February 2026Edition

Highlights from NSC’s “A Small Business Guide to Safety Technology: Practical Strategies for Beginners, Growing Teams and First-Time Adopters.”

Meet the National Safety Council’s 2026 CEOs Who “Get It” – seven leaders who demonstrate a personal commitment to worker safety and health.

“The best organizations are leveraging internal and external resources and business partners to create clarity and alignment, and continuously seek to learn, embrace change and pivot when needed.”

Every February, Safety+Health shines a spotlight on the CEOs Who “Get It” – the National Safety Council’s recognition of leaders who demonstrate a strong, personal commitment to supporting workplace safety and health efforts.

Roy J. Osborne, MBA, CSP, shares how he got into the EHS field.

Sara Vida shares how she got into the EHS field.

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that more than 3,500 U.S. workers are burned by chemicals each year.

Does your workplace allow the use of all-terrain vehicles – or are you thinking of starting an ATV program?

A 53-year-old day laborer had worked for his employer, a general contractor, for four years doing random jobs. He and an assistant were installing vinyl flooring in a commercial building under renovation.

Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating.

What are five scalable practices that work across the entire workplace environment when it comes to building a chemical safety culture?

What should be included in a blueprint for emergency eyewash reliability?

Many safety programs fail not because people don’t care, but because the systems are too hard to use. This white paper explores how administrative friction, overcomplicated processes and poor design quietly undermine safety adoption and compliance.