News from NDSC!

Celebrating 28 years of National Safety Month
Announcements, NDSC NewsThe National Safety Council (NSC) first launched National Safety Month in 1996 to educate and encourage safe behaviors around the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths in the workplace, on roadways, and in communities.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Announcements, NDSC NewsThe pandemic brought to the forefront the complex challenges of how-to best support employee mental health – an issue that has been in the workplace for years, even decades. Employee mental distress is often related to increased workloads and in times of stress or serious change. When this happens, both employees and the organization pay a price.

NDSC Supports OSHA on Fall Safety
Announcements, NDSC NewsWe are asking North Dakota employers to take a few minutes to discuss fall protection and safety during the 2024 National Safety Stand-Down Week (May 6th – 10th).
National Safety Council News
- Dog walkers: Ditch these practices to avoid hand and wrist injuries
- NSC urges ‘extra caution’ for Labor Day weekend travel
- U.S. pedestrian deaths top 7,000 once again, data shows
- Hobbies have hazards
- A positive outlook
- Get ready for allergy season
- What’s considered ‘high’ blood pressure?
- Soft sounds for sleep
- Share the road safely with motorcycles
- Disposable e-cigarettes aren’t a safer alternative, study shows
- When the power goes out, kids much more likely to be poisoned by carbon monoxide: study
- Ouch! Survey examines Americans’ lifetime of ‘boo-boos’
- Attention, e-bikers: Follow these tips for ‘responsible riding’
- Survey reveals many misperceptions about high blood pressure
- More of this simple activity may help prevent chronic low-back pain