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National Safety Council

Contact Information

Jan O'Brien
1121 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143

800-621-7619 (Voice - Toll-free)
630-285-1121 (Voice)
630-285-1315 (FAX)

Internet Resources

www.nsc.org/

Abstract

The National Safety Council, founded in 1913, is not for profit organization acting to increase safety and improve the health of the American people. Educational activities include safety training, home study courses in safety, and occupational health, and traffic and transportation safety services. The Council offers courses in hospital safety, industrial hygiene, safety training techniques, and related topics. Other educational programs are directed at such particular groups as the elderly, youth, bicycle riders, farm workers, drivers, and boaters. The Council encourages business and labor to adopt accident prevention measures and advocates the enactment of safety and health standards, and measures legislation at all levels of government. Data is collected on injury prevention and occupational illness and reported in statistical tabulations, abstracts, and technical reports.

Publications

The Council has an extensive publications catalog. Posters, brochures, and booklets on all aspects of safety/accident prevention, and prevention of occupational illnesses are available. Manuals on accident prevention, industrial hygiene and more are offered. Special publications evaluate a wide range of consumer activities. Newsletters, magazines and journals are printed on such topics as safety research, safety news, special industrial topics, school safety, and OSHA reports. Educational videos can be purchased.

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Notes

Audit

Date Entered: 6/1/1998
Date Edited: 6/12/2007
Date Revised: 10/26/1999
Health Referral Number: HR0593
Accession Number: DP91A0316

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