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Athens, GA – A concussion may adversely affect a person’s driving ability even after symptoms are gone, according to a new study from the University of Georgia.

The National Safety Council has released preliminary data showing that as many as 40,000 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2016. The figure is 6 percent higher than the number of fatalities in 2015 and marks a 14 percent increase from 2014 – the largest two-year spike since 1964.

"Safety First" is the official blog of the National Safety Council.

The Green Cross for Safety Awards Dinner, scheduled for May 25 in San Diego, is an opportunity to celebrate safety excellence while giving back to the National Safety Council.

Aurora, CO – Do not drink peroxide. Ignore the claims that it works as an alternative medicine. That is the message from researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, who recently reviewed a decade of poison control records for high-concentration peroxide ingestion from the National Poison Data System.

Every year, the National Safety Council invites its Members, Divisions, Delegates and Directors to submit candidates for the Delegates and Board of Directors.

Feb. 17 is the last day to qualify for “advance rate” registration for the 2017 NSC Texas Safety Conference & Expo, scheduled for March 5-7 in Fort Worth. Don’t miss your chance to save – register today!

What you don’t know can hurt you. Having a comprehensive safety program is crucial to protecting your workers, but you also need to know how it’s performing. An easy way to monitor this is with the NSC Safety System Assessment – free when you sign up for the Journey to Safety Excellence.

Columbus, OH – Medication may help a family pet feel better when sick, but parents and caregivers need to be aware that the medicine can pose a poisoning risk to children, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital warns in a new study.

Washington – True or false: Consuming alcohol and processed meats may increase your cancer risk. If you answered “true,” you’re correct. But the results of a recent survey show that fewer than half of Americans know that strong evidence exists linking alcohol and processed meats such as hot dogs and bacon to the potentially deadly disease.