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The transportation and safety policy expert, former Hill staffer brings more than two decades of law, policy, and communications experience to the National Safety Council.

Research examines why diversity, equity and inclusion should be foundational to musculoskeletal disorder prevention and provides equitable solutions to minimize worker risks.

From increasing active worksite visibility to alerting workers of potential hazards, NSC Work to Zero white paper outlines how adopting location geofencing can prevent injuries and save lives.

Overdoses remain the leading cause of unintentional death in the U.S., and account for nearly 10% of all workplace fatalities. The National Safety Council is launching new initiatives to combat overdoses in the workplace.

Innovation Awards recognize effective approaches to protect employees' health, safety and the environment. Tesla, Holcim are runners-up.

Despite efforts to reduce injury and death on the job, workplace fatalities increased in 2021, with more than 5,000 workers dying.

National Safety Council calls on employers to address psychological safety for workers, offers a variety of resources and tools as guidance

Cross-industry experts in safety and health join the National Safety Council and Amazon to invent new ways to prevent ergonomic injuries.

Workplace safety can be a serious challenge and business expense for any organization but AI video analytics can help bridge the gap between incident and response by quickly identifying and addressing hazards before they become problems.

The prestigious honor recognizes safety leadership in three categories; the winners will be announced virtually October 1.

The National Safety Council is accepting applications for four scholarships aimed at advancing the safety profession and encouraging new safety professionals.

For the ninth consecutive year, Fall Protection – General Requirements topped the list of OSHA’s most cited violations on the job.

Since 1942, the National Safety Council has honored individuals for exceptional dedication to safety and health.

The National Safety Council’s “Work To Zero” initiative educates safety professionals about the potential that technology has to eliminate workplace fatalities and serious injuries.

More than a third have experienced absenteeism or impaired worker performance, and 31 percent have had an overdose, arrest, a near-miss or an injury because of employee opioid use, according to NSC survey.

During the two-year agreement, the Alliance will develop fact sheets on the benefits of employers establishing an injury and illness prevention program, hazard identification and control topics that should be included in worker training, fall prevention and best practices for reporting near misses.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2012.

The number of top 10 violations has increased almost 30% over the same time period in 2008.