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Are you interested in taking on a leadership role with the National Safety Council? If so, consider submitting a nomination for the NSC Board of Directors.

Approximately 34 million vehicles on the road are equipped with Takata airbags. If the airbag deploys, metal fragments may spray into the vehicle and cause serious injury or death to drivers or their passengers. The National Safety Council has announced that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is offering employers in select cities in Florida (Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando and Tampa) and Texas (Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio) the opportunity to have employees’ affected airbags repaired onsite for free.

Safety+Health presents a look at safety in the construction industry.

Have you assessed your safety program lately? Now is a great time to check the health of your safety program.

“Safety First” is the official blog of the National Safety Council. The latest posts:

Boston — Workers frequently exposed to diesel exhaust may face a higher risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and the risk may increase with length of exposure, a preliminary study from Harvard University suggests.

Washington — Every nine minutes, a child 6 years old or younger is taken to the emergency room because of an unintentional medicine-related poisoning – and one child dies every 12 days – according to a recent report from Safe Kids Worldwide.

Join hundreds of safety professionals at the 2018 National Safety Council Spring Professional Safety Network Division Meetings, scheduled for May 20-23 in Rosemont, IL. Learn valuable tips and tools that you can use at work and in your community.

Are you or someone you know interested in getting more involved with the National Safety Council? If so, consider submitting a nomination to be an NSC Delegate. Delegates meet with NSC at least twice a year to actively provide counsel on safety and health issues and strategies.