Older American Fall Prevention

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of a holiday season that often involves gatherings of all ages, from grandparents to kids. If you or your employees are hosting gatherings this year, the National Safety Council encourages extra care to safeguard older guests. Read More

21 Minimum Drinking Age Saves Lives

An estimated 4,441 lives were saved in the past five years alone by the minimum 21-year-old drinking age law, according to new data on drunken driving from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The data, presented at a symposium on the subject led by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), attests that minimum drinking age laws are among the most effective measures ever used to reduce drunken driving deaths among America's young people, says NHTSA. Read More

Letter Urges Support for "21"

National Safety Council President & CEO Janet Froetscher sent a letter of support for the nation's 21-year-old drinking age law to 131 members of the Amethyst Initiative, a coalition of college and university leaders who are encouraging broad discussion of underage drinking and lowering the drinking age. Read More

Election 2008: What It Means for Safety

The outcome of the United States' presidential election has the potential to affect your family: your job, your health care and the economy. The election will also prompt changes in our nation's approach to occupational safety and health, regardless of the outcome. Read More

Key Issues in Distracted Driving

Presentations from the NSC's International Symposium on Distracted Driving are available online.

NSC Promotes Drug-Free Work Week

Most drug users are employed -- more than three-quarters of them, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) estimates. In 2006, 12.7 million (61.5 percent) of the 20.6 million adults classified with substance dependence or abuse were employed full-time, and 62.7 percent of the working age population (ages 18-64) diagnosed with a substance use disorder had full-time jobs. Read More