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Our Safety & Health Awards program is designed to promote incident prevention by honoring companies with outstanding safety programs, employees with superior safety records, and North Dakota citizens who have gone above and beyond to improve the safety and health environments in their communities.
As temperatures begin to rise, so does the risk of heat-related illness in the workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on heat-related hazards, reinforcing the importance of protecting workers both outdoors and indoors from dangerous heat exposure.
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a time dedicated to increasing understanding of alcohol-related risks and promoting responsible decision-making.
National Safety Council News
- NIOSH center revamps free online courses on Total Worker Health
- FMCSA allows even more time for use of paper medical certificates
- EPA seeks to extend compliance deadlines on use of two cancer-causing chemicals
- Lawmakers seek increased protections for roadside workers
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns as labor secretary
- Extreme Weather + Work: Large businesses aim to help other employers protect workers
- Business coalition pushes back on Cal/OSHA’s proposed walkaround rule
- Study ties double shifts to compromised stress response
- Nevada says benefits of proposed wildfire smoke regs would outweigh costs for small businesses
- FACE Report: Framer struck by wall, falls through opening
