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Will you be attending the 2017 NSC Congress & Expo in Indianapolis next week? If so, stop by the NSC Divisions “Open House” from 4-5:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 in Room 144/145 of the Indiana Convention Center.

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More than 1,500 votes have already been cast for the “Best in Show” New Product Showcase Awards – part of the 2017 NSC Congress & Expo, set to take place Sept. 23-29 in Indianapolis.

Register today for the 2017 NSC Congress & Expo, set to take place Sept. 23-29 in Indianapolis. Educational sessions will help you discover fresh ideas to enrich your career and keep up to date on information and trends aimed at eliminating preventable deaths.

The National Safety Council Rising Stars of Safety "embrace the challenge of eliminating preventable deaths," NSC President and CEO Deborah A.P. Hersman says.

Safety and health training should begin as soon as employees are hired, the National Safety Council states, because workers generally will be open to ideas and information about how their new organization operates.

"There’s no doubt the factory as we know it today is changing radically, and the effect on workplace safety with be huge," notes DEKRA Insight's Jill Wiltfong, who talks with colleague Stefan Rutten from DEKRA Certification.

Editor Melissa J. Ruminski discusses the NSC Rising Stars of Safety, Class of 2017.

Jim Dorris from United Rentals discusses how – with new technologies and the new, digital-driven generation in mind – he "set out with the mission to leverage technology and innovation to truly improve the learning experience for my company's skills-based workforce and customers."

Toronto – Standing for long periods of time at work may double your risk for developing heart disease, according to researchers from the Institute for Work and Health and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.