PARTICIPATE National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) is an annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season encourages safe driving through highway work zones. The key message is for drivers to use extra caution in work zones. NWZAW will be held April 11-15 this year and will be hosted by the Virginia Department of […]

May 1, 2022 is National Heatstroke Prevention Day 906 children have died due to vehicular heatstroke since 1998. Yet, all these deaths could have been prevented. Sadly, these are the statistics as of January 27, 2022 (https://www.noheatstroke.org/index.htm): Child heatstroke fatalities in 2021: 23Child heatstroke fatalities in 2020: 25 (lower than average because of the pandemic)Child […]

CONNECTED. SUPPORTED. SAFE. Safety is a bond that unites us. It’s our connection to each other, and to something bigger than ourselves. Being connected gives us strength, because it means we are not alone in building a stronger, safer industry, and in creating a safe, supportive environment for our workers. Supported means we are here […]

Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 351 of the 1,008 construction fatalities recorded in 2020 (BLS data). Those deaths were preventable. The National Safety Stand-Down raises fall hazard awareness across the country in an effort to stop fall fatalities and injuries. What is […]

2021 Trench Safety Stand Down The 2021 Trench Safety Stand Down Week presented by NUCA, will take place June 14-18, 2021.  The NUCA website contains all the information you will need to conduct a successful Trench Safety Stand Down event.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1: Introduction to Stop on Red Week Every day, lives are needlessly lost due to preventable traffic fatalities. To protect our communities and the precious lives of our families and friends, we all share the responsibility to advocate for safer systems of travel. A word from our President Spread the word on social […]

Safe + Sound is a year-round campaign to encourage every workplace to have a safety and health program. HomeDEVELOP YOUR PROGRAMSAFE + SOUND WEEKMEET OUR SUPPORTERSContact Us Safe + Sound Week 2022 dates are coming soon! Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event held each August that recognizes the successes of workplace health and safety […]

One person is killed, on average, about every 52 minutes in a drunk-driving crash, totaling more than 10,000 lives lost each year. Drunk Driving Is Deadly 210 DRUNK-DRIVING-RELATED DEATHS DURING CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY PERIODS IN 2019 837 LIVES LOST IN DRUNK-DRIVING CRASHES IN DECEMBER 2019 10,142 PEOPLE KILLED IN DRUNK-DRIVING CRASHES IN 2019 During the […]