The National Safety Council strongly advises employers to institute off-the-job safety training programs for their employees during Workplace Safety Week, June 24-30. Injuries in the workplace cost the nation $122.6 billion in 1999, but “the true cost to the nation, to employers and to families from accidental deaths and injuries [off-the-job] was a staggering $469 billion in 1999,” said Alan McMillan, Council president. While approximately 5,100 people died in 1999 from workplace injuries, an estimated 40,600 workers were killed in the home and community.
Workplace Safety Week is part of National Safety Month in June. For a comprehensive list of National Safety Month activities and safety tips, visit the NSC.
