Thank you for your interest in using the “Proud Member” version of the National Safety Council logo to display your NSC membership. It is important NSC members adhere to the specific guidelines for use of the NSC logo. We are cautioned by our legal counsel each time our logo is used incorrectly, we risk losing our trademark. These guidelines must be followed to protect and preserve our trademark. 

1. The National Safety Council is a not-for-profit corporation chartered by the Congress of the United States, Public Law 259, 83rd Congress, First Session, 36 U.S. Code 461, 67 Stat. 569.
2. The National Safety Council has adopted as its official trademark, and obtained trademark registration and protection for the NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL and GREEN CROSS FOR SAFETY words and symbols included in its official trademark. 
3. The TM or ® accompanying the trademark denotes that the NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL symbol is a trademark under registration or that has been granted registered status. This registration grants legal protection to National Safety Council trademarks under the trademark laws of the United States. In addition, the Federal Charter provided by the U.S. Congress to the National Safety Council specifically states the Council “shall have exclusive and sole right to use, or to allow or refuse the use of, such emblems, seals and badges as it may legally adopt.”
4. The right of exclusive use of its trademarks is accompanied by an obligation to protect the public from misuse or misrepresentation of the Council's trademarks and name. Pursuant to its legal rights, and in order to carry out its obligation to the public, the National Safety Council restates its basic policy, originally adopted by the Board of Directors in 1957, that its trademarks, emblems, seals and badges may NOT be used, under any circumstances, without its approval and authorization.
5. The Board of Directors of the National Safety Council has authorized the use of the Council’s trademark by members of the National Safety Council under the following conditions designed to protect its legal rights in its trademark and to protect the public against confusion or deception.
6. The trademark designating membership in the National Safety Council may be used ONLY:
7. The Council’s trademarks may NOT be used by members of the Council, or by others, on awards to winners of safety contests, or on awards for other types of safety achievements. Use of the trademark on safety awards is reserved exclusively for awards issued by the National Safety Council itself.
8. The Council’s trademark may NOT be used by members of the Council or others in or as part of any advertisement, or in connection with the display, advertisement or sale of any goods, products or services manufactured, distributed by or promoted by a member or others without the specific written consent of the National Safety Council. 
9. The Council’s trademark may NOT be used in such a manner, directly or indirectly, leading the public to believe:
   1. that the National Safety Council is the origin or source, or approves the origin or source, of the goods, products or services manufactured, distributed or provided by the member or others;
   2. that the National Safety Council endorses or approves the nature, quality or use of, or claims made for, the goods, products or services manufactured, distributed or provided by the member or others;
   3.  that the National Safety Council endorses or approves the textual matter with which the trademark is associated by the member or others, unless specific authorization for such purpose has been obtained from the National Safety Council.
10. The user shall submit such periodic, special or other reports and information concerning the use of the trademark as may be required, from time to time, by the National Safety Council. 
11. The use of the trademark shall be subject at all times to revocation and withdrawal by the National Safety Council when, in its sole and exclusive determination and judgment, the continued use would not be in the best interests of the National Safety Council.