National Safety Day 2022: Date, Theme, History and Significance

The National Safety Day (NSD) is observed on the 4^th of March every year to raise public awareness of all safety principles, including road safety, workplace safety, human health safety, and environmental safety. 

Started for a single day as NSD, the campaign has now been spread over a week from 4 March 2022 to 11 March 2022. On National Safety Day, the government tries to motivate people to integrate safety measures in their lives and educate others about those measures.

National Safety Day: Theme

The theme for National Safety Week campaign 2022 is “Nurture young minds – Develop safety culture”.

National Safety Day: History

National Safety Council of India was established on 4^th March 1966 by the Ministry of Labor under the Government of India. The first national safety day was celebrated in the year 1972 after the establishment of the National Safety Council.

National Safety Day: Significance

The day is celebrated to propagate and create awareness among the general public about the various safety measures and hygienic measures that people need to inculcate in their lifestyle.

National Safety Day: Slogans and Quotes

Think safe, be safe

No rest for safety

Safety is an individual responsibility

There is always a Safety in value. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

If Safety is “zero harm” then love must be “zero hate”. – Dave Collins

The concern for man himself and his safety must always be the main concern of any technical enterprise. – Albert Einstein