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Environment, Health and Safety Communications Diary. 

If you are planning an awareness event, or communication campaign, timing can be everything... so think about planning them to coinside with some of these seasonal risk topics and national and international awareness events.

Quarter ONE

New year new start, great time to promote:

• Health and fitness
• Weight loss
• Give up smoking  

Bad weather, you should think about communicating issues around:

• Winter driving
• Slips, trips and falls  

January

• 25th to 29th Cancer Talk Day
• 25th to 30th Be Loud! Be Clear! Bowel Cancer Day    

February

• 14th Valentines Day - Go home safe to your loved ones 

March

Marie Curie Cancer Care Month 

• 10th No Smoking Day 
• 14th Mothers Day   

Quarter TWO

Easter:  

Home safety issues such as safe DIY and PPE are good topics to communicate now 

April

• 7th World Health Day 
• 8th to 14th Diabetes Week
• 22nd Earth Day
• 26th to 30th Noise Action Week   

Spring and Summer

With people out and about more think about communicating issues around:

• Travel safety and immunisations
• Personal security
• Sun safety
• Children on building sites
• Pedestrian safety  

May

• 4th World Asthma Day            
• 8th World Red Cross Day            
• 9th to 15th Christian Aid Week           

June

Everyman Cancer Awareness Month

• 5th World Environment Day 
• 12th to 20th Bike Week             
• 20th Fathers Day  

Quarter THREE

September

• 3rd to 17th National Organic Food Fortnight 
• 14th World Blood Donor Day  
• 22nd World Car Free Day             

Quarter FOUR

October

Breast Cancer Awareness Month   

• 4th to 10th Backcare Awareness Week 
• 19th to 25th European Road Safety Week
• 15th to 24th European H&S Week

31st: Clocks go back today so think about communicating:

• Winter working
• Sufficient lighting
• Personal security

November

• 3rd National Stress Awareness Day 
• 5th Firework Safety
• 7th Ban Bullying at Work Day 
• 14th  World Diabetes Day 
• 16th to 20th Anti Bullying Week           
• 19th World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
• 20th BBC Children in Need 
• 23rd to 29th UK Road Safety Day            

December      

The time of good cheer and plenty of opportunities to get messages across to ensure everyone stays safe.

• Alcohol awareness
• Christmas safety
• Home safety and security

• 1st World Aids Day  
• 3rd International Day for Persons with Disabilities