The National Safety Council welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors and appointed Brian Cook as chair on Oct. 22 during its annual board meeting at the 2023 NSC Safety Congress… Read More

After launching the inaugural MSD Pledge in June 2022 with the goal of creating safer workplaces and reducing musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, by 25% by 2025, the National… Read More

Lone worker practices have increasingly become more common in modern workplaces, with an estimated 15% of today’s employees reportedly working by themselves. However, working in isolat… Read More

According to a recent study, just over one-third of occupational injuries occur during a worker’s first year on the job. While it may not come as a surprise that newer, less experience… Read More

Investing in technology to reduce workplace musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, is demonstrated to improve both worker wellbeing and an organization’s bottom line, but initial research… Read More

US President Joe Biden arrived in Tel Aviv on Wednesday to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and show support to its Middle Eastern ally as Israel entered into the 12th day of… Read More

A recent review of more than 1.2 million workers’ compensation claims from 2016 to 2020 found that more than one-third of workplace injuries occur during an employee’s first year… Read More

When a truck collides with a passenger vehicle like a car, the consequences can be devastating. Sadly, commercial truck accidents continue to happen even though vehicles now have enhanced se… Read More

From the SitRoom to the E-Ring, the inside scoop on defense, national security and foreign policy. Oct 13, 2023 View in browser… Read More

21 Exciting Suggestions to Celebrate National Safety Month in June Introduction: June marks the observance of National Safety Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the various s… Read More

Sensitive information leaks can give cybercriminals access to bank account information, passwords, and other important data. Many companies, government agencies, and schools had to handle a… Read More

As a mother of two, I always stay on guard when on the roads of Massachusetts with my kids because of the number of mishaps that can occur. For instance, according to National Safety Council… Read More

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a cross-industry initiative of the Linux Foundation that focuses on sustainably securing open source software (OSS), welcomes six new… Read More

From the SitRoom to the E-Ring, the inside scoop on defense, national security and foreign policy. Sep 15, 2023 View in browser… Read More

Labor Day Safety Tips The “unofficial” end of summer, also known as Labor Day holiday weekend, is almost here. Millions of Californians will hit the road this holiday to visit f… Read More

El feriado por el Día del Trabajo es uno de los más esperados en el año. Se conmemoran 141 años desde su primera celebra… Read More

Each June, the National Safety Council (NSC) observes National Safety Month. One of the safety campaign’s primary goals is to highlight the leading causes of preventable accidents in t… Read More

Since the beginning of 2023, several major insurance companies have announced that they would stop writing policies or drastically reducing offerings in two of the three most populous states… Read More

VerseNews NigeriaTinubu Dissolves Boards of CBN, PenCom, CAC, Others President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the dissolution of all government parastatals, agencies and companies’ boa… Read More

The National Safety Council (NSC) reports that preventable injuries are the fourth leading cause of deaths in the United States. To raise awareness and encourage actions to improve health a… Read More

Do You Need a Workers’ Comp Attorney? When you think of high-risk jobs, firefighters, police officers, construction workers, and loggers usually come to mind. These professions face c… Read More

One of the things that Twitter used to do -- though sometimes neither thoroughly nor well -- was to let everyone keep up with things in a general way. For example, we used to be able to… Read More

How Is Fentanyl Made? Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid up to 100 times more potent than morphine, is typically manufactured through a complex chemical synthesis process. While the exact met… Read More

A CSX train in South Carolina in December 2017. [Photo by Reginald McDowell / CC BY 2.0]On Monday, a CSX conductor trainee, Derek Scott Little, was reported killed on the job due to an a… Read More

Workplace accidents are expensive and can be devastating to a company and its workers. The National Safety Council (NSC) has reported that the total cost of work injuries in 2020 was $163.9… Read More

Every year, thousands of people across the United States fall victim to the devastating consequences of semi-truck accidents. These massive vehicles, also known as tractor-trailers or big ri… Read More

The future of a railway safety bill created in response to the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) train in East Palestine, Ohio, is uncertain even though it passed a Sen… Read More

Many construction roles are physically demanding which is why it is considered hard work. Every day requires lifting heavy materials and operating dangerous tools while maintaining attention… Read More