The National Safety Council (NSC), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating Americans on safety and health and stopping as many of the millions of preventable injuries a year as possible, will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in a few years. The organization, originally named the National Council for Industrial Safety, was established on October 13, 1913 after a small group of industrial leaders from the Midwest concerned for American workers’ safety met in Milwaukee.
While educating Americans on safety, its statistics on injuries in the workplace are an important source of information for loss prevention efforts. The NSC also publishes and disseminates information on safety. Over the years, the NSC has provided safety and health information on work-related exposures as well as those experienced at home.
Look for fact sheets on their website to share with your employees as well as your family. You will find information on Spring & Summer Safety, Agricultural Safety, outdoor safety, and topics covering safety at home and safety on the road.
NSC develops fact sheets to help you easily obtain and share information on critical safety and health topics. Please use the social sharing buttons on each page to inform your coworkers and their families of the numerous safety facts and tips offered here. Our fact sheets are also available in PDF download format for your printing ease.
- Outside the Home
- Backpack Safety
- Canoe Safety
- Electrical Safety
- Halloween Safety
- Holiday Season Safety
- Horseback Riding & Children
- How to Lift & Carry Safely
- Ice Skating Safety
- Inline Skating Safety
- Playground Safety
- Preventing Frostbite & Hypothermia
- Protecting Your Eyes from Injury
- Safe Bicycling
- Setting up Your Child’s Swing Set
- Skateboarding Safety Tips
- Ski & Snowboard Safety
- Snow Shoveling
- Summer & Alcohol Safety
- Surviving the Cold Weather
- Surviving the Hot Weather
- Tips for Safer Sledding & Tobogganing
- Using Fireworks Safely
- Water Safety
- Inside the Home
- Air Quality Problems Caused by Floods
- Baby-Proofing Your Home
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Christmas Tree Safety
- Crib Safety Tips
- Develop a Safe Exercise Program
- Food Safety After a Flood
- Home Fire Prevention & Preparedness
- How to Prevent Poisonings in Your Home
- Keeping Kids Safe from Home Falls
- Portable Generator Safety Tips
- Preventing Slips & Falls in the Home
- Utilities and Structure Safety After a Flood
- Window Safety
- In the Environment
- Asbestos
- Asthma
- Biological Contaminants
- Carbon Monoxide
- Combustion Appliances
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke
- Formaldehyde
- Ground-Level Ozone
- Indoor Air Quality
- Lead Poisoning
- Pesticides
- Radon
- Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)
- On the Road
- Car Rental Success
- Child Safety Seat Checkup Tips
- Distracted Driving
- Driving at Night
- Driving Defensively
- Drowsy Driving
- Drunk Driving
- Jump-Starting a Weak or Dead Automobile Battery Correctly
- Pedestrian Safety
- Pre-Trip Inspection
- Reduce Your Risk of Becoming a Carjacking Victim
- Reporting Accidents & Emergencies
- Roadway Work Zone Safety
- Tips for Driving with ABS (Anti-Lock Brake Systems)
- Vehicle Submersion
- What to Do If You Have a Blowout on the Highway
- What to Do If Your Car Breaks Down on the Highway
- What to Do If Your Car Catches on Fire
- What to Do If Your Car Overheats
- What to Do When You Are Involved in a Car Crash
- What to Do When Your Brakes Fail
- Winter, Your Car, and You
- Young Drivers
- School Bus Safety
- Backing School Buses
- Planning School Sites for School Bus Safety
- Recommended Emergency Plans for School Bus Fleets
- Recommended Procedures for School Bus Drivers at Railroad Crossings
- School Bus Loading & Unloading
- School Bus Safety Rules
- Standees on the School Bus
- Agricultural Safety
- All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety
- Anhydrous Ammonia Safety
- Child Safety on the Farm
- Crop Protection Chemical Safety
- Falls from Tractors & Trailing Equipment
- Livestock Handling
- Manure Pit Gas Hazards
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Power-Take-Off (PTO) Safety
- Safe Use of Hand Tools
- Safe Use of Harvesting Equipment
- Safety Checklist for Used Machinery Selection
- Silo Gas Hazards
- Sun & Heat Exposure
- Tractor Safety
- Year-Round Agricultural Safety & Health Promotion Ideas
- Source: National Safety Council
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