The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended its Heat National Emphasis Program through April 2031, giving the agency five more years to enforce heat safety rules at worksites… …
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As a major heat wave grips the eastern US, here’s how to stay safe – and the heat stroke warning signs to watch for
By Brian Bossak Millions of Americans are facing dangerous heat and humidity going into the July Fourth holiday as a major heat wave spreads across large parts of the central… …
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NSC grant recipients test AI, augmented reality to cut workplace injuries
The National Safety Council has released findings from two grant programs showing how artificial intelligence, augmented reality and wearable sensors can help prevent musculoskeletal disorders, the most common type of… …
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Monique Parker named president of American Society of Safety Professionals
Monique Parker, a chief sustainability officer with more than 20 years of environmental health and safety experience, has become the 111th president of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP).… …
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National Safety Council marks five years fighting musculoskeletal injuries at work
The National Safety Council has reached a five-year milestone in its effort to reduce musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace, with nearly 300 organizations representing more than three million workers now… …
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Summer’s silent killer: Why the world’s heatwaves are a global health emergency
By Ian Williams Heat is no longer a future climate risk. It is already here. Across continents, high temperatures are being pushed higher by forces acting at once: human-caused warming,… …
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U.S. safety council awards $60,000 to test fatigue-detection technologies at work
The National Safety Council (NSC) has awarded more than $60,000 in grants to help organizations test technologies aimed at reducing fatigue-related incidents and deaths on the job. “Fatigue can have… …
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NSC awards $300K in grants to prevent musculoskeletal injuries at work
The National Safety Council has awarded $300,000 (all figures U.S.) to nine projects aimed at preventing musculoskeletal disorders, the most common workplace injury. The funding comes through the 2026-2027 Research… …
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NSC chief urges U.S. lawmakers to back fatality prevention, worker wellbeing
National Safety Council chief executive Lorraine Martin told a U.S. congressional subcommittee that workplaces must adopt new strategies to prevent serious injuries and deaths, support worker wellbeing and improve road… …
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MākuSafe wins 2026 Work to Zero Safety Innovation Challenge for fatigue solution
The National Safety Council has named MākuSafe the winner of the 2026 Work to Zero Safety Innovation Challenge, an annual competition that highlights technologies aimed at reducing serious workplace risks.… …



