News from NDSC!
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NDSC Now Offering Safety Essentials Courses
Announcements, NDSC NewsThe NDSC is an approved HASC facility offering Safety Essentials courses for Marathon contractors. Use our state-of-the-art proctored training room located at the NDSC campus in Bismarck, ND, to complete the Safety Essentials courses required for contractors by Marathon.
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NDSC Holds Annual Awards Banquet
Announcements, NDSC NewsThe North Dakota Safety Council handed out awards to companies for dedication and exemplary service to safety across our state.
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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Announcements, NDSC NewsThe North Dakota Safety Council partners with the National Safety Council to help bring awareness to North Dakota drivers about the dangers of distracted driving.
National Safety Council News
- Bug off!
- For kids and teens, less sleep may mean higher blood pressure
- Boating safety: Wear a life jacket
- Let’s play pickleball!
- Prediabetes: What causes it?
- Lightning: When it’s time to bolt
- NSC: 599 people may die in traffic crashes over the July 4 weekend
- Curbing consumption of ultraprocessed foods may improve brain health
- Fire safety group shares tips for charging EVs at home
- Drowning deaths up sharply, especially among young kids: CDC
- Flavored vapes could spawn ‘new wave of chronic diseases,’ researchers warn
- ‘Huff and puff’ your way to a longer life, researchers say
- More stairs, longer life? Researchers find big health benefits
- ‘Blowing off steam’ may not be the best way to handle your anger
- Let’s all drive safely this Memorial Day weekend, NSC says