National Safety Council

Are you lifting objects correctly? If not, you could be at risk for an ergonomics-related injury, such as a sprain or strain, back injury, or repetitive-motion injury.

Itasca, IL – OSHA, the National Safety Council, the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the American Society of Safety Engineers and NIOSH have designated the week of June 12-18 as Safe+Sound Week.

OSHA has updated the agency’s Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines for the first in nearly 30 years, a move OSHA administrator David Michaels calls “a great step forward.”

Safety+Health provides a recap of the biggest news out of the 2016 NSC Congress & Expo, which took place Oct. 15-21 in Anaheim, CA.

Anaheim, CA – Various out-of-the-ordinary OSHA investigations, including one case involving a meat blender that resulted in a double amputation for a worker at a processing plant, were detailed by a panel of agency personnel Tuesday during a “most interesting cases” Technical Session at the 2016 NSC Congress & Expo.

Anaheim, CA – Catch up on all of the news that was featured in the 2016 NSC Congress & Expo "Show Daily."

Anaheim, CA – The National Safety Council elected seven new members to its Board of Directors, the organization announced at its annual meeting during the 2016 NSC Congress & Expo.

Anaheim, CA – Tuesday’s Motivational Keynote at the 2016 NSC Congress & Expo concluded by announcing “The Chairs’ Challenge,” a text-to-donate fundraising campaign to help the National Safety Council achieve its vision of eliminating preventable deaths in our lifetime.

Workers are not always consistent with their actions on the job. Sometimes, workers behave in a way that is irrational or inexplicable. Why?

Anaheim, CA – Seven individuals who have driven a combined 200 years without a preventable incident were honored Tuesday night during the National Awards Celebration at the 2016 NSC Congress & Expo.