupational safety and health professionals, Oregon transportation and law enforcement officials, commercial motor vehicle company representatives, officials and drivers will discuss their experiences and provide tips for all motorists – from teens to adults to truck drivers – to do their part to prevent roadway fatalities. This is especially important now with the expected major increase in motorists on our roads due to prom season, the summer travel season, schools being out, more teens working and on the road, increased road construction, and more. Motorists need to focus on the road, stay alert, wear their seat belts, drive cautiously in work zones, and around trucks, and more because their families, friends and co-workers want them to return home safely, every day. Additionally, all motorists must do their part to drive safely and not be a threat to other drivers. Employers can do their part by developing and implementing company drive safety programs – some will be highlighted.
Location: At the Jubitz Truck Stop, Portland, OR, (10350 N. Vancouver Way, Exit 307 from I-5 North and South, turn in the car entrance—the event will be held in the ‘Mall’, enter through the Cascade Grill)
Draft Agenda:
The event will be held in the main ‘Mall’ area of Jubitz near the movie theatre inside. Everyone should enter through the Cascade Grill and go to the left. Podium, chairs will all be all set up. Speakers will sit in the front row. Refreshments will be available along with the OSHP Day cake. We are putting together the stats kit now to send to all who were at last Wednesday’s meeting and to share with ASSE members. All ASSE members are invited to attend. We will be inviting the media as well.
Please RSVP to ASSE PR manager Diane Hurns at dhurns@asse.org.
With the holidays close by now is the time to encourage your children, nieces, nephews, sisters, brothers, friends , co-workers’ kids and more aged 5-14 to enter the 8th annual ASSE kids’ ‘Safety-on-the-Job’ poster contest. The rules and entry form are below and can also be found on our new North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH, May 2-8) Week 2010 and Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day (May 5, 2010) web site at this link:
http://www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh10/
There are 5 age groups and the first place winners each win a $1,000 savings bond. Second place winners receive a $500 savings bond and third and fourth place winners a $200 savings bond. All entrants are winners! Everyone receives a letter from ASSE President C. Christopher Patton, CSP, and ASSE Executive Director Fred Fortman along with a small gift. The winners posters are featured on the annual NAOSH poster distributed to companies, schools, hospitals and more worldwide in April and May. Also, we will have our annual events for the poster contest winners/entrants and their families (all are invited), ASSE members, federal and Congressional officials and more on Monday, May 3, in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian (featuring a focus on workplace safety Smithsonian exhibits), the U.S. Department of Labor and at the U.S. Capitol. We also hope to have the NAOSH kick-off brunch Sunday, May 2, at the National Zoo as we have in the past.
Remember, entrants just need an ASSE member sponsor/number. It is open to non-members. Many members will again be sponsoring schools/school districts and their co-workers’ children. It is a lot of fun and we look forward to seeing a ton of posters by the Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2010 deadline! So sit down with the children and help them develop a poster that best displays workplace safety.
Thanks so much and please let us know if you have any questions.
Download the contest rules and entry form below and get involved today!
North American Occupational Safety & Health (NAOSH) Week takes place May 3-9, 2009. Occupational Safety & Health Professional's Day is May 6, 2009.
"Safety Means Always Coming Home" is the theme for the May 3-9, 2009 North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week and Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day on Wednesday, May 6. Please join the thousands of ASSE members in celebrating NAOSH Week as we work to reach everyone on how important it is to be safe on the job. Over the years many of ASSE’s kids' "Safety-on-the-Job" poster contest entrants have said in their posters, "Safety Always Means Coming Home" for their moms, dads, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and friends.
Throughout NAOSH Week, thousands of ASSE members, their families, businesses, government organizations reach out to people worldwide on the importance of job safety and provide information on workplace safety risks and solutions. ASSE provides tools you can use from this web page to support these efforts such as:
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North American Occupational Safety and Health Week takes place May 4-10, 2008.
The goal of the annual North American Occupational Safety & Health (NAOSH) Week is to focus the attention of employers, employees, the general public and all partners in occupational safety, health and the environment on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace.
We are striving to:
During NAOSH Week and throughout the year ASSE, CSSE, OSHA and its partners will illustrate how safety is good business. Safety and health not only add value to a business, but to the workplace, employees, the community and to everyone's quality of life. For instance:
Preventing injuries and illnesses increases productivity, morale and ultimately, profits. The following provides best practices and information on how a business can develop and implement effective workplace safety and health programs and some tangible results:
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| Portland, OR | Salem, OR | Wilsonville, OR |
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week takes place May 6-12, 2007.
The goal of the annual North American Occupational Safety & Health (NAOSH) Week is to focus the attention of employers, employees, the general public and all partners in occupational safety, health and the environment on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace.
The NAOSH 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, labor and governments. The connected hands illustrate assistance and cooperation on many levels - from interpersonal relationships in the workplace to international exchange.
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| State of Oregon | Keizer, OR | Salem, OR | Wilsonville, OR |
At Work:
At Schools, Colleges, Universities:
Students are the workers and business leaders of tomorrow. Making them aware of workplace safety and health at an early age, and, on the need for training and knowledge is critical to helping them work safely in the future. Some activities include:
In Your Community:
In March 2006 the American Society of Safety Engineers’ board approved the creation of Occupational Safety and Health Professional day to be held every year during North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) on that Wednesday. This year NAOSH Week runs from May 6-12.
The purpose of this day is to recognize the ongoing efforts of occupational safety, health and environmental professionals to protect people, property and the environment. “They are the ones that make sure you go to and come home from work safely and without injury every day,” ASSE 2005-06 President Jack H. Dobson Jr., CSP, said as the motion was passed unanimously.
National Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day also aims to further raise awareness and pride in the profession, a profession where one is qualified by education, training and experience who identifies hazards and develops appropriate controls for these hazards all aimed at preventing occupational injury, illness and property damage. The safety and health professional follows a Code of Professional Conduct and brings to bear technical knowledge, skill and expertise along with management abilities developed through years of continued education and practical experience. Currently there are about 100,000 occupational safety, health and environmental practitioners in the U.S. today in what has become one of the most challenging and rewarding career fields.
“We take time this May 3 to say thanks to those invisible heroes, who every day work to make your workplace safer and healthier,” Dobson said. “It doesn’t happen often, but when a call is made to a family member that their loved one has been injured or killed on the job several lives change forever. Let’s continue to work with occupational safety and health professionals to make sure you and your family never receives that call.
“If you know one, thank your occupational safety and health professional on this day,” Dobson said. “It will mean more than you know.”
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