June is National Safety Month

Workplace Safety Week – June 4-10 

There were 3.8 million disabling workplace injuries in 1998.

Motor vehicle crashes account for around 20 percent of workplace related fatalities.

Workplace injuries cost society $125.1 billion in 1998 – that’s equivalent to nearly triple the combined profits reported by the top 5 fortune 500 companies.

Everyone can contribute to making the workplace safe.

At work there is a fatal injury every 103 minutes and a disabling injury every 8 seconds.

Home Safety Week – June 11-17 

In 1998, 28,200 people were killed by unintentional home injuries, preliminary Council estimates for 1999 indicate that the number has risen 9% to 30,800.

In 1998, 6,800,000 people suffered an unintentional home injury.

One person in 39 in the United States was disabled one full day or more by unintentional injuries received in the home.

Disabling injuries are more numerous in the home than in the workplace and in motor vehicle crashes combined.

The leading causes of home deaths as the result of injury are falls and poisonings – and these numbers continue to rise.

Almost 32% of home drowning victims were children four years of age or younger.

Smoke inhalation accounts for the majority of deaths in home fires.

Community Safety Awareness Week – June 18-24

Every year, one out of four people sustains injuries serious enough to require medical attention.

Injuries are the leading cause of death for children age 1 and older.

Immediate first aid may mean the difference between life and death, so everyone should be trained in first aid and CPR.

Most sudden illnesses and injuries require no more medical attention than proper first aid care.

Wearing the proper safety equipment, including helmets, can prevent many sport-related injuries and deaths.

There were an estimated 5,900 pedestrian deaths in 1998 and 84,000 injuries. In close to 30% of these deaths and injuries pedestrians crossed or entered the roadway between intersections.

Driving Safety Week – June 25 – July 4

Motor vehicle fatalities are the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 29.

Motor vehicle crashes caused 41,200 deaths in 1998 alone.

The safest seat for children under age 12 is properly restrained in the back seat, especially in vehicles with air bags.

Wearing your lap/shoulder safety belt reduces your risk of fatal injury by 45%.

About three in every ten Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related traffic crash at some time in their lives.

Information provided by the Safety Council.