Make plans now to attend the 2027 NSC Safety Conference & Expo, set for Sept. 24-30 in Anaheim, CA. Event details and registration will be available in the coming months.
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‘We’re protecting a tomorrow,’ Closing Keynote speaker says
Indianapolis — Whiskers in a sink don’t count as a safety metric the way total recordable injury rate does. More than 20 years after losing her husband, Justin, from a workplace exposure he didn’t know existed, Aron Yellott still strives to adjust that thinking. Speaking Wednesday during the Closing Keynote of the 2026 NSC Safety […]
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Chemical Safety Board video supports hazard awareness and process safety management
Washington — Chemical facilities that handle nonflammable, nontoxic chemicals “have an obligation to train and inform their employees” that such substances still present hazards, Chemical Safety Board investigator Tyler Nelson says. Nelson offers input in a new CSB video outlining the events that triggered a fatal January 2021 liquid nitrogen release at the Foundation Food […]
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‘Bringing lifesaving knowledge to the public’: NSC honors trainers
Indianapolis — The National Safety Council, as part of the 2026 NSC Safety Congress & Expo, recognized multiple trainers who have shown a commitment to keeping roads, workplaces and communities safe. Alphonso Grennell, managing director of Grennell’s Driver Safety Training and Services in Kingston, Jamaica, was named the recipient of the James A. Solomon Defensive […]
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Fall Protection remains atop OSHA’s annual ‘Top 10’ list of most frequently cited standards
Indianapolis — For the 16th consecutive fiscal year, Fall Protection – General Requirements is OSHA’s most frequently cited standard, the agency announced Tuesday during the 2026 NSC Safety Congress & Expo. Prent Cline, acting deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, presented the preliminary list, which reflects OSHA Information System data from Oct. 1, […]
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U.S. pedestrian deaths fall for 3rd straight year, data shows
The number of pedestrians killed in the United States last year fell 7% compared with 2024 – the largest annual reduction in the past three years, preliminary data compiled by the Governors Highway Safety Association shows. The projected 6,732 pedestrian deaths in 2025 marks the third straight annual decline and is fewer than the 7,237 […]
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NSC recognizes outstanding contributions to safety
Indianapolis — The National Safety Council celebrated the recipients of several of its safety awards during the 2026 NSC Safety Congress & Expo. The following awards were highlighted Tuesday during the annual NSC Awards Recognition: Joseph M. Kaplan Safe Driver of the Year Award: Presented to professional drivers for their total driver record, including miles […]
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Preventing silica exposure: New website from NIOSH
Washington — NIOSH has published a website that highlights safe work practices and engineering controls to help prevent silica exposure on the job. “Following a layered approach, like the Hierarchy of Controls, can prevent workplace exposures and protect workers from respirable crystalline silica,” the agency says. “It includes elimination, substitutions, engineering controls, administrative controls and […]
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David Keeling lays out his vision for OSHA’s future in Occupational Keynote
Indianapolis — Ensuring enforcement efforts are more focused on “bad actors” is among OSHA leader David Keeling’s goals for the agency over the next couple of years. Keeling outlined a number of those goals during Tuesday’s Occupational Keynote, which was immediately followed up with a Q&A session with National Safety Council CEO Lorraine M. Martin, […]
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Be on the cover of Safety+Health magazine
Have you ever pictured what you’d look like on the cover of Safety+Health? Here’s your opportunity! A member of the S+H team will be in Booth 1823 to take a photo of you. Or, you can find S+H team member Mike Sharkey, who will be roaming the Expo Floor and taking photos of attendees for […]
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