The National Safety Day is celebrated every year by the National Safety Council of India to raise awareness and commitment to the safety protocols and measures that need to be followed to avoid workplace mishaps.
The ultimate objective of the holiday is to commit employees and the general public to work safely by adhering to all safety guidelines. The National Safety Council is a non-profit body that has been set up to aid in generating, developing, and sustaining any national level of voluntary gesture of health, safety, and development. These actions of the council have been successful ever since the initiation of the holiday in 1972 — set in less than a decade after its establishment.
According to records, the day was initiated as an afterthought of the first industrial safety conference in India organized by the Ministry of Labour and Employment who felt a need for safety councils on national and state levels. They proposed what is now the National Safety Council which then went on to initiate the holiday as a way to drive the adoption of safety measures.
National Safety Day was first observed on the foundation day of the National Safety Council in 1972. The day was set up by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on March 4, 1965, to develop and bring into practice a voluntary routine on safety, health, and environment. The year 2021 marks the 50th observance of National Safety Day.
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