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San Diego — Andrew Johnson is the new chair of the National Safety Council board of directors. Outgoing Chair Mark Vergnano passed the gavel to Johnson on Monday during the Opening Session of the NSC 2019 Congress & Expo.

San Diego — After 14,261 votes were cast for 111 products from 72 companies, the results of the 2019 “Best in Show” New Product Showcase Awards were revealed Tuesday before the Occupational Keynote at the National Safety Council 2019 Congress & Expo.

San Diego — Dropped objects on a worksite create a multitude of costs. In 2016, dropped objects resulted in 255 worker fatalities, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The issue is one of OSHA’s “Fatal Four” causes of construction deaths, accounting for 9.4% of fatal injuries in the industry.

San Diego — Jack Jackson’s friend was among four people killed in a workplace shooting in July 2003 in Jefferson City, Mo. “If you had asked me just the day before, ‘Would this ever happen here (in my community)?’ I would have told you, ‘No way!’”

National Safety Council 2019 Congress & Expo attendees, listen up: You have the chance to win two American Airlines tickets and a $1,000 American Express gift card.

San Diego — Growing up in the 1950s, Jim Sievert often accompanied his late father, Myron, on weekend trips to inspect Philadelphia street excavations. The experiences resonated immediately. Sievert knew in second grade that he wanted to be a second-generation safety professional.

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Safety+Health, the National Safety Council’s award-winning publication and official magazine of the NSC Congress & Expo, is celebrating its 100th anniversary! Stop by Booth #4335 to see what you’d look like on the cover.

San Diego — Do you know where your organization ranks when it comes to safety? Stop by the National Safety Council Resource Center (Booth #4135) during the NSC 2019 Congress & Expo and take a free, online benchmarking survey to learn how your organization compares with others.

Returning to the National Safety Council 2019 Congress & Expo is the NSC Job and Career Center. Stop by Room 4 on the upper level of the convention center to post open safety-related positions or host private meetings or interviews.