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Do you know someone who has taken safety to a new level? Has your company created innovative measures to protect its people? If so, consider nominating them for an NSC Green Cross for Safety Award to celebrate the progress made in preventing injuries and saving lives.

The goal of a safety program is to keep workers from harm, but the impact is far greater when your workers feel you truly care about their safety and well-being. How do you know if you are being effective?

Itasca, IL – Recent media coverage of the tragic shooting in Las Vegas that killed at least 58 people and injured nearly 500 others on Oct. 1 – the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history – included some misuse of National Safety Council statistics, according to Ken Kolosh, manager of the statistics department at NSC.

Atlanta – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a campaign intended to help reduce opioid-related overdose deaths.

Improving safety performance isn’t always easy, but why not use all the resources available to you – especially if they’re free?

The National Safety Council Young Professionals Division is hosting a free webinar at 10 a.m. Central on Oct. 11 on preventing injuries and fatalities.

The National Safety Council will continue to accept nominations for the 2018 NSC Green Cross for Safety awards until Dec. 8.

Cincinnati – People who participate in “off-roading” in certain areas of the United States may be exposed to cancer-causing substances, including asbestos, according to researchers at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

The Campbell Institute at the National Safety Council is embarking on a multi-year research project to study the effects of visual literacy training on improving hazard awareness and recognition in the workplace, the organization announced Sept. 26.

The workplace can be a dangerous place for women. In 2014, 367 women died on the job, according to the 2017 edition of the National Safety Council chartbook “Injury Facts.” That same year, women experienced nearly 350,000 injuries involving days away from work.