Through a grant from the Commonwealth, NSC
looks to provide this critical safety training to as many
supervisors, safety professionals and managers as possible in the
state before the end of the year
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Impairment poses a serious threat to every
workplace. It is defined by the National Safety Council as anything
that could impede one's ability to function normally or safely
regardless of the cause. When 39% of employers are saying
impairment is causing more injuries, having supervisors trained to
recognize and respond to workplace impairment, whether it's caused
by legal or illegal substances, fatigue, stress, mental distress or
a combination thereof, is critical to worker health, safety and
wellbeing.
To address this challenge, NSC is providing supervisors, safety
professionals and managers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania access to its Impairment
Recognition and Response Training for Supervisors. Available
through the end of 2024, access to this training is provided at no
cost to employers in the state as part of the grant from the
Commonwealth.
"The National Safety Council is thrilled to make this offering
to employers located in Pennsylvania," said Angela Brown, interim director of workplace
training at NSC. "By taking this training, supervisors are helping
workplaces build a strong organizational safety culture while
learning how to keep all workers safe. We thank the Commonwealth
for providing NSC and employers in their state this opportunity and
look forward to seeing how this training helps prepare supervisors
to prevent injuries and save lives in Pennsylvania."
Some employers in the Commonwealth have already provided their
workforce and partners access to the training. One of those
organizations is the Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania.
"National Safety Council's Impairment Recognition and Response
Training for Supervisors is incredibly effective at helping people
understand that workplace impairment is no longer limited to just
drugs and alcohol," said Bob McCall,
Director of Safety, Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania. "We all need to be aware
of the negative effects that stress, fatigue, and mental health
play in the health and safety of everyone in our workplaces. The
NSC training program equips supervisors with the knowledge and
skills they need to address these issues in a simple, convenient,
and easy to understand package."
For employers in Pennsylvania
interested in taking the NSC Impairment Recognition and Response
Training for Supervisors, please visit nsc.org/pa. To learn more
about how impairment impacts safety on and off the job, visit
nsc.org/impairment.
About the National Safety Council
The National Safety Council is America's leading nonprofit safety
advocate – and has been for 110 years. As a mission-based
organization, we work to eliminate the leading causes of
preventable death and injury, focusing our efforts on the workplace
and roadways. We create a culture of safety to not only keep people
safer at work, but also beyond the workplace so they can live their
fullest lives.
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