National Safety Council

Type: Organization
Name: National Safety Council
First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

4 Tips for Home Service Providers in Building Customer Loyalty during National Safety Month: Appointment-Plus

is National Safety Month, an annual observance to educate individuals on the leading causes of preventable injuries and deaths.It’s also an ideal time for home service providers to show their appreciation for customers with discounts and safety tips.According ... [Published Digital Journal - 1 hour ago]
First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Law Firm Releases Slip and Fall Accident Informational Graphic to Show the Frequency and Cost of These Incidents

Slip and fall hazards are a common occurrence and can be caused by a number of factors. A December 2010 CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) publication listed the following hazards as the most common: contaminants on the floor, poor drainage ... [Published Bio-Medicine - 11 hours ago]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Parental influence on texting and driving

Denver Post OpinionPrintEmailRe: “Wireless carriers join in no text-drive ad blitz,” May 15 business news story.According to the National Safety Council, more than 270 accidents every day in the United States are related to texting while driving. We applaud ... [Published Denver Post - May 22 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

U.S. Postal Service 'Million Mile Drivers' Offer Safe Driving Tips for Memorial Day Weekend

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --$ The thousands of Postal Service employees who have individually driven more than a million, accident-free miles are delivering safety tips to Americans hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend. Drive defensively — expect ... [Published Sys-Con India - May 21 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Seven jobs more dangerous than farming

Agriculture is a dangerous industry, but just how risky is it? While it makes Bankrate, Inc.’s top 10 of most dangerous jobs, agriculture is overshadowed by seven other risky professions.Coming in at No. 8, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show ... [Published CattleNetwork.com - May 21 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Of holiday traffic and highway deaths

May 21, 2013 by Sean Kilcarr in Trucks at WorkComments 0No one wants to think about traffic jams and roadway fatalities when the nation goes on holiday; though in some ways Memorial Day weekend is a good time to contemplate such sobering material, as ... [Published Fleet Owner - May 21 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Beaumont's Safety City U.S.A. to Host Summer Camp for Kids

Safety City U.S.A., the first nonprofit, injury prevention/safety education center in Michigan, is hosting a summer camp program for children ages 6 to 9 in Royal Oak. Three one-week camp sessions are available. Each session runs Monday through Friday ... [Published Royal Oak Patch - May 21 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Boy Hit By Car: "I Was Flying Through The Air"

A 12-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after getting hit by a car in Treynor, Iowa."The next thing I knew...I hear brakes slamming and I was flying through the air." said Dave Burhenne.Dave was riding his bike in Treynor. He says he looked both ways, ... [Published WOWT - May 21 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

Health Tip: Help Keep Teen Drivers Safe

Enforce basic rules(HealthDay News) -- Parents of new drivers can breathe a bit easier by setting safety rules for their teens.The U.S. National Safety Council offers these suggestions:Limit your teen's driving time after dark; set a rule of no driving ... [Published Health Finder - May 20 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Ban all calls while driving (5/17/13)

Editor: The editorial on May 13 ("Study reconfirms need to get motorists off the phone") was misleading.Despite citing information from the National Safety Council, you missed other information published by the council and easily found on its website, ... [Published Reading Eagle - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

How's your lifting technique?

Industrial and shops. Division of Occupational Health and Safety. http://www.ors.od.nih.gov/sr/dohs/HealthAndSafety/Ergonomics/atwork/Pages/industrial.aspx#lifting. Accessed March 7, 2013.Low back pain. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00311. ... [Published MayoClinic.com - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Studies find teens text while driving a lot, but adults do it even more

/24-7PressRelease/ -- Article provided by Traut Law FirmVisit us at http://www.trautfirm.comThirty-nine states and the District of Columbia have completely banned texting while driving, with five more states banning inexperienced drivers from texting ... [Published 24-7PressRelease.com - May 16 2013]

Quotes

"Safe driving is no accident," said U S Postal Service Safety and Health Director Linda DeCarlo. "The safety of our employees is our top priority, and we are proud our comprehensive safe driver training program is second to none." According to the National Safety Council, more than 9,300 Postal Service employees have achieved a distinction most people never approach in their lifetimes...
Kristine says, "I feel very lucky. I could have been planning a funeral today. Instead, we're planning on him getting to go home which we're grateful for."
"You have minutes," Lee said. "It's not enough time to sit back and wait for the ambulance."

More Content

All (297) | News (250) | Reports (0) | Blogs (17) | Audio/Video (0) | Fact Sheets (1) | Press Releases (28)
sort by: Date | Relevance
4 Tips for Home Service Providers in Building C... [Published Digital Journal - 1 hour ago]
Mont. man gets 3 years for guns in Calif. airport [Published KTVL Channel 10 - 5 hours ago]
Law Firm Releases Slip and Fall Accident Inform... [Published Bio-Medicine - 11 hours ago]
CALENDAR FOR MAY 22 [Published Sanford Herald - 12 hours ago]
NSC and ADEPT Driver partner to offer teenSMART... [Published PR Newswire: Auto & Transportation - 13 hours ago]
Shawn M. Galloway Named Thought Leader in Elite... [Published PRWeb - 21 hours ago]
Parental influence on texting and driving [Published Denver Post - May 22 2013]
U.S. Postal Service Million Mile Drivers Offer ... [Published Street Insider - May 21 2013]
U.S. Postal Service 'Million Mile Drivers' Offe... [Published Sys-Con India - May 21 2013]
Seven jobs more dangerous than farming [Published CattleNetwork.com - May 21 2013]
Of holiday traffic and highway deaths [Published Fleet Owner - May 21 2013]
Beaumont's Safety City U.S.A. to Host Summer Ca... [Published Royal Oak Patch - May 21 2013]
Boy Hit By Car: "I Was Flying Through The Air" [Published WOWT - May 21 2013]
National Safety Council Estimates More than 400... [Published Auto & Transportation - May 20 2013]
Health Tip: Help Keep Teen Drivers Safe [Published Health Finder - May 20 2013]
Out of Our Past: May 20 [Published Hickory Daily Record - May 20 2013]
Health Tip: Help Keep Teen Drivers Safe [Published Drugs.com - May 20 2013]
Supporters urge lawmakers to restore NIOSH funding [Published Safety.BLR.com - May 20 2013]
Choking is easily averted, but always a tragedy [Published Chicago Tribune - May 19 2013]
10 Worst Driving Distractions that Could Lead t... [Published Buzzle.com - May 19 2013]
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness ... [Published 24-7PressRelease.com - May 18 2013]
William Warren has been appointed Director of t... [Published PitchEngine - May 17 2013]
NJs Population Density Makes for Safer Roads [Published NewJerseyNewsroom.com - May 17 2013]
Seal looks to curb texting while driving [Published Washington Parish Daily News - May 17 2013]
Ban all calls while driving (5/17/13) [Published Reading Eagle - May 17 2013]
Road Warrior: Comedy paves the road to safety s... [Published North Jersey.com - May 17 2013]
Our View: In the driver’s seat — a big responsi... [Published Richmond County Daily Journal - May 17 2013]
Romex launches new module to manage risk to dri... [Published The KBzine - May 17 2013]
How's your lifting technique? [Published MayoClinic.com - May 17 2013]
LETTER: Keep Tabs On Teen Drivers [Published Hartford Courant - May 17 2013]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
In Focus
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
Content Volume
Document Volume
Network
Network

Blogs

sort by: Date | Relevance
Fatal vehicle crashes, much higher than think *... [Published Trucks World News - May 13 2013]
* DC - Crashes due to cell-phone use: worse than thought? Washington,DC,USA - Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -May 8, 2013: -- A new study released by the National Safety Council (NSC) this week claims that the number of fatal vehicle crashes caused ...
Car Brand Loved By Liberals Mocks Subway Smells... [Published Gawker - May 10 2013]
Liberals love Subaru cars. In certain woodsy towns filled with wealthy former hippies, Subarus have long been the default automobile. So why is the company now mocking public transportation, the most hallowed of elite coastal liberal institutions?Even ...
Study Finds Top Distracted Truckers are REALLY ... [Published Trucker Blog - May 09 2013]
Driver distraction is a big issue that is getting increased attention from safety experts, the government and the media. But until now, no one has defined the distracted driving rate among commercial truck drivers. A recent study, however, found that ...
Calm Down: You Are More Likely to Be Killed By ... [Published The Big Picture Blog - Apr 29 2013]
You’re More Likely to Die from Brain-Eating Parasites, Alcoholism, Obesity, Medical Errors, Risky Sexual Behavior and Just About Everything Other than Terrorism We noted in 2011: – You are 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease than from ...
Calm Down … You Are Much More Likely to Be Kill... [Published Zero Hedge - Apr 28 2013]
We noted in 2011: – You are 17,600 times more likely to die from heart disease than from a terrorist attack   – You are 12,571 times more likely to die from cancer than from a terrorist attack   — You are 11,000 times more likely to die in ...
1 2 3 4

Press Releases

sort by: Date | Relevance
NSC and ADEPT Driver partner to offer teenSMART... [Published PR Newswire: Auto & Transportation - 13 hours ago]
National Safety Council Estimates More than 400... [Published Auto & Transportation - May 20 2013]
Werner Enterprises to Co-Sponsor Community Safe... [Published Business Wire - May 16 2013]
Runzheimer International Releases Fleet Managem... [Published PR Newswire: Financial Services - May 15 2013]
Recent analysis indicates cell phone distracted... [Published PR Newswire: Financial Services - May 07 2013]
1 2 3 4 5 6
Contact Us
Sales
Support


Freebase CC-BY Some image thumbnails are sourced from Freebase, licensed under CC-BY

Copyright (C) 2013 Silobreaker Ltd. All rights reserved.
The selection and placement of stories and images on any Silobreaker page are determined automatically by a computer program.
The time or date displayed reflects when an article was added to or updated in Silobreaker.