National Safety Week turns 100 in fiscal 2027; slogans invited until January 6Slogans wanted for the 100th week devoted to safety at work
On November 6 the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced a call for slogans for the 100th National Safety Week, to be held in fiscal 2027. National Safety Week runs from July 1 to 7, with June as the preparation month. Entries are accepted from November 6 until January 6, with postmarks of that date accepted, and anyone may enter. Entries may be submitted through an online form or by posting an entry sheet.
- November 6, 2026Call for slogans opens
- January 6, 2027Closing date (postmark of that day accepted for postal entries)
- June 2027Preparation month
- July 1 to 7, 2027The 100th National Safety Week
Key points
- National Safety Week in fiscal 2027 will be the 100th. The week itself runs from July 1 to 7, and June is the preparation month
- The entry period is November 6, 2026 to January 6, 2027. For postal entries, a postmark of the closing date is accepted
- There are two ways to enter: an online form, or posting an entry sheet to the first operations section of the Safety Division, Industrial Safety and Health Department, Labour Standards Bureau of the ministry
- On eligibility the notice states that anyone may enter. Entries must be previously unpublished and the entrant's own work; entrants whose slogans are selected are notified, and copyright rests with the ministry and the Japan Industrial Safety and Health Association
What to do in practice
- Tell your staff about the call, and decide whether and how to enter before the January 6 deadline (postmark accepted)
- Start planning the inspections, training and notices you will run in the June preparation month and during the week from July 1, 2027
To build workplaces free of injuries and accidents, July 1 to 7 each year is set aside as National Safety Week. In 2027 it will be held for the 100th time. From November 6 the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare began inviting slogans for the week. The closing date is January 6, and anyone may enter: people who work at a company, and people still at school.
- 1. Think up a sloganWrite words of your own that have not been published anywhere
- 2. Choose how to send itEither send it through the online form or post an entry sheet
- 3. Send it by January 6For post, a postmark of that day counts
Points
- National Safety Week runs from July 1 to 7 every year. 2027 will be the 100th time
- Slogans are invited from November 6 to January 6. For post, a postmark of that day counts
- Anyone may enter. Entries must be your own work and not published anywhere before
What the words mean
- National Safety Week
- A week held across the country every year from July 1 to 7 to prevent accidents and injuries at work
- slogan
- A short phrase that sums up something important
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW): Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Call for slogans for the 100th National Safety Week, fiscal 2027
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