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Join the National Safety Council at 11 a.m. Central on Feb. 13 for a free webinar on contractor management. With contractors representing approximately 30 percent of many host employers’ combined workforce, more focus has been placed on establishing contractor management programs.

Itasca, IL — The Road to Zero Coalition, managed by the National Safety Council, is accepting applications for its 2019 Safe System Innovation Grants.

Pittsburgh — Getting too little or too much sleep may increase a woman’s risk for recurrent falls – and subsequently more fractures – according to the results of a recent study from the University of Pittsburgh.

Washington — In response to the 10,000-plus lives lost in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes in 2017 in the United States, President Donald Trump has declared December National Impaired Driving Prevention Month.

Washington — Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) is urging OSHA to investigate reported workplace safety violations at the Sanderson Farms poultry plant in Bryan, TX.

Baltimore – A rising number of falls among older people have contributed to an increase in the number of eye injuries that require hospitalization, according to a study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pittsburgh.

The National Safety Council is accepting submissions for the 2019 Distinguished Service to Safety, Marion Martin and Rising Stars of Safety Awards. Each of these awards celebrates individual excellence in safety.

The National Safety Council Young Professionals Division is organizing a mentorship program that pairs Division members with NSC student members.

Sixty-nine percent of employees – many of whom work in safety-critical industries – are tired at work, according to a recent National Safety Council report. Help address this common workplace issue by joining NSC at the Workplace Fatigue Conference, scheduled for Feb. 20-21 in Seattle.

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