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This month-long observance brings awareness to the harmful effects of stress on physical and mental health.

This month-long observance reminds people to call 811 before digging so buried utilities can be marked and avoided.

This annual observance recognizes the contributions of public health and highlights the importance of improving the nation’s health.

This weeklong event brings attention to struck-by incidents in construction.

This weeklong event promotes safe driving in work zones.

Nonexempt employees who are working on this date at 2:00 a.m. may lose an hour of pay since they will not work between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m. when the clocks move forward. Employers may, however, adjust nonexempt employees’ schedules for that day to give them an additional hour of work. Some states and locations do not observe DST and some are working on adopting it year-round.

As the title implies, International Fun at Work Day is a day to have fun at work because, well, work should be fun. Don’t let the fun overrule the work, though.

April Fool’s Day celebrates the custom of playing practical jokes on friends or coworkers. While many may be mild, elaborate practical jokes might last the entire day.

This is held the first Friday of April in the U.S. and was declared in 2004 by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson. The day encourages Americans to walk to work and to incorporate exercise into the workday. Consider promoting walk breaks to motivate employees to get active. Remote employees can be encouraged to walk on this day at least 30 minutes — even if in their own neighborhood.

Living a healthy lifestyle benefits people’s personal and professional lives. The World Health Organization (WHO) sets aside this day each April to highlight the importance of good health. Workplace wellness programs can help employees focus on creating and maintaining healthy habits.

First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

This month-long observance promotes water awareness and swim safety.

Companies, organizations, and individuals who manufacture (including import) mercury or mercury-added products, or otherwise intentionally use mercury in a manufacturing process must submit their mercury information to EPA every three years.

EPA requires community water systems to deliver a Consumer Confidence Report, also known as an annual drinking water quality report, to their customers. These reports provide Americans information about their local drinking water quality.

Each owner or operator of a facility (including high efficiency boiler operations) used for the commercial storage or disposal of PCBs and PCB Items must maintain annual records on the disposition of all PCBs and PCB items at the facility and prepare and maintain a written annual document log that includes the information required by 40 CFR 761.180(b)(2) for PCBs and PCB Items that were handled as PCB waste at the facility. The written annual document log must be prepared by July 1 for the previous calendar year (January through December).