National Safety Council

Indianapolis – The cases of a fatal asthma attack, a crane boom collapse that almost killed eight people and an improperly secured 300-ton piece of equipment that cost a longshoreman his life just one month before retirement were highlighted Tuesday during “OSHA’s Most Interesting Cases” Technical Session at the 2017 National Safety Council Congress & Expo.

Indianapolis – Corrie Pitzer describes himself as a risk expert, not a safety expert. “We have made ourselves too safe for our own good,” Pitzer, CEO of Vancouver, British Columbia-based SAFEmap International, said Wednesday during the Leadership Keynote at the 2017 National Safety Council Congress & Expo.

Indianapolis – About 21 percent of OSHA recordable events carry reasonable or realistic potential to lead to serious injuries or fatalities (also called SIFs), Donald Martin, senior vice president of Oxnard, CA-based DEKRA Insight, recently told Safety+Health.

Indianapolis – Catch up on all of the news that was featured in the 2017 National Safety Council Congress & Expo Show Daily. Also, check out a video of highlights from this year’s show.

Indianapolis – Plan now to join the National Safety Council in Houston for the 2018 NSC Congress & Expo. The event is scheduled for Oct. 20 to 26 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

Indianapolis – Alexi Carli, vice president of global health and safety at UPS Inc., is the recipient of the 2017 Marion Martin Award, presented annually by the National Safety Council Women’s Caucus.

Indianapolis – On Tuesday, the National Safety Council hosted its National Awards Celebration at the 2017 NSC Congress & Expo. During the event, NSC honored individuals and organizations that are helping to make roads, communities and workplaces safer.

Indianapolis – For her role in helping to reduce driver fatalities and improving safety among teen drivers throughout Florida, Danielle Branciforte was presented with the ninth annual Teen Driving Safety Leadership Award by the National Safety Council on Saturday during the 2017 NSC Congress & Expo.

Indianapolis – OSHA will not begin any significant new initiatives until a permanent assistant secretary is in place, Bill Perry, director of the agency’s Directorate of Standards and Guidance, said Monday during a Technical Session at the 2017 National Safety Council Congress & Expo.

Indianapolis – International Safety Equipment Association President Charles Johnson hailed the “instrumental” efforts of several leading safety equipment managers in developing ANSI/ISEA 121, a forthcoming standard on the prevention of objects dropped from heights.