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2009 Banning Cell Phone Use While Driving
The NSC continues to focus on reducing the number of lives lost to motor vehicle
crashes, the leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S. Primary areas of concern
are distracted driving, speeding, teen drivers, alcohol-impaired drivers, mature drivers (65+)
and use of occupant restraints. The NSC is also working to save lives and prevent injuries through
initiatives targeting falls of older Americans and workplace falls, unintentional prescription drug
overdoses and overexertion.
In 2009 The Council became the first organization to call for U.S. motorists to stop using
all cell phones and messaging devices while driving. The NSC is asking governors and legislators in
all 50 states and the District of Columbia to ban the use of cell phones and other text messaging devices
while driving.
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2008 Safety Ambassadors
The NSC expanded its appeal for people to take personal responsibility for
their safety and promote injury prevention in their workplaces, homes and communities.
The NSC launched Safety Ambassadors, a program that provides tools to volunteers who want to educate
colleagues and community residents about the leading U.S. safety risks and tips for injury prevention.
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2004 Robert W. Campbell Award
The Council presented its first Campbell Award, designed to recognize organizations
that demonstrate how integration of environmental, health and safety management into
business operations is a cornerstone of their corporate success. Named for Robert
W. Campbell, a safety pioneer and the first president of the NSC, the award is
underwritten by Exxon Mobil Corporation through its philanthropic Foundation. Award
winners work with an international partnership to develop case studies for use by top
business and engineering schools worldwide.
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2000 Safety Agenda for the Nation Green Cross for Safety Medal
The Council issued Safety Agenda for the Nation to define key injury issues in
America: falls in the home, workplace safety, occupant protection, young driver
safety, drunk drivers, large truck safety and pedestrian safety.
Also in 2000 the Council presented its first Green Cross for Safety Medal, recognition of
an organization and its CEO or other top-level operating official with notable achievements
over several years in outstanding employee safety and health, at work, on the road,
and in homes and communities.
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1996 Air Bag & Seat Belt Campaign
The Council led the Air Bag & Seat Belt Safety Campaign in partnership with more than
150 corporations and organizations, increasing U.S. seat belt usage by 19 million people
in its first two years and reducing child deaths from air bags by 94 percent. The NSC
completed the campaign in 2006, after having exceeded its injury prevention goals.
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1990 Emergency Care Training
Since launching emergency care training, NSC has trained more than 8 million people in first aid
and CPR. Today the Council trains emergency care leaders who teach CPR with AED and first aid to
first-responders in their workplaces and communities.
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1982 National Commission Against Drunk Driving
President Ronald Reagan named Council President Vincent Tofany to the newly established
Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving. In 1984, when the commission’s term ended,
the NSC became parent host of the National Commission Against Drunk Driving to carry
out recommendations of the Presidential Commission.
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1981 Make It Click
The first annual Make It Click – Buckle Up seat belt campaign took place, beginning one
of the NSC’s best known efforts to increase public use of seat belts and child restraints.
The Council played an active role in supporting child restraint laws that are now in effect
in 50 states.
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1978 Operation Lifesaver Program
At the request of the National Transportation Safety Board, the NSC implemented the
Operation Lifesaver Program to reduce injuries and fatalities at railroad-highway grade crossings.
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1964 Defensive Driving Course
The Council launched the first Defensive Driving Course, adapted from techniques used by
professional drivers. Since 1964, the NSC has trained more than 60 million drivers and today offers
more than 25 different defensive driving and fleet safety courses. NSC has more than 2,500 authorized Defensive
Driving Course Training Centers and more than 8,800 certified DDC Instructors worldwide. Nationally, NSC offers
more courses trusted by more individuals, business and government agencies – with the highest success rate in
reducing the number and severity of collisions and their related cots – than any other driver trainer provider.
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1953 Congressional Charter
President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved an Act of Congress that granted a
Congressional Charter to the National Safety Council,
formally recognizing the NSC's leadership in coordinating safety efforts.
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1943 Motion Picture and Radio Committee
During the 1940s, the NSC Motion Picture and Radio Committee enlisted more than 80 stars of screen and
radio to record safety oriented public service announcements.
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1941 Mobilize Nationwide Resources
In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called on the NSC to "mobilize its nationwide resources in leading
a concerted and intensified campaign against accidents, and to call upon every citizen, in public or private
capacity, to enlist in this campaign and do his part in preventing wastage of human and material resources of
the nation through accidents."
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1924 Uniform Vehicle Code
The Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce initiated a National Conference on Street and Highway Safety.
The result: the Uniform Vehicle Code, a model for traffic laws in all states.
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1913 Second Safety Congress
The Second Safety Congress was held in New York City, with 200 in attendance. The delegates created the
National Council for Industrial Safety, "a clearinghouse of safety information available to all concerned."
One year later, the name of the organization was changed to National Safety Council to reflect a broader focus
including traffic safety and other non-industrial safety issues.
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1912 First Cooperative Safety Congress
The First Cooperative Safety Congress met in Milwaukee, comprised of a small group of industrial
leaders from the Midwest concerned for American workers’ safety. The outcome of their gathering was a
decision to form a permanent body devoted to the promotion of safety in U.S. industry.
In Chicago a year later, Oct. 13, 1913, the National Council for Industrial Safety was formed.
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