NSC Congress and Expo

“What is safe? The answer may not be as simple as you think,” says Corrie Pitzer, CEO and founder of SAFEmap International, who explains why safety pros need to become “risk competent.”

A recap of the biggest news out of the National Safety Council 2019 Congress & Expo, which took place Sept. 6-12 in San Diego.

“Taking safety and health to the next level can’t be done with intellectual intelligence alone,” says Eldeen Pozniak, director of Pozniak Safety Associates, who discusses why “the more we understand other people and their definitions of the world and safety, the stronger our empathy, self-regulation, motivation and social skills will be.”

Scott Margolin, vice president of technical at Tyndale, wants you to overcome “the (very human) tendency to learn about something and presume that information or world view remains valid years later.”

Did you have your photo taken at the Safety+Health booth at the National Safety Council 2019 Congress & Expo this week? Pick up the finished cover photo here.

San Diego — Catch up on all of the news that was featured in the National Safety Council 2019 Congress & Expo Show Daily on Monday and Tuesday, as well as video highlights from the show.

San Diego — National Safety Council President and CEO Lorraine M. Martin led a moment of silence to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, prior to Wednesday’s Leadership Keynote at the NSC 2019 Congress & Expo.

San Diego — Safety professionals need to prepare now for a future that is coming faster than many anticipate, futurist and trends and innovation expert Jim Carroll said during Wednesday’s Leadership Keynote at the National Safety Council 2019 Congress & Expo.

San Diego — Increases of various workplace hazards have spurred OSHA to update several National Emphasis Programs in recent years, the latest being its trenching and excavation program in October 2018.

San Diego — The National Safety Council recognized individuals and organizations for their achievements in safety during its annual National Awards Celebration on Monday at the NSC 2019 Congress & Expo.