National Safety Council

Engaging everyone: Building a learning culture to prevent SIFs “Serious incident and fatality prevention only works when leaders and workers engage with one another, share what they know and learn together in real time.”

Next month brings you an opportunity to experience a special sense of camaraderie with thousands of people who, like you, are dedicated to making others safer.

Abby Ferri, Networks Senior Leader at the National Safety Council, joins us to discuss how safety professionals can benefit from education throughout their careers and lifelong learning. We also review content from the July issue of Safety+Health.

Washington — Registration is open for the ninth annual Safe + Sound Week, set for Aug. 11-17.

Washington — Protecting crane operators from heat-related injury and illness is the focus of a recently published report from the National Safety Council and the NCCCO Foundation.

New estimates from the National Safety Council show that 437 people may die in preventable traffic crashes over the July Fourth weekend.

Itasca, IL — Kicking off July 10: a three-part webinar series for safety professionals tasked with protecting workers in high-heat environments.

Safety pros have a “unique opportunity” to accelerate success, she said during a recent episode of “On the Safe Side.”

“Building a culture of trust and learning is critical. Workers must feel safe speaking up about risks, and leaders must respond with support and action – not blame.”

“The more fatigued you are, the more it contributes to a bad safety climate, and the more those combined factors contribute to a negative safety outcome.”