As a safety supervisor, your New Year’s resolutions may have included improving safety training in your workplace. Now that January’s almost over, how’s that resolution holding up? One way to fulfill that resolution is to develop an annual training calendar to keep you on track and ensure that you cover all necessary topics. That includes training on new equipment and processes—as well as OSHA-required refresher training and evergreen safety topics that are always relevant.
Adapt this Training Table to help you plan your annual training calendar. We’ve prefilled the table with annual safety and health observances along with suggestions for related safety topics. Use the last column to fill in any required training that you must do in your workplace.
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SAFETY TOPICS |
Required Training |
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January |
National Radon Action Month |
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National Eye Care Month |
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Healthy Weight Week |
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February |
National Burn Awareness Week |
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American Heart Month |
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National Cancer Prevention Month |
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March |
Workplace Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month |
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National Poison Prevention Week |
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April |
Alcohol Awareness Month |
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National Facial Protection Month |
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Sexual Assault Awareness and Protection Month |
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Stress Awareness Month |
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Foot Health Awareness Month |
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May |
Clean Air Month |
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Better Hearing and Speech Month |
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Hepatitis Awareness Month |
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Lyme Disease Awareness Month |
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National Employee Health and Fitness Day |
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June |
National Safety Month |
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Home Safety Month |
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Cancer in the Sun Month |
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July |
UV Safety Month |
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August |
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month |
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September |
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month |
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Get Ready Day September 19 and National Preparedness Month |
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Healthy Aging Month |
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October |
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
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Healthy Lung Month, Respiratory Week, and Lung Health Week |
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Drive Safely Workweek |
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National Fire Prevention Week |
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month |
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November |
American Diabetes Month |
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National Healthy Skin Month |
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Great American Smokeout |
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month |
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December |
World AIDS Day |
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Safe Toys and Gifts Month |
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National Handwashing Awareness Week |
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National Stress-Free Family Holidays Month |
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Of course, your training calendar needs to be flexible so that you can incorporate training on new equipment or processes that occur throughout the year.
Why It Matters
- Safe workplaces save employers millions of dollars in lost work time, insurance costs, workers’ compensation, and other expenses.
- Safe workplaces rely on effective and consistent safety training and application of safety precautions in order to stay safe.
- Effective safety training relies on purposeful planning and execution of your safety message.