Theme of national safety week 2023 is our aim-zero harm

1. NATIONAL SAFETY WEEK
4th March-10th March 2023
Presented By:
Neeraj Kumar Rai

2. What is National Safety
Week?
 National safety week is celebrated from
4th March to 10th March every year since
1972. This day and week aims to raise
awareness thus reducing the number of
accidents in the workplace and other
areas of daily life.
 National Safety Council was established
in 1966 as a non-profit, self-financing
body on 4th March 1966.

3. History
 The history of National Safety Day goes
back to 1966. This day was established
by National Safety Council
on1March1966 .The Ministry of Labour
and Employment, Government of India
established the National Safety Council
as a non-profit, self-financing body on
4th March 1966.

4. Objective of the National safety
week
 The objective of National Safety Week is
to create awareness about the various
hazards and dangers present in the
workplace and to educate workers on
how to avoid them. During this week,
various seminars, workshops, and
training sessions are organized to
educate workers on various safety
measures and best practices to follow.

5. Theme of the year
 The theme of National Safety Week
changes every year, and it focuses on a
specific aspect of safety in the
workplace. For example, in recent years,
the themes have included “Nurture
Young Minds, Develop Safety Culture”,
“Learn From Disaster and Prepare for a
Safer Future”, “Be safe, take ownership”
etc.

6. Theme of the year 2023

7. How to achieve the target of zero
harm?
 To promote a zero harm culture of
safety and awareness, it is important
that your people are conscious of
management strategies in the
workplace, including their compliance
to best practice. Well-constructed safety
processes are understood and
communicated effectively to all the
people at workplace.
 To achieve the target we should make
strategies.

8. The 3 strategies to achieve ‘Zero
Harm’ target
1. Personal Management: Your biggest
asset can also play a part in creating your
biggest risks. To promote a zero harm
culture of safety and awareness, it is
important that your personnel are aware
of your expectations of them in the
workplace, including their adherence
to best practice safety culture. Having
well-constructed safety processes is one
thing, but ensuring they are
communicated effectively is another.

9. The 3 strategies to achieve ‘Zero
Harm’ target
2. Risk Management: Every facility
manager knows the key steps of risk
management; identifying hazards,
assess risks, control risks, and review
control measures. These steps have
become a familiar safety mantra,
repeated internally by facilities
managers in order to reduce the risk
and incidence of personnel injuries.

10. The 3 strategies to achieve ‘Zero
Harm’ target
3. Reporting: The facility manager and
other managers to have a bird’s eye
view, but it’s necessary to utilize that
information effectively in order to
improve the safety of those in your
employ.