News from NDSC!
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Keeping miners safe – and making training easier
Announcements, NDSC NewsThe NDSC is proud to work with MSHA to protect the mining industry’s most valuable resource – miners. Mining continues to be a vital component of the North Dakota economy and as an industry, is critical to everything from electronics to building materials.
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Agencies work to stop track tragedies during Rail Safety Week Sept. 20-26
Announcements, NDSC NewsFederal statistics show that a vehicle or person is hit by a train every three hours in the US. During Rail Safety Week Operation Lifesaver of the Dakotas, and its partners are raising awareness of the importance of railroad safety practices.
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AEDs Save Lives!
Announcements, NDSC NewsAED usage combined with CPR saves lives. The survival rate of a patient defibrillated within the first 3 minutes of a cardiac arrest approaches 95%. AEDs are as essential as fire extinguishers.
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