May 2026 Health and Safety Bulletin
Spring has (mostly) sprung and the first glimpses of summer are on the way with melts, rain, and warmer weather—that means potential flooding, delving deeper into wildfire season, and the kick-off of thunderstorm and tornado season.
Knowing the potential hazards and how to prepare for them, whether that’s evacuation or shelter in place. This issue focuses on emergency preparedness for Alberta hazards and how to prepare for them.
In This Issue: May 2026 Health and Safety Bulletin
Emergency Preparedness
Observances/Awareness:
Month: BPD, Celiac Disease, Food Allergy, Huntington, Hypertension, Melanoma & Skin Cancer, Healthy Vision, MS, Physiotherapy, Speech and Hearing, Measurement, Lyme Disease, Sexual Violence, Global Employee Health and Fitness, Necrotizing Fasciitis
Days/Weeks:
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day: 2
International Permaculture Day: 3
Hospice Palliative Care Week: 3-9
Emergency Preparedness Week: 3-10
Mental Health Week: 4-10
Pulmonary Hypertension & Asthma Day: 5
Mental Health Week: 4-10
Mother’s Day: 10
Day for Chronic Immunological and
Neurological Diseases: 12
Global Porphyria & Victoria Day (STAT): 18
World Bee Day: 20
Shavuot: 22