March 2023 Health and Safety Bulletin

Ch-ch-changes!

March is a month of changes. Daylight savings and sleep disruptions to sleep schedules, the arrival of spring signalling seasonal home and vehicle maintenance, plus, there are several OHS updates which come into effect 31 March 2023. Read on to learn more about the changes this month and how to tackle them head-on.

In This Issue: March 2023 Health and Safety Bulletin

• OHS Updates
• Spring Daylight Savings Tips

Observances:

Month: Brain Health; Music Therapy; 5 Days for the Homeless; Colorectal Cancer; Mirth Month; Liver Health; Multiple Myeloma; National Social Work; Nutrition Month

Days/Weeks: Self-Injury Awareness Day: 1

World Wildlife Day: 3

World Obesity & World Engineering Day: 4

International Women’s Week: 4-7

Women in Construction Week: 5-11

World Lymphedema Day: 6

International Women’s Day & Holi: 8

Daylight Savings: 12

World Glaucoma Week: 12 to 18

Safe Sleep Week: 13 to 17

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: 13 to 19

Day to Combat Islamophobia: 15

World Sleep Day & St Patrick’s Day:17

Global Recycling Day: 18

National Poison Prevention Week: 19 to 25

Spring Equinox & Oral Health Day: 20

World Down Syndrome Day: 21

World Water Day: 22

Ramadan: 23

World Tuberculosis Day: 24

Earth Hour: 25

Purple Day: 26

Autism Acceptance Week: 27 March – 1 April

World Bipolar Day: 30

Transgender Day of Visibility: 31