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The National Safety Council is now accepting nominations for four safety awards: the Distinguished Service to Safety Award, the Marion Martin Award, Rising Stars of Safety and the NSC Community Advancement Award.

Chapel Hill, NC – A “no fat” or “no sugar” label on food packaging doesn’t necessarily tell the full story about an item’s nutritional quality, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“Safety First” is the official blog of the National Safety Council.

Approximately 22 million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise on the job every year, according to OSHA. Damaging noise can result in noise-induced hearing loss – something that OSHA notes “limits your ability to hear high-frequency sounds and understand speech, which seriously impairs your ability to communicate.”

Construction work is one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States, resulting in the deaths of nearly 1,000 workers every year. Most of those fatalities involve one of the "Focus Four" hazards. As the industry experiences another boom and the workforce grows, safety pros are focusing on training and engagement.

At a recent Capitol Hill briefing, American Industrial Hygiene Association officials and former OSHA administrator David Michaels made their case to members of Congress about the benefits of OSHA's recent final rule on protecting workers from exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that as many as 2.7 million U.S. workers may have asthma caused or aggravated by workplace conditions. And federal statistics show that about 11 million workers are exposed to at least one of several agents associated with occupational asthma.

Alexandria, VA – A new, free online tool from the American Association of Poison Control Centers aims to provide users with swift, expert responses to questions related to poisonings.

Citing “a persistent gap between employer perceptions of impact and the actual human and business costs of substance use,” the National Safety Council – together with Shatterproof and NORC at the University of Chicago – has released The Real Cost of Substance Use to Employers calculator.

Monitoring your organization’s incident data can point to problems in need of immediate correction. Plus, it’s always helpful to know how your data compares to other employers in your industry. Find out what your safety numbers are telling you with the NSC Incident Rate Calculator – part of the free “Journey to Safety Excellence” offerings.