News from NDSC!
NDSC Announces This Year’s Safety & Health Award Winners
Announcements, NDSC NewsThis year, we distributed 48 awards to companies and individuals representing multiple industries including transportation, manufacturing, construction, and oil and gas.
NDSC Developing Agriculture Safety Training Course
Announcements, NDSC NewsThe NDSC has been awarded an OSHA Susan Harwood Curriculum Development Grant to develop an agricultural safety course targeted to employers who perform agricultural operations, with a focus on youth employees, those new to farming and other small businesses in the agricultural industry.
New Ag Safety Trailer Funded By Farmers Union Insurance
Announcements, NDSC NewsThe trailer will house safety education modules and hands-on activities covering grain dust explosions, chemical and respiratory irritation of the eyes and lungs, equipment handling, ATVs, fall protection, and more.
National Safety Council News
- The benefits of practicing mindfulness
- Beyond the cold: not-so-obvious wintertime hazards
- Make it a winter of wellness
- January is National Radon Action Month
- Grandkids can help grandparents stay active
- Tips for keeping your New Year’s resolution
- It’s a ‘race against time’ after kids swallow button batteries, researchers warn
- Delaying diabetes may yield long-term health benefits
- Cute, but: ‘Tiny turtles’ keep causing salmonella outbreaks, CDC says
- ‘A commonsense rule’: Insurance institute calls for universal helmet laws
- Sports betting has become a public health issue, lawmakers say
- Outdoor cleaning products can now earn EPA’s ‘Safer Choice’ label
- Injuries from ‘water beads’ sending more kids to the ER, study shows
- Weekend catch-up sleep may be good for your heart
- OTC teething products may cause health problems for children, the FDA warns