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It is with pleasure that the National Safety Council announces the 2011 CEOs Who "Get It." This year's leaders represent national and international organizations of all sizes from a wide variety of industries and locations.

Washington – At an event marking the one-year anniversary of the formation of an organization to support victims of distracted driving, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood reaffirmed his commitment to putting an end to the “deadly epidemic.”

Washington – A Chemical Safety Board investigation into a 2008 ammonia release at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. plant in Houston revealed gaps in facility emergency response training, according to a case study recently released.

Washington – The Institute of Medicine recently released a report on personal protective equipment for health care workers in an effort to prevent transmission of pandemic influenza and other viral respiratory diseases.

Washington – Cardiac arrests that can be treated by an automated external defibrillator are more common in public settings than at home, according to a study released Jan. 26 from the National Institutes of Health.

Arlington, VA – Large motor fleets working to improve safety outcomes could benefit from “alternative compliance” fleet safety tools used by smaller fleets, according to a report released in January by the American Transportation Research Institute.

Washington – Improving transportation safety will require a new perspective on safety culture, recordkeeping and aging infrastructure, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman recently said at a Transportation Research Board conference in Washington.

Washington – New government regulations would threaten economic recovery, according to witnesses who recently testified before the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

Huntington Beach, CA – On the heels of two young siblings drowning in Missouri, the National Drowning Prevention Alliance issued a warning about the dangers of walking, skating or playing on frozen bodies of water.

The US Air Force, headquartered in Washington, has approximately 330,000 active-duty Airmen, nearly 200,000 civilian employees and 10,000 reservists.