Tag: National Safety Council

NSC Announces 2023 Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grant Winners

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council is proud to announce the 2023 recipients of the Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grants. Through funding provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the awarded grants are for projects, programs and research dedicated to achieving the mission of zero traffic fatalities. With newly released NHTSA data showing nearly 43,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2021, grants that support new safety initiatives or grow existing efforts to save lives could not come at a better time. “America is facing a national crisis…

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Amazon and National Safety Council Create First-of-its-Kind Partnership to Solve the Most Common Workplace Injury in the U.S.

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon and National Safety Council (NSC) have announced a five-year partnership to invent new ways to prevent the largest category of workplace injuries in the U.S., musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Amazon and NSC have been working together for months on this first-of-its-kind collaboration. “Through this partnership we’ll be able to solve problems that people face every day so they can live their fullest lives,” said Lorraine Martin, president and CEO of National Safety Council. “Going to work should be a positive, rewarding, and safe experience. We are grateful for the generous…

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National Safety Council Announces 2019 Scholarship Winners

Stuart Mitchell

In an effort to promote careers in safety and address an expected shortage of safety professionals in the workplace, the National Safety Council is awarding 13 scholarships to students interested in the field. The 2019 scholarship winners are: Ciara Bazinski: Oakland University (Congress & Expo Scholarship) Orji Chidiebere: University of Central Missouri (Congress & Expo Scholarship) Patrick Delvernois: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Congress & Expo Scholarship) Alexander Hall: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Congress & Expo Scholarship) Madison Layton: University of Findlay (Congress & Expo Scholarship) Vishal Dipak Nathu: University of Cincinnati…

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International Overdose Awareness Day A Time To Remember, Act

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council is calling on Americans to observe International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 by taking time to remember lost loved ones and acting to prevent overdose. Opioid overdose deaths, in particular, have reached alarming numbers in the U.S. in recent years. Of the 61,311 preventable drug overdoses in the country in 2017, more than 43,000 involved opioids. Preventable opioid overdose deaths increased nearly 14% in 2017 from 2016, and are up 633% since 1999. “Opioid misuse touches one in every four Americans, and these deaths are…

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NSC and NHTSA: Learn How to Prevent Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke Deaths

Stuart Mitchell

In recognition of National Heatstroke Prevention Day on July 31, the National Safety Council and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are urging Americans to understand how to prevent pediatric vehicular heatstroke. Already this year, according to press reports, the United States has lost more than 20 children because they were either left unattended or became trapped inside a hot vehicle. Owners should keep their vehicles locked at all times when parked to prevent a child climbing in and becoming trapped, and parents should teach children that vehicles are not…

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