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NSC Presents 2025 CEOs Who ‘Get It’

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council, America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate, announces the 2025 CEOs Who “Get It,” recognizing leaders who champion employee safety and wellbeing on and off the job. Six individuals will be recognized in the February issue of Safety+Health magazine. The 2025 CEOs Who “Get It” have built their organization’s safety strategy using four key components: risk reduction, performance measurement, safety management solutions, and leadership and employee engagement. This year’s recipients are: Christl A. Aggus, CEO, Principle Safety (Former CEO, Health and Safety Professionals Canada) Matt Brewer, President and CEO,…

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NSC Partners with U.S. Small Business Administration to Promote Safety for Small Businesses

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council is proud to announce a new partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration to advance safety for small businesses across the country. This new collaboration will enable both organizations to deliver tailored safety resources to small businesses, including training programs, workshops and best practice guidelines. NSC members will also benefit from exclusive access to SBA-sponsored events and training opportunities. To commemorate the strategic alliance, a signing ceremony was held yesterday with Lorraine Martin, NSC president and CEO, and Francisco Sánchez Jr., associate administrator of the SBA…

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NSC Presents 2024 Distinguished Service to Safety Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council honored six individuals with the Distinguished Service to Safety Award, the highest award given to safety professionals by the Council. Recipients were honored at the opening session of the 2024 NSC Safety Congress & Expo in Orlando, the largest annual gathering of safety and health professionals worldwide. Candidates were nominated by both the general public and NSC members, and reviewed by NSC Division Committees. The following individuals were selected for recognition this year: Alfred Chinbuah, Managing Director, Fire Safety Consulting Services Ltd. His significant impact on health…

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NSC Announces 2024 Rising Stars of Safety

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council is proud to announce its 15th class of Rising Stars of Safety, a group of leaders aged 40 and younger dedicated to making workplaces safer. The 38 honorees for 2024 have promoted continuous safety improvement within their organizations and created initiatives focused on measurable outcomes to provide workforces safe environments. “These 38 leaders, representing a wide range of industries, are truly the best and brightest in safety,” said Lorraine Martin, NSC president and CEO. “Through their dedication and enthusiasm, they have shown that improvement, innovation and…

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NSC Releases Report on Technology Solutions to Prevent Worker Injuries, Save Lives

Stuart Mitchell

In the United States, a worker dies every 96 minutes, with nearly 5,500 fatal work injuries occurring in 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unfortunately, this represents a nearly 6% increase in fatal occupational injuries from 2021 and a 3% increase from pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels in 2019. To help reverse this devastating trend, the National Safety Council launched the Work to Zero initiative in 2019, with funding from the McElhattan Foundation, to educate employers on technological safety enhancements that can reduce deaths in the workplace.  In 2020, Work…

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