National Safety Council

Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council has extended the deadline for Robert W. Campbell Award application submissions to Aug. 1.

Itasca, IL — Many construction projects are still underway despite the majority of states issuing stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic to help stop the spread of the disease, according to NIOSH Director John Howard.

Washington — OSHA, NIOSH and a number of safety organizations – including the National Safety Council – are teaming up for the fourth annual Safe + Sound Week, scheduled for Aug. 10-16.

“I want to continue discussing a systems approach in all my circles, but I also want to encourage a more equal human approach,” says Tim Page-Bottorff, senior consultant at SafeStart.

Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council is postponing the observation of Distracted Driving Awareness Month amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Washington — Employers looking for ways to protect their workers from exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic should adopt a team approach, according to NIOSH Director John Howard, who says that “it’s not too late” to develop a plan.

Itasca, IL — Employers preparing to protect their workers and communities from the spread of COVID-19 – now considered a pandemic by the World Health Organization – should “prepare, don’t scare,” them, an expert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is saying.

Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council is concerned about a measure included in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) recent budget proposal that would legalize recreational marijuana use and is offering recommendations.

Itasca, IL — The National Safety Council has developed a comprehensive plan to combat the nation’s opioid crisis and is calling on each U.S. presidential candidate to adopt the plan in full or use it to “close gaps in existing plans and policies.”

Itasca, IL — An estimated 38,800 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2019 – the second year in a row that the total has declined.