AEDs Save Lives!
AED usage combined with CPR saves lives. The survival rate of a patient defibrillated within the first 3 minutes of a cardiac arrest approaches 95%. AEDs are as essential as fire extinguishers.
Entries by Lindsey Dockter
Stay Safe With the Zipper Merge
Everyone knows the old joke about North Dakota’s two seasons, right? We’ve got winter and we’ve got road construction. When highway construction takes roadways down to one lane, the zipper merge can keep traffic moving while keeping you and road workers safe.
NDSC Driver Safety Courses Save Businesses Money!
If your business needs company vehicles to do business, you pay the price. The cost to your business for a single driving incident could easily exceed $1.4 million. Yep, MILLION. You need to protect your employees and the company.
123 people in North Dakota died from overdoses in 2020
The CDC reports that three industries with the highest numbers of drug overdoses are Construction, Transportation & Warehousing and Healthcare. Drug abuse can also happen at home. You can help prevent overdoses.
Expertise to ensure your school is ready for any safety scenario
Due to their devastating impact, school shootings are what first come to mind when school safety is discussed. While the school safety plans the NDSC develops with school districts address worst-case scenarios, they also are vital in managing the ongoing, inevitable daily incidences schools face.
Crash Fatalities Are On The Rise
There have been 27 motor vehicle fatalities in North Dakota since May 8, bringing the 2021 total to 56 as of July 12. That’s 12 more fatalities than the same time period in 2020, and two more than the same period in 2019.
You Wouldn’t Buy Cheap Tools…So Why Buy Cheap AEDS?
Often forgotten, neglected, or even put off as something that won’t be needed, first aid kits and AEDs are a necessity and a requirement in the workplace.
Nine Safety Tips for Young Adults to Keep Them Protected
Whether your young adult is the first or the last to leave the nest, you want them to be safe out there. Let the ND Safety Council help with our empowering self-protection class that teaches practical self-defense methods and personal safety insights.
Vision Zero teams with Tigirlily
The Safety Division of the North Dakota Department of Transportation is proud to welcome Tigirlily back to their home state of North Dakota through a new partnership promoting personal responsibility while driving at their July 5 concert in Medora.
OSHA and Partners Sign Trenching Alliance to Keep Excavation Workers Safe
The North Dakota Safety Council, as part of the OSHA Coalition of Trenching Partners in North Dakota, is working to advance the health and safety of those working with trenching and excavating in the construction and energy industries.
