The National Safety Council (NSC) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental public service organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health in the United States. Located in Itasca, Illinois, the NSC is a membership organization, founded in 1913 and given a congressional charter in 1953. Members include more than 51,000 businesses, labor organizations, schools, public agencies, private groups and individuals. The NSC’s mission is to “educate a...
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The National Safety Council (NSC) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental public service organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health in the United States. Located in Itasca, Illinois, the NSC is a membership organization, founded in 1913 and given a congressional charter in 1953. Members include more than 51,000 businesses, labor organizations, schools, public agencies, private groups and individuals. The NSC’s mission is to “educate and influence people to prevent accidental injury and death,” and its vision is “making our world safer.” The NSC is nonpolitical and does not contribute to or support any political party or candidate.
In 1912 the First Cooperative Safety Congress was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event was sponsored by the Association of Iron and Steel Electrical Engineers. The approximately 200 attendees, representing industry and government, resolved to “organize and create a permanent body devoted to the promotion of the safety to human life in the...
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