News from NDSC!

What is Fleet Essentials training? What you should know
Announcements, NDSC NewsThe North Dakota Safety Council and the NSC are offering Fleet Essentials to help close the gap of untrained drivers who driver for work.

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.
National Safety Council News
- The dangers of vaping: New resources for teens and adults
- Pain in your knees or back? It might be your hip, researchers say
- ‘Exercise snacks’ may boost heart health among inactive people
- Arthritis in your knees? These activities may help
- Survey finds many people prioritize their cellphone over their safety
- The majority of kids’ calories come from ultraprocessed foods, data shows
- For these roadway users, roundabout exits are extra dangerous
- Use of 7-OH linked to serious illnesses, poison centers warn
- Study finds many kids ride unbuckled or in the wrong car seat – with deadly consequences
- Nicotine pouches a serious poisoning risk for young kids, study finds
- Study asks: How big a distraction are cellphones for teen drivers?
- NSC: Data showing fewer roadway deaths is ‘tremendous progress’
- 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

