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May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Every year, more than 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke. Someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds and every 4 minutes, someone dies of stroke.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, as well as National Counseling Awareness Month. Every first week of May is Children's Mental Health Awareness Week. This is a time when people all across the country come together to help spread awareness of mental illness through events and content.

Join us for this award-winning activity for people of all abilities May 1 through June 30!

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OSHA is partnering with key groups to assist with this effort, including the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA), OSHA approved State Plans, State consultation programs, the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), the National Safety Council, the National Construction Safety Executives (NCSE), the U.S.

Did you know that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), along with its partners, raises awareness of fall hazards through an annual effort? The National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Constructionexternal icon , part of a National Campaign, is an opportunity for employers and workers to pause on the job and together plan to prevent falls in the workplace.

Each May ESFI commemorates National Electrical Safety Month (NESM) to raise awareness about critical electrical safety topics.

Overview Working with electricity can be dangerous. Engineers, electricians, and other professionals work with electricity directly, including working on overhead lines, cable harnesses, and circuit assemblies. Others, such as office workers and sales people, work with electricity indirectly and may also be exposed to electrical hazards.

Following on from March safety topics and April safety topics, our May safety topics piece is here to round off our spring safety topics and tips. As we've progressed through the months, we're talking less and less about rain and floods and more about heat, warmth and sun.In this article, you'll find our safety calendar for May which covers all the big safety events and acknowledgements throughout the month.

Key points One expert says workplace violence is "never out of the blue." People who commit violent acts or show hostility may have experienced the end of a relationship or the loss of a job, or hold a work-related grievance, for example.