National Safety Council

Set to take place May 14-16, the event will feature keynotes, learning lab sessions, an expo floor and more.

In addition to feature articles on Total Worker Health and falls in construction, tucked into this month’s issue is a quick preview of the 2024 NSC Spring Safety Conference & Expo – set to take place May 14-16 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

“We’ve learned many lessons over the years that safety outcomes aren’t the result of any one process, system, technology, action or culture.”

In Episode 50, the S+H team celebrates a milestone and examines content from the April issue, including the results of the annual Training Survey, safety and health for remote workers, and work zone safety. Also, SafeStart’s Tim Page-Bottorff joins the podcast to preview his presentation on Safety I vs. Safety II, in partnership with Corrie Pitzer, to be made at the 2024 NSC Spring Safety Conference and Expo.

Washington — It’s an often-heard argument: Drivers who use hands-free vehicle technology are less distracted than those who use handheld cellphones. But to National Transportation Safety Board member Michael Graham, the difference isn’t worthy of debate. “When you take your attention off the road, you’re distracted,” he said. “You’re creating risk for yourself and others.”

Washington — The most common crane-related hazards – and how technology may help solve them – are detailed in a new report from the National Safety Council’s Work to Zero initiative and the NCCCO Foundation.

Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council has launched a new set of initiatives targeting opioid overdoses in the workplace.

Awareness, enforcement and technology are part of the effort. “This is a topic of national concern,” one state highway official says.

I’m sure we’ve all been part of work zone traffic in which, when visible enforcement isn’t present, drivers barely slow down. I think about the workers, who surely are aware that every year in the United States, some of their fellow roadway workers are struck and killed.

At least eight people are killed every day in distracted driving-related crashes. That’s according to the National Safety Council, which observes Distracted Driving Awareness Month every April.