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Itasca, IL — The Mosaic Co. is the recipient of the 2020 Robert W. Campbell Award, presented annually by the National Safety Council to an organization that successfully integrates environmental, health and safety management with business operations.

Itasca, IL — An estimated 42,060 people were killed in motor vehicle-related crashes last year – the highest total in 13 years, according to preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council.

Itasca, IL — Despite the challenges of 2020, the National Safety Council continued its centurylong legacy of providing thought leadership, resources, research, and advocacy on safety.

Itasca, IL — The Alcohol, Drugs and Impairment Division of the National Safety Council has named Thomas Page the recipient of the 2021 Robert F. Borkenstein Award.

The National Safety Council is proud to join the Health Action Alliance. This exciting new partnership brings together leading business, communications and public health organizations to strengthen the business community’s response to COVID-19 and help rebuild public health.

When it comes to products being misused in the workplace, many people may not think of lighting-related items, but it’s happening and employers need to pay attention. Misuse “is probably the biggest issue employers and workers face” when it comes to workplace lighting and flashlights, says Dawn Dalldorf-Jackson, director of sales, industrial division, at Streamlight Inc.

You’re at work wiping down commonly used surfaces. Three minutes after you’re done, a co-worker comes in and touches the surface briefly. “It’s probably still clean,” you think. “I don’t need to wipe it again.”

The wait is almost over! Join OSHA and Safety+Health for an exclusive webinar at 11 a.m. Central on Feb. 26, when Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, will announce the preliminary list of the agency’s most frequently cited standards for fiscal year 2020.

Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council is calling on employers to consider more than substance misuse when addressing workplace impairment, in response to the results of a recent council survey showing that 90% of employers are concerned about mental health and chronic stress impacting worker safety.

“On Safety,” Safety+Health’s blog, is back. Kicking things off with two posts is Richard Fairfax, former deputy director of OSHA and current NSC-ORC HSE team member.