NSC is the oldest safety organization in existence, established in 1913
NSC is the only safety organization to offer safety programs in workplace, defensive driving, and first aid/emergency care
NSC trains millions of individuals/safety professionals every year
NSC has more than 10,000 certified instructors in the U.S. and around the world
NSC hosts the world’s largest annual safety conference, NSC Congress & Expo
NSC library is a leading resource for safety and health information
NSC publishes safety magazines, and textbooks used in universities and by safety professionals
NSC provides certificates upon completion of its training programs that are recognized worldwide as representing the highest standards in safety and health
NSC sponsors a prestigious global safety award rewarding excellence in safety processes and systems; multinational companies from around the world compete for this annual award
Quality of Course Content and Training
NSC develops its own content through safety professionals employed by NSC and external global safety leaders
NSC training content focuses on best practices used by multinational companies and developed by NSC safety professionals
NSC is globally recognized as the pioneer of the defensive driving concept
NSC plays a leading role in establishing the international first aid guidelines published every five years
NSC offers an advanced safety certificate geared for safety professionals; pursuing the ASC enables students to pursue Certified Safety Professional status
NSC offers Instructor Development Courses to enable NSC-certified training centers to offer our training directly to their corporate clients or to enable corporate clients to conduct their own international training
NSC focuses on quantity of content and quality of trainers certified by the NSC
NSC perception survey program enables companies to identify strengths and weaknesses of their safety program and establish priorities on safety improvement; the surveys can be conducted in any language
NSC training focuses not only on the advancement of the careers of safety professionals, but also on an organization’s overall safety management and culture
NSC provides workplace safety consulting based on a broad spectrum of global and industry standards—including OSHA, OHSAS and ISO
NSC training is not only used by safety professionals, but also by executives, operations managers, supervisors, human resource personnel and general staff
NSC training is practical and provides real-world solutions for clients, rather than a particular focus on compliance with regulations
NSC EHS consultants have more than 20 years of experience, with many years spent in private industry
NSC works with safety training centers, national and multinational companies, associations, other nonprofit safety organizations and government agencies
Cost Effectiveness of Training/Consulting
NSC is a nonprofit organization; it has no shareholders or investors and therefore its focus is to promote global safety rather than maximize return on investment
Membership in the NSC provides access to current safety developments and provides discounts on NSC training materials
Geographical Scope
NSC conducts training worldwide: Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia, the Caribbean and the US and about 100 additional countries
NSC has full-time safety professional trainers/consultants in the US and Master Trainers in Latin America who can deliver training in Spanish
International Recognition
NSC is recognized by numerous international organizations including the United Nations, the International Labor Organization, the World Health Organization, the International Social Security Association and the International Commission on Occupational Health