Items Tagged with 'National Safety Council'

Washington — OSHA, NIOSH and a number of safety organizations – including the National Safety Council – are teaming up for the third annual Safe + Sound Week, set for Aug. 12-18.

Safety+Health has invited the most highly rated presenters from the annual National Safety Council Congress & Expo to contribute to a new monthly column. This month, Regina McMichael, president of The Learning Factory, says “Safety training doesn’t have to have such a bad reputation, but it does. The great news is that the industry can change that perception with some creativity and commitment to improving ourselves as safety and health trainers.”

Safety+Health has invited the most highly rated presenters from the annual National Safety Council Congress & Expo to contribute to a new monthly column. Kicking things off is Dale Lesinski, vice president of DiVal Safety, who says attaining the highest safety results is a challenge because many safety managers “miss the key ingredient for success: biology.”

Itasca, IL — An estimated 40,000 people were killed in motor vehicle-related crashes in 2018 – marking the third straight year the total has reached that number – according to preliminary estimates recently released by the National Safety Council.

Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council on Jan. 24 announced the 2019 CEOs Who “Get It,” its annual recognition of leaders who demonstrate their commitment to worker safety and health, both on and off the job.

A recap of the biggest news out of the 2018 NSC Congress & Expo, which took place Oct. 20-26 in Houston.

Warnell A. Vickers began his career in safety 40 years ago. In an insightful article – part of the Public Eye on Safety series from the National Safety Council Government & Public Sector Division – Vickers reviews how the safety profession has changed over the past four decades, asking, “Who is the face of safety?”

The National Safety Council Construction & Utilities Division has launched an Excavation Toolkit.

Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council estimates that as many as 433 people may be killed and 49,400 seriously injured in motor-vehicle crashes during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

Houston — Before Hurricane Harvey came ashore in August 2017 in Harris County, TX, its ferocity was not a constant.