October 2026 Health and Safety Bulletin

October 2026!

Come October, fall is well underway with winter not too far behind. This issue looks at how to prepare for fall, start winterizing inside and outside your home and vehicle as well a how to reduce the risk of natural hazards.

In This Issue: October 2026 Health and Safety Bulletin

• Prepare for Fall
• Risk Reduction

Observances/Awareness:

Month:

Fairtrade, Children’s Vision, Breast Cancer, ADHD, Learning Disabilities, Mark it Read, Denturist, Occupational Therapy, Rett Syndrome

Days/Weeks:

National Senior’s & World Vegetarian Day: 1

HPV Prevention Week: 1-7

National Breastfeeding Week: 1-7

World Ostomy Day: 4

World Meningitis Day: 5

Cerebral Palsy Day: 6

Children’s Hospice Palliative Care Day: 8

PANS PANDAS Awareness Day: 9

World Mental Health Day: 10

World Sight Day: 10

Thanksgiving (STAT): 12

Medical Device Reprocessing Week: 12-18

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Awareness Week: 12-18

International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction: 13

World Thrombosis Day: 13

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: 15

World Spine Day: 16

SUDEP Action Day: 18

Invisible Disability Awareness Week: 18-24

Purple Thursday: 19

Canadian Intensive Care Week: 19-25

National Pharmacy Technicians Day: 20

Brain Cancer Awareness Day: 24

World Amyloidosis Day: 26

Canadian Patient Safety Week: 26-30

World Psoriasis & World Stroke Day: 29

Halloween: 31