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P u t t in g t o g e t h e r o u r a n n u a l r e p o r t g iv e s u s a l l a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o lo o k b a c k o n a n d r e fl e c t o n t h e a c c o m p lis h m e n t s o v e r t h e p a s t y e a r. A n d w h a t a p h e n o m e n a l y e a r 2 0 1 9 w a s !

O n e o f t h e h ig h l ig h t s la s t y e a r w a s a m u lt i-d a y c o m p r e h e n s iv e s t r a t e g ic p la n n in g s e s s io n w e c o m p le t e d . T h r o u g h t h is p r o c e s s w e w e r e a b le t o lo o k d e e p in t o o u r d a i ly w o r k , a s s e s s h o w m u c h o f a n im p a c t w e a r e m a k in g , a n d t o “a d ju s t t h e s h ip ’s c o u r s e ” t o c o n t in u e t h is jo u r n e y . F o r t u n a t e ly , w e d is c o v e r e d t h a t t h e s e r v ic e s w e o ff e r o u r m e m b e r s , t h e b u s in e s s c o m m u n it y , a n d t h e p u b l ic in g e n e r a l a r e b o ld - a n d w e a r e in n o v a t iv e in s o m a n y w a y s .

O n e o f t h e m a jo r o u t c o m e s o f t h e p la n n in g s e s s io n w a s t h a t w e a r e c o m m it t e d t o s t a y in g a b r e a s t o f a n y n e w c h a l le n g e s in t h e w o r ld o f s a f e t y – b e i t a t w o r k , o n t h e r o a d s , o r a t h o m e . T h is i s g a in e d t h r o u g h e n h a n c in g o u r o w n e d u c a t io n a n d n e tw o r k in g , a s w e l l a s c o l la b o r a t in g w it h o t h e r o r g a n iz a t io n s w h e n i t ’s in t h e b e n e fi t o f s a f e t y .

A n o t h e r p e r s p e c t iv e w e r e a l iz e d i s t h e im p o r t a n c e o f e m b r a c in g t e c h n o lo g y f u r t h e r. W e ’v e s e e n t h e im p a c t t h a t o n l in e t r a in in g m a k e s f o r o u r c u s t o m e r s . I t ’s c o n v e n ie n t a n d o f t e n q u ic k e r t h a n c la s s r o o m le a r n in g . W h e n p o s s ib le , w e w i l l o ff e r t h is , e v e n m o r e s o t h a n b e fo r e . O f c o u r s e , in s o m e c i r c u m s t a n c e s y o u t r u ly n e e d a s e a s o n e d s a f e t y p r o fe s s io n a l t r a in e r t o c o n d u c t in -p e r s o n t r a in in g .

T h is in t e n s iv e p la n n in g a n d m e e t in g s t o o k a g r e a t a m o u n t o f t im e – b u t i t w a s t im e v e r y w e l l s p e n t . M y m o s t s in c e r e g r a t i t u d e g o e s t o t h e s t a ff , o u r B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s , a n d t h e c o m m u n it y le a d e r s w h o w e r e v i t a l p a r t s o f t h e p r o c e s s .

T h o s e o f u s w o r k in g in s a f e t y u n d e r s t a n d c r e a t in g a s a f e e n v i r o n m e n t r e q u i r e s c o m m itm e n t . W e a s N e b r a s k a n s a r e w e ll-k n o w n fo r o u r w o r k e t h ic . W e c a r e a b o u t o u r f e l lo w h u m a n b e in g s . A p e r f e c t e x a m p le i s h o w t h e fl o o d s o f e a r ly 2 0 1 9 d e v a s t a t e d c o m m u n it ie s t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a t e . T h is w a s a n a t u r a l d is a s t e r a n d a c r u c ia l s a f e t y i s s u e . N e b r a s k a n s u n i t e d t o fi r s t r e s p o n d , t h e n s u p p o r t , a n d fi n a l ly r e b u i ld . B e a u t i f u l !

A s w e e m b a r k o n t h is le g a c y o f s a f e t y , I a m p r o u d t o w o r k a lo n g s id e a n a m a z in g t e a m . O u r s t r a t e g ic p la n n in g s e s s io n la id o u t t h e m a p t h a t s h o w s u s h o w t o r e a c h t h e g o a l o f n o u n in t e n t io n a l in ju r ie s a t w o r k o r h o m e .

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N e b ra s k a O c c u p a t io n a l Fa t a lit ie s• Nationwide, a total of 5,250

fatal work injuries were recorded in 2018, up from the 5,147 fatal injuries in 2017

• Fatal work injuries totaled 44 in 2018 for Nebraska

• Nebraska’s fatal occupational injury rate in 2018 was 4.7 compared to the national average of 3.5

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Fatalies Per Year

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Other Goods ProducingProfessional Scientific and technical services

InformationMining, quarrying

Arts, entertainment, and recreationRetail Trade

Health care and social assistanceOther ServicesManufacturing

Wholesale TradeAdministration and waste servicesAccommodation and food services

GovernmentConstruction

Transportation and warehousingAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

By Industry 2014-2018

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Exposure to harmful substance

Fire/Explosions

Violence and other injuries by person oranimal

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By Worker Activity 2014-2018

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Injuries Rate Per 1,000 FTE Workers

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Mining, quarryingUtili ties

Arts, entertainment, and recreationReal estate and rental/leasing

Finance and insuranceInformation

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and huntingProfessional Scient ific and technical services

Administrat ion and waste serv icesAccommodat ion and food serv ices

ConstructionWholesale Trade

Transportation and warehousingEducational Services

Retail TradeHealth care and social assistance

Manufacturing

Injuries By Industry 2014-2018

- 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000

Unreported

60+

Under 20

40-59

20-39

Injuries By Age 2014-2018

- 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000

AmputationOccupation Disease

Repetive MotionBurn or ExposureMultiple Injuries

FractureAll other Claims

Bruise or SwellingCut or Abrasion

Sprain or Rupture

Injuries by Nature of the Injury 2014-2018

• There were 100 non-fatal injuries reported per day in Nebraska in 2018

• The injury rate in Nebraska has steadily decreased, but is still higher than the national average of 2.8 in 2018

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Motor Vehicle Fatalities

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Seatbelt Non-Use in Fatal Injuries

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Motor Vehicle Injuries

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2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Drivers Involved in Distracted Driving Crashes

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680

700

720

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760

780

800

820

840

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Preventable Injury-Related Deaths

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400

Struck by, against

Drowning

Mechanical suffocation

Fires, flames, smoke

Suffocation by ingestion, inhalation

Nontransport residual

Poisoning

Falls

Motor vehicle

Preventable Injury-Related Deaths by Cause 2013-2017

• Motor vehicle fatalities, injuries, and distracted driving crashes have all steadily increased in Nebraska over the past 10 years.

• In 2018, one crash occurred every 15 minutes.

• Forty-nine persons were injured each day.

• One person was killed every 38 hours.

• The economic loss in terms of dollars was $4,957,788,600*

• Seat belt non-use in fatal injuries dropped from 71.3% to 52.5% from 2017-2018.

• In Nebraska, motor vehicles were the leading cause of preventable injury-related deaths, killing 261 persons in 2017.

• Nationally, poisoning was the leading cause of preventable injury-related deaths, killing 64,795 persons in 2017 alone.

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*Nebraska Department of Transportation

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Yo u m a y b e s u r p r i s e d h o w m a n y t im e s w e ’v e b e e n a s k e d , “W h a t e x a c t ly d o e s t h e S a fe t y C o u n c i l d o ? ” T h a t ’s a n im p o r t a n t q u e s t io n e v e r y o r g a n iz a t io n s h o u ld b e a b le t o e a s i ly a n d c le a r ly a r t i c u la t e . A n d , w h i le w e k n o w t h e d a y -t o -d a y s e r v ic e w e p e r fo rm , s o m e u n f a m i l ia r w i t h u s m a y n o t .

In 2 0 1 9 w e h e ld f o c u s g r o u p m e e t in g s w it h o u r s t a ff , m e m b e r s a n d c o m m u n it y le a d e r s a n d o u r B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s t o r e fl e c t o n w h e r e w e a s a n o r g a n iz a t io n h a v e b e e n , w h e r e w e a r e , a n d w h e r e w e s h o u ld g o t o c o n t in u e t o le a d in t h e a r e a o f s a f e t y . T h e m e e t in g s a n d d is c u s s io n s w e r e l iv e ly a n d t r a n s p a r e n t – g iv in g e v e r y o n e a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o s h a r e t h e i r t h o u g h t s a n d a s p i r a t io n s f o r t h e o r g a n iz a t io n .

C o m in g o u t o f t h is p r o c e s s , t o a c h ie v e o u r m is s io n a n d a d d r e s s t h e n e e d s o f o u r m e m b e r s , c u s t o m e r s , a n d t h e g e n e r a l p u b l ic , t h e N a t io n a l S a fe t y C o u n c i l, N e b r a s k a w i l l f o c u s o n f o u r f o u n d a t io n a l c o m p o n e n t s t h a t w e c a l l o u r “S t r a t e g ic P i l la r s .” T h e s e h o ld o u r c o r e v a lu e s , w i l l s t r e n g t h e n a n d g r o w o u r o r g a n iz a t io n o v e r t h e n e x t s e v e r a l y e a r s , a n d c le a r ly o u t l in e a n d g iv e a v i s u a l r e p r e s e n t a t io n o f h o w w e o p e r a t e .

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A la r g e c o n t r ib u t io n t o o u r o r g a n iz a t io n ’s p a s t s u c c e s s a n d g r o w t h i s e n s u r in g t h a t o u r c u s t o m e r s ’ n e e d s a r e m e t , w h i le s t a y in g fl u id t o c h a n g e .

W h e n lo o k in g fo r s a f e t y t r a in in g a n d r e s o u r c e s , p e o p le t o d a y a r e in c r e a s in g ly m o r e e d u c a t e d a n d h a v e h ig h e r e x p e c t a t io n s . W it h m o r e o p t io n s lo c a l ly a n d o n l in e , a n d fo r u s t o o ff e r o u r s e lv e s a s t h e b e s t c h o ic e , o u r c u s t o m e r s e r v ic e m u s t A LW AY S b e o u t s t a n d in g .

B y s t a n d in g o u t f r o m o t h e r s a f e t y s e r v ic e /p r o d u c t c o m p a n ie s a n d o r g a n iz a t io n s , w e b e l ie v e w e m u s t n o t o n ly b e r e s p o n s i v e t o t h e i r n e e d s b u t p r o a c t i v e l y a n t i c i p a t e f u t u r e n e e d s .

S a fe t y E d u c a t io n A s a n o r g a n iz a t io n s o le ly f o c u s e d o n s a f e t y , t h is i s o u r “s w e e t s p o t .” B u t , t o m a in t a in o u r e x c e l le n c e , w e r e a l iz e t h e in fo rm a t io n c o n v e y e d a n d m e t h o d o f t e a c h in g s a f e t y c o n t in u e s t o e v o lv e .

W h i le y e a r s a g o , i t m a y h a v e b e e n g a t h e r in g w o r k e r s in t o t h e b r e a k r o o m , w a t c h in g a fi lm a n d g e t t in g a le c t u r e o n p o t e n t ia l h a z a r d s in t h e i r b u i ld in g , t o d a y s a v v y c o m p a n ie s w a n t a l l t h e i r s t a ff le a r n in g a n d t h in k in g a b o u t s a f e t y – a t w o r k , o n t h e r o a d s , a n d a t h o m e .

To b e in n o v a t iv e a n d o ff e r t h e fi n e s t t r a in in g a v a i la b le , N a t io n a l S a fe t y C o u n c i l, N e b r a s k a m u s t c o n t in u a l ly d e v e lo p a n d m a in t a in c r i t i c a l a r e a s o f r e g u la t o r y t r a in in g t o in c lu d e n e w r e g u la t io n s , e s t a b l i s h s p e c ifi c im p r o v e m e n t s in A L L a r e a s o f t r a in in g , d e l iv e r in g a d iv e r s e s e t o f c u r r ic u la w h i le u s in g t h e la t e s t t r a in in g t e c h n iq u e s a n d u s in g n e w t e c h n o lo g y .

S a fe t y R e so u rc e s

R e s o u r c e s a r e a s s e t s t h a t c a n b e d r a w n o n in o r d e r t o f u n c t io n e ff e c t iv e ly a n d e ffi c ie n t ly . T h r o u g h t h e s t r a t e g ic m e e t in g s , w e fo u n d t h e r e s o u r c e s n e c e s s a r y t o m e e t o u r m is s io n , w h i le g r o w in g t h e o r g a n iz a t io n , a r e d iv e r s e a n d v a r ie d .

T h e s e in c lu d e p a r t n e r s h ip s w it h l ik e -m in d e d o r g a n iz a t io n s , f u r t h e r e m b r a c in g a t e c h n o lo g y -d r iv e n m e n t a l i t y , c o n t in u in g t o b e fi n a n c ia l ly s t a b le , a n d d e v e lo p in g o u r r e s i l ie n t t e a m . W e a ls o u n d e r s t a n d t h e im p o r t a n c e o f c o m m u n ic a t in g o u r s e lv e s c le a r ly t h r o u g h s t r o n g b r a n d in g a n d c le a r m e s s a g in g .

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W h e n o u r c o m m u n it y o r s t a t e i s f a c e d w it h a p a r t ic u la r c a u s e o r p o l ic y , w e b e l ie v e s t a n d in g u p a s a le a d e r in s a f e t y m e a n s t a k in g a s t a n d o n i s s u e s . T h is i s d i r e c t ly r e la t e d t o m e e t in g o u r m is s io n o f s a v in g l iv e s a n d r e d u c in g in ju r ie s .

T h r o u g h y e a r s o f b u i ld in g a w id e n e tw o r k t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a t e o f N e b r a s k a , o u r s t r o n g b r a n d a s a le a d e r in t h e fi e ld , c o n t in u o u s c o m m u n ic a t io n a b o u t s a f e t y i s s u e s , a n d o u r o u t r e a c h c a n a n d h a s h a d in fl u e n c e in s a f e t y r e g u la t io n s a n d la w s .

C o l la b o r a t in g w it h s im i la r o r g a n iz a t io n s a n d w o r k in g t o g e t h e r w it h o u r p a r t n e r s a l lo w s u s t o e x p lo r e a n d p r o m o t e s a f e t y s t a t e w id e .

O u r M is s io n To b e N e b r a s k a ’s le a d in g o r g a n iz a t io n p r o v id in g e d u c a t io n a n d a d v o c a c y t o r e d u c e in ju r ie s a n d s a v e l iv e s .

O u r V is io n T h e v is io n o f t h e N a t io n a l S a fe t y C o u n c i l, N e b r a s k a i s t o e l im in a t e a l l p r e v e n t a b le d e a t h s in o u r l i f e t im e in t h e c o m m u n it ie s w e s e r v e .

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T h e d a t a s h o w s w e a s a s t a t e a r e s t i l l n o t d o in g e n o u g h t o p r o t e c t o u r w o r k e r s . W o r k p la c e f a t a l i t ie s s h o u ld n e v e r b e c o n s id e r e d a c o s t o f d o in g b u s in e s s . E m p lo y e r s n e e d t o t a k e a s y s t e m a t ic a p p r o a c h t o s a f e t y t h a t in c lu d e s h a v in g p o l ic ie s , t r a in in g a n d r i s k a s s e s sm e n t t e c h n iq u e s in p la c e t o a d d r e s s m a jo r c a u s e s o f f a t a l i t ie s a n d in ju r ie s .

A s a le a d e r in s a f e t y e d u c a t io n , t h e N a t io n a l S a fe t y C o u n c i l, N e b r a s k a w o n ’t r e s t u n t i l w o r k p la c e f a t a l i t ie s a n d in ju r ie s a r e e l im in a t e d . P r o v id in g c o m p a n ie s a n d t h e g e n e r a l p u b l ic w i t h t h e fi n e s t t r a in in g a n d r e s o u r c e s w i l l m a k e a p o s i t iv e im p a c t . W e b e l ie v e t h a t in d iv id u a ls a r e n ’t n u m b e r s , b u t h u m a n b e in g s w it h f a m i l ie s a n d f r ie n d s w h o a r e a ls o d e v a s t a t e d w h e n t h e i r lo v e d o n e s a r e h u r t o r lo s t . W e b e l ie v e in p r o v id in g S a fe t y W it h o u t S h o r t c u t s .

I n 2 0 1 9 w e p r o v i d e d e d u c a t i o n a n d h a n d s -o n t r a i n i n g t o 2 , 3 8 5 i n d i v i d u a l s t h r o u g h o u t N e b r a s k a i n O S H A r e g u l a t o r y a n d w o r k p l a c e s a f e t y .

T h e N a t io n a l S a fe t y C o u n c i l, N e b r a s k a s e r v e s a s a h o s t t r a in in g o r g a n iz a t io n f o r t h e G r e a t P la in s O S H A E d u c a t io n C e n t e r. A s a h o s t s i t e , N S C N d e l iv e r s o c c u p a t io n a l s a f e t y a n d h e a lt h t r a in in g t o p u b l ic a n d p r iv a t e s e c t o r w o r k e r s , s u p e r v is o r s , a n d e m p lo y e r s . T h r o u g h t h is w e p r o v id e h ig h -q u a l i t y p r o fe s s io n a l s a f e t y a n d o c c u p a t io n a l h e a lt h t r a in in g , g iv in g in d iv id u a ls t h e k n o w le d g e t o m e e t t h e d e m a n d s o f w o r k in g in t h e s a f e t y p r o fe s s io n .

In r e s p o n s e t o o u r f o c u s g r o u p m e e t in g s w e d e v e lo p e d a n d la u n c h e d a c e r t ifi c a t e p r o g r a m d e s ig n e d s p e c ifi c a l ly f o r H u m a n R e s o u r c e s p r o fe s s io n a ls . S t a t i s t i c s s h o w t h e r e i s a t r e n d – e s p e c ia l ly in s m a ll b u s in e s s e s – t h a t m o r e c o m p a n ie s h a v e a l lo c a t e d t h e i r s a f e t y t r a in in g /r e s p o n s e r e s p o n s ib i l i t ie s t o t h e i r H R p e r s o n o r d e p a r tm e n t . W e c a l l t h is “ t h e a c c id e n t a l s a f e t y m a n a g e r ” w h e r e a p r o fe s s io n a l in a n o t h e r fi e ld i s p u t in c h a r g e o f s a f e t y .

T o a s s i s t t h e s e b u s in e s s e s , w e c r e a t e d a 2 -d a y c e r t ifi c a t e p r o g r a m p r o v id in g b a s ic k n o w le d g e o f t h e s a f e t y fi e ld t o H R p r o fe s s io n a ls . W o r k in g w it h H R C I t h e s e H R p r o fe s s io n a ls r e c e iv e d C E U c r e d i t s .

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• In 2 0 1 8 , 4 4 N e b r a s k a n s w e r e k i l le d a t w o r k .

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• F a l ls , s l ip s , o r t r ip s a n d c o n t a c t w i t h o b je c t s o r e q u ip m e n t a c c o u n t e d fo r n in e f a t a l i t ie s e a c h .

• In t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s 5 ,2 5 0 w o r k e r s d ie d a s a r e s u lt o f o n -t h e -jo b in ju r ie s in 2 0 1 8 – a 2 % in c r e a s e f r o m t h e p r e v io u s y e a r a n d t h e h ig h e s t n u m b e r o f f a t a l i t ie s s in c e 5 ,6 5 7 w e r e r e c o r d e d in 2 0 0 7 .

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S o m e o n e w it h o u t o x y g e n c a n s u ff e r b r a in i r r e v e r s ib le d a m a g e in ju s t 4 m in u t e s , a n d b r a in d e a t h in 8 t o 1 0 m in u t e s . In m a n y c a s e s , a f t e r c a l l in g 9 -1 -1 , i t c a n t a k e 1 0 m in u t e s o r m o r e f o r e m e r g e n c y m e d ic a l p e r s o n n e l t o a r r iv e .

T h a t ’s w h y m o r e a n d m o r e c o m p a n ie s a r e s e e in g t h e v a lu e o f g e t t in g t h e i r s t a ff c e r t ifi e d in F i r s t A id (FA ), C a r d io p u lm o n a r y R e s p i r a t io n (C P R ), a n d t h e p r o p e r u s e o f A u t o m a t e d E x t e r n a l D e fi b r i l la t o r s (A E D ).

• 7 0 % o f d e a t h s f r o m h e a r t a t t a c k s o c c u r b e fo r e r e a c h in g t h e h o s p i t a l• A c c o r d in g t o O S H A - S u r v iv a l r a t e s f o r o u t -o f -h o s p i t a l c a r d ia c a r r e s t a r e o n ly 1 t o 5 p e r c e n t .

H a v in g k e y s t a ff m e m b e r s w h o c a n d e l iv e r fi r s t a id q u ic k ly a n d e ff e c t iv e ly i s c r i t i c a l ly im p o r t a n t . N o t o n ly i s t h is a m in o r in v e s tm e n t in t im e a n d m o n e y , b u t i t ’s g r e a t f o r e m p lo y e e m o r a le b y s h o w in g y o u c a r e a b o u t y o u r p e o p le a n d v is i t o r s .

B e c o m in g m o r e a v a i la b le o v e r t h e p a s t d e c a d e , A u t o m a t e d E x t e r n a l D e fi b r i l la t o r s (A E D ) a r e a n im p o r t a n t l i f e s a v in g t e c h n o lo g y t o o l t h a t p la y s a n im p o r t a n t r o le in t r e a t in g w o r k p la c e c a r d ia c a r r e s t . O u r A E D t r a in in g g iv e s in d iv id u a ls t h e k n o w le d g e t o p r o p e r ly o p e r a t e t h e d e v ic e w h i le a w a i t in g fi r s t r e s p o n d e r s .

I n 2 0 1 9 w e p e r f o r m e d F A /C P R /A E D t r a i n i n g f o r 4 , 1 1 7 i n d i v i d u a l s . O u r p o p u la r t r a in -t h e -t r a in e r c o u r s e s t e a c h in d iv id u a ls t o b e c o m e c e r t ifi e d t o t e a c h t h e s e s k i l ls t o o t h e r s , t o o .

I n a d d i t i o n t o F A /C P R t r a i n i n g , N S C N t r a i n e d a n im p r e s s i v e n u m b e r o f 5 0 7 e l e v e n t o fi f t e e n y e a r o l d s t u d e n t s t o c a r e f o r i n f a n t s a n d c h i l d r e n w i t h c o n fi d e n c e t h r o u g h o u r b a b y s i t t e r t r a i n i n g . I t ’s n e v e r t o o e a r ly t o k n o w t h e b e n e fi t s o f s a f e t y a t h o m e .

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E v e r y o n e m a k e s m is t a k e s . A n d in d iv id u a ls w h o a r e g iv e n a s e c o n d c h a n c e m a y le a r n f r o m t h o s e m is t a k e s .

O ff e r e d a t t h e d is c r e t io n o f a p r o s e c u t in g a t t o r n e y , N a t io n a l S a fe t y C o u n c i l, N e b r a s k a ’s D iv e r s io n P r o g r a m is a v o lu n t a r y p r o g r a m t h a t o ff e r s a o n e -t im e c h a n c e f o r a p e r s o n c h a r g e d w it h c e r t a in c r im e s t o a v o id h a v in g a c r im in a l c o n v ic t io n o n t h e i r r e c o r d . A n y o n e w h o w a n t s t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h is o p p o r t u n i t y m u s t m e e t t h e p r o g r a m ’s e l ig ib i l i t y c r i t e r ia a n d a g r e e t o a b id e b y a l l t e rm s a n d c o n d i t io n s . T h e P r o g r a m is e n t i r e ly v o lu n t a r y .

I n 2 0 1 9 , t h e N a t i o n a l S a f e t y C o u n c i l , N e b r a s k a w o r k e d w i t h 2 , 1 7 6 i n d i v i d u a l s a s p a r t o f t h e d i v e r s i o n p r o g r a m . A c a s e s t u d y c o m p l e t e d b y U n i v e r s i t y o f N e b r a s k a O m a h a (U N O ) f o u n d o u r m i s d e m e a n o r d i v e r s i o n p r o g r a m r e d u c e s r e c i d i v i s m b y 5 5 % .

M o s t c a r c ra sh e s a re th e re s u lt o f h u m a n e r ro r. T h e b e s t w a y to re d u c e th e r is k o f b e in g in v o lv e d in a c o llis io n is to k n o w , a n d p ra c t ic e , s a fe d r iv in g te c h n iq u e s .

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A lt h o u g h m u c h p r o g r e s s in t r a ffi c s a f e t y h a s b e e n m a d e o v e r t h e y e a r s , f a r t o o m a n y N e b r a s k a n s a r e s t i l l b e in g k i l le d o r s e r io u s ly in ju r e d in c r a s h e s . T r a ffi c c r a s h e s a r e la r g e ly a v o id a b le , in c lu d in g t h o s e t h a t r e s u lt in p e r s o n a l in ju r y o r lo s s o f l i f e .

In 2 0 1 8 i t w a s r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e r e w e r e 2 3 ,6 5 7 m o t o r v e h ic le c r a s h e s , w i t h 1 2 ,2 5 9 in d iv id u a ls in ju r e d a n d 1 ,1 2 8 c la s s ifi e d a s “s e r io u s in ju r ie s .” T w o h u n d r e d o n e p e o p le lo s t t h e i r l iv e s in N e b r a s k a f r o m v e h ic le c r a s h e s .

In t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , w o r k p la c e t r a n s p o r t a t io n -r e la t e d f a t a l i t ie s a c c o u n t e d fo r 4 0 % o f a l l f a t a l w o r k -r e la t e d in ju r ie s in 2 0 1 8 . N e b r a s k a i s n ’t im m u n e t o t h e i s s u e o f o n -t h e -jo b d r iv in g d e a t h s . In 2 0 1 8 , t h e r e w e r e 1 8 w o r k r e la t e d f a t a l i t ie s a s a r e s u lt o f t r a n s p o r t a t io n in c id e n t s . T h a t i s 4 1 % o f t h e 4 4 d e a t h s . T h e s e a r e u n a c c e p t a b le n u m b e r s a n d p e r c e n t a g e s .

T o c o m b a t m o t o r v e h ic le d e a t h s a n d in ju r ie s , N a t io n a l S a fe t y C o u n c i l, N e b r a s k a i s c o m m it t e d t o p r o v id in g t h e fi n e s t d r iv in g e d u c a t io n f o r t h o s e in t h e w o r k p la c e a n d t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o m m u n it y .

In a d d i t io n t o o u r f o rm a l m o t o r v e h ic le o p e r a t o r t r a in in g , w e a ls o p a r t n e r w it h la w e n fo r c e m e n t , s c h o o ls , a s w e l l a s p r iv a t e a d v o c a c y g r o u p s a n d b u s in e s s e s , t o im p r o v e d r iv in g b e h a v io r s - u lt im a t e ly s a v in g l iv e s .

• 8 , 4 8 6 t o t a l s t u d e n t s w e r e t r a i n e d i n D e f e n s i v e d r i v e r t r a i n i n g i n 2 0 1 9 – w h i c h i n c l u d e s w o r k i n g w i t h t h e O m a h a C i t y P r o s e c u t o r ’s o ffi c e a s p a r t o f t h e t r a ffi c p r o g r a m .

• I n 2 0 1 9 , 1 , 3 9 4 t e e n s w e r e t r a i n e d t h r o u g h o u r p o p u l a r d r i v e r e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m . T o a s s i s t t h o s e f a m i l i e s w i t h l im i t e d r e s o u r c e s , w e p a r t n e r e d w i t h A A A N e b r a s k a t o p r o v i d e s c h o l a r s h i p s t o l o w i n c o m e s t u d e n t s .

• 2 0 8 a d u l t d r i v e r s c o m p l e t e d d r i v i n g t r a i n i n g .

• I n 2 0 1 9 w e c e l e b r a t e d b e i n g a w a r d e d “ T r a i n i n g C e n t e r o f t h e Y e a r ” f o r o n l i n e d e f e n s i v e d r i v e r t r a i n i n g (D D C ).

A d v o c a c yD is t r a c t io n s n o w jo in a lc o h o l a n d s p e e d in g a s le a d in g f a c t o r s in f a t a l a n d s e r io u s in ju r y c r a s h e s . In f a c t , d i s t r a c t e d d r iv in g a c c o u n t e d fo r a p p r o x im a t e ly 8 % o f t h e t o t a l t r a ffi c c r a s h e s in N e b r a s k a f o r 2 0 1 7 w h e r e a s s p e e d in g a c c o u n t e d fo r a p p r o x im a t e ly 2 % **. T o d a y , m o r e t h a n o n e in f o u r m o t o r v e h ic le c r a s h e s in v o lv e c e l l p h o n e u s e a t t h e t im e o f t h e c r a s h .

D is t r a c t e d d r iv in g i s a d a n g e r o u s a c t iv i t y a n d i s p r e v a le n t o n N e b r a s k a ’s r o a d w a y s . In N e b r a s k a t h e r e w e r e 4 ,6 9 9 d is t r a c t e d d r iv in g c r a s h e s w it h 1 ,5 4 6 in ju r ie s a n d 1 9 f a t a l i t ie s in 2 0 1 7 . N a t io n a l ly , 3 ,4 5 0 p e o p le w e r e k i l le d in d is t r a c t e d d r iv in g c r a s h e s in 2 0 1 5 .

In N e b r a s k a a lo n e , 2 3 % o f t h e t r a ffi c c r a s h e s in v o lv in g c e l l p h o n e d is t r a c t io n s in v o lv e d t e e n d r iv e r s .** A c c o r d in g t o A A A , 2 /3 o f d r iv e r s a g e s 1 9 t o 2 4 h a v e r e a d a t e x t m e s s a g e o r e m a i l w h i le b e h in d t h e w h e e l in t h e la s t 3 0 d a y s .

A lt h o u g h t h e s e s t a t i s t i c s a r e o v e r w h e lm in g , w e b e l ie v e t h a t d is t r a c t e d d r iv in g in c id e n t s a r e u n d e r -r e p o r t e d . W e b e l ie v e t h a t t h e r e n e e d s t o b e c h a n g e . In S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 8 , t h e N a t io n a l S a fe t y C o u n c i l, N e b r a s k a la u n c h e d a y e a r -lo n g , s t a t e w id e c a m p a ig n fo c u s e d o n d is t r a c t e d d r iv in g c a l le d D i s t r a c t e d D r i v i n g A ff e c t e d M e . O u r g o a l w a s t o m a k e t h e p u b l ic a w a r e t h a t t h e i r a c t io n s h a v e c o n s e q u e n c e s . R e a l c o n s e q u e n c e s . W e s h a r e d s t o r ie s o f N e b r a s k a f a m i l ie s t h a t h a d lo s t a lo v e d o n e t o a d is t r a c t e d d r iv e r. T o g e t h e r w it h m e d ia p a r t n e r s , o u r s p o n s o r s , a n d s im i la r ly c o n c e r n e d o r g a n iz a t io n s , w e p r o v id e d n e e d e d a w a r e n e s s a b o u t t h is e p id e m ic .

T h e s e s p o n s o r s a n d p a r t n e r s t r u ly e m b r a c e d t h e c a m p a ig n , s p r e a d in g n o t o n ly t h e m e s s a g e w it h t h e i r f o l lo w e r s , b u t h e lp in g t o d is t r ib u t e l i t e r a t u r e a n d m a t e r ia ls . T o g e t h e r w e r e m in d e d N e b r a s k a – D is t r a c t e d D r iv in g A ff e c t s E v e r y o n e . W e in v i t e y o u v is i t o u r w e b s i t e t o h e a r t h e s t o r ie s o f o u r f a m i l ie s . B e c a u s e t o d a y , t h e s e f a m i l ie s a r e f o r e v e r p a r t o f o u r f a m i ly . T h e N a t io n a l S a fe t y C o u n c i l, N e b r a s k a f a m i ly .

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P a u l T r o u p e h a d s u c h a b r ig h t f u t u r e . H e h a d g r a d u a t e d w it h a d e g r e e in A e r o s p a c e E n g in e e r in g . H e w a s m a r r ie d t w o w e e k s la t e r a n d b e g a n h is c a r e e r a t B o e in g w it h h is n e w w i f e , S a r a h .

A n d t h e n t h e u n t h i n k a b l e – a D i s t r a c t e d , F a t i g u e d D r i v e r t o o k h i s l i f e .

D is t r a c t e d D r iv in g A ff e c t e d t h e T r o u p e f a m i ly , t h e i r f r ie n d s a n d t h e c o m m u n it y .

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A s h le y w a s f u l l o f l i f e . T h e o ld e s t o f f o u r c h i ld r e n , t h e le a d e r, t h e f u n -lo v in g c h i ld , e v e r y o n e ’s f r ie n d . H e r la u g h t e r w a s in f e c t io u s . H e r f a i t h w a s u n b r e a k a b le .

A n d t h e n t h e u n t h i n k a b l e – a D i s t r a c t e d D r i v e r t o o k h e r l i f e .

A s h le y ’s s t o r y d id n ’t e n d t h a t d a y . H e r f a m i ly , in s i s t e n t o n k e e p in g h e r m e m o r y a l iv e , e r e c t e d a m e m o r ia l o n t h e c o r n e r o f 1 3 2 n d a n d B lo n d o . T h e m e m o r ia l c o n t in u e d t o t o u c h t h e l iv e s o f p e o p le t h a t n e v e r k n e w A s h le y , b u t w a n t e d t o s u p p o r t t h e f a m i ly .

5 y e a r s a f t e r h e r d e a t h , P a s t o r R o b e r t M u r p h y , w r o t e a t o u c h in g b lo g a b o u t h is in q u is i t iv e c h i ld r e n a n d h o w t h e y r e m in d e d h im t o e m b r a c e l i f e . 1 0 y e a r s a f t e r h e r d e a t h , t h e W o o d e n f a m i ly r e a d t h e b lo g . T o d a y w e m u s t m a k e a c h a n g e .

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C l iff g r e w u p in F a i r b u r y , N e b r a s k a t h e o ld e s t o f t w o s o n s . H is f a t h e r, C h a r le y , a t r u c k d r iv e r, s p e n t h is d a y s b e h in d t h e w h e e l a c c u m u la t in g 5 1 /2 M i l l io n s a f e m i le s a n d t e a c h in g h is s o n s t h e r u le s o f t h e r o a d .

A n d t h e n t h e u n t h i n k a b l e – D i s t r a c t e d D r i v i n g t o o k h i s l i f e .

D is t r a c t e d D r iv in g A ff e c t e d t h e E n d o r f f a m i ly , t h e i r f r ie n d s a n d t h e c o m m u n it y .

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C a d y w a s o n ly 1 6 y e a r s o ld , t h e o ld e s t o f 5 c h i ld r e n a n d a b r ig h t l ig h t in t h e c o m m u n it y . S h e a s p i r e d t o h e lp p e o p le , t o m a k e a d iff e r e n c e , t o c h a n g e t h e w o r ld .

A n d t h e n t h e u n t h i n k a b l e – a D i s t r a c t e d D r i v e r t o o k h e r l i f e .

D is t r a c t e d D r iv in g A ff e c t e d t h e R e y n o ld s f a m i ly , t h e i r f r ie n d s a n d t h e c o m m u n it y .

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I t ’s c o m m o n k n o w le d g e t h a t s e a t b e lt u s e d u r in g a c r a s h s a v e s l iv e s . In f a c t , a r e c e n t s t u d y s h o w e d d o in g s o in c r e a s e d s u r v iv a l r a t e b y 6 5 % .

In 2 0 1 8 8 6 % o f N e b r a s k a n s w o r e s e a t b e lt s .* T h is i s a g r e a t im p r o v e m e n t f r o m t h e a la rm in g ly lo w n u m b e r o f o n ly 7 9 p e r c e n t in 2 0 1 1 .

N e b r a s k a h a s a s e c o n d a r y s e a t b e lt la w . T h e la w p e rm it s o ffi c e r s o n ly t o c i t e n o n -u s e r s i f t h e y a r e p u l le d o v e r f o r a n o t h e r o ff e n s e . A r e p o r t c r e a t e d b y N H T S A ’s N a t io n a l C e n t e r f o r S t a t i s t i c s a n d A n a ly s is c le a r ly s t a t e s : “B e s id e s h a v in g a s m a lle r p e r c e n t a g e o f p a s s e n g e r v e h ic le o c c u p a n t f a t a l i t ie s w h o w e r e u n r e s t r a in e d , t h e f a t a l i t y r a t e s in p r im a r y e n fo r c e m e n t S t a t e s (P E S t a t e s ) w e r e m u c h lo w e r t h a n fo r a l l o t h e r S t a t e s (n o n -P E S t a t e s ). T h e t o t a l p a s s e n g e r v e h ic le o c c u p a n t f a t a l i t y r a t e p e r 1 0 0 m i l l io n V M T fo r n o n -P E S t a t e s (1 .0 6 ) i s 9 p e r c e n t h ig h e r t h a n t h a t f o r t h e P E S t a t e s (0 .9 7 ). T h e t o t a l p a s s e n g e r v e h ic le o c c u p a n t f a t a l i t y r a t e p e r 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 p o p u la t io n f o r t h e n o n -P E S t a t e s (1 1 .7 8 ) i s 1 5 p e r c e n t h ig h e r t h a n t h a t f o r t h e P E S t a t e s (1 0 .2 0 ).”

L a s t y e a r , a s p a r t o f a g r a n t -f u n d e d p r o g r a m , w e p r e s e n t e d m o r e t h a n 2 3 0 s e a t b e l t /d i s t r a c t e d d r i v i n g p r e s e n t a t i o n s t o c o m p a n i e s , s c h o o l s , o r g a n i z a t i o n s , s p e a k i n g t o m o r e t h a n 1 8 ,7 1 5 i n d i v i d u a l s a b o u t t h e b e n e fi t s o f s e a t b e l t u s a g e .

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f a t a l i t ie s f r o m 2 0 0 1 t o 2 0 1 0 a n d fo u n d s t a t e s w it h p r im a r y s e a t b e lt la w s - w h ic h a l lo w t r a ffi c s t o p s ju s t f o r f a i lu r e t o w e a r s e a t b e lt s - h a d d e a t h r a t e s 1 7 % l o w e r t h a n s t a t e s w it h s e c o n d a r y s e a t b e lt la w s .

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E v e r y s e a t , e v e r y t r ip , e v e r y t im e . D r iv e B u c k le d U p . S e a t b e lt s s a v e liv e s .

S a fe t y & H e a lth S u m m it

N o w in i t s 3 7 t h y e a r, t h e s u m m it i s o n e o f t h e M id w e s t ’s la r g e s t “m u s t a t t e n d ” e v e n t s f o r s a f e t y , h e a lt h , h u m a n r e s o u r c e s , a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o fe s s io n a ls . P r o fe s s io n a ls f r o m a l l o v e r t h e r e g io n t u r n o u t t o t h is e v e n t f o r in d u s t r y -le a d in g t e c h n o lo g y , e d u c a t io n , n e t w o r k in g o p p o r t u n i t ie s , a n d fo r p r o d u c t s a n d s e r v ic e s n e e d e d t o s t a y a t t h e f o r e f r o n t a n d r e m a in c o m p e t i t iv e w it h in t h e in d u s t r y .

S a fe a t Wo rk B re a k fa s t S e r ie s

O u r p o p u la r m o n t h ly B r e a k f a s t S e r ie s b r in g s n a t io n a l ly r e c o g n iz e d s p e a k e r s t o s h a r e in s p i r a t io n a l t r u e s t o r ie s , le a d e r s h ip s u p p o r t , m e t h o d s f o r t r a n s fo rm in g s a f e t y c u lt u r e s , a d v ic e o n a v o id in g /d e -e s c a la t in g c o n f r o n t a t io n s , r e g u la t o r y t r a in in g , a n d m o r e . A n a v e r a g e o f 1 3 0 in d iv id u a ls m e e t m o n t h ly .

H ig h A n g le R e s c u e Aw a re n e s s T ra in in g

G r a in b in h ig h a n g le r e s c u e i s a c r u c ia l e le m e n t o f a n e m e rg e n c y a c t io n p la n . P r e p a r in g t o a c t s a f e ly , q u ic k ly , a n d e ffi c ie n t ly t o t r a n s p o r t a n in c id e n t v ic t im t o t h e g r o u n d fo r m e d ic a l c a r e i s c r i t i c a l. P a r t n e r in g w it h t h e N e b r a s k a G r a in a n d F e e d A s s o c ia t io n , lo c a l C o -o p s in c lu d in g C e n t r a l V a l le y A g (C VA ), C o o p e r a t iv e P r o d u c e r s , In c . (C P I), a n d O S H A ’s O m a h a o ffi c e , N S C N p r o v id e d H ig h A n g le R e s c u e A w a r e n e s s T r a in in g . T h a n k s t o t h e C VA r e s c u e t e a m a n d C P I f o r t h e u s e o f t h e i r g r a in e le v a t o r s a n d F a rm C r e d i t S e r v ic e s f o r t h e i r s p o n s o r s h ip , a t r a in in g w a s h e ld f o r 8 9 in d iv id u a ls in F a i rm o n t , N e b r a s k a .

T e a m w o r kPa r tn e r in g to K e e p N e b ra s k a n s S a fe

To a d d r e s s t h e n e tw o r k in g a n d c o n t in u in g e d u c a t io n a l n e e d s o f t h e s a f e t y p r o fe s s io n a l c o m m u n it y , w e p r e s e n t a w id e v a r ie t y o f e v e n t s a n d w o r k s h o p s , o p e n t o b o t h m e m b e r s a n d n o n -m e m b e r s a n d o ff e r e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r. In a d d i t io n t o e d u c a t io n a l e x p e r ie n c e s (s o m e f e a t u r e C E U s ), t h e s e e v e n t s p r o v id e a t t e n d e e s a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o n e tw o r k w it h o t h e r s in t h e s a f e t y p r o fe s s io n .

P re s c r ip t io n D ru g s in th e Wo rk p la c e Wo rk sh o p A c c o r d in g t o t h e U .S . S u r g e o n G e n e r a l, n e a r ly 2 1 m i l l io n A m e r ic a n s a r e l iv in g w it h s u b s t a n c e u s e d is o r d e r. T h a t ’s m o r e t h a n t h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f p e o p le l iv in g w it h c a n c e r a n d m o r e t h a n t h e p o p u la t io n o f t h e s t a t e o f N e w Yo r k .

W o r k e r s w it h s u b s t a n c e u s e d is o r d e r m is s n e a r ly 5 0 % m o r e w o r k d a y s t h a n t h e i r p e e r s , le a d in g t o lo s s e s in p r o d u c t iv i t y . H e a lt h c a r e c o s t s f o r e m p lo y e e s w h o m is u s e o r a b u s e p r e s c r ip t io n d r u g s a r e t h r e e t im e s h ig h e r t h a n fo r a n a v e r a g e e m p lo y e e . E m p lo y e r s c a n t a k e s im p le s t e p s t o p r o t e c t t h e m s e lv e s a n d t h e i r e m p lo y e e s .

N e b r a s k a i s n o t im m u n e t o t h e n a t io n w id e o p io id u s e e p id e m ic . T h e N a t io n a l S a fe t y C o u n c i l, N e b r a s k a p a r t n e r e d w it h H u m a n R e s o u r c e s o f t h e M id la n d s (H R A M ) t o h o ld a t r a in in g e v e n t , t o c o m b a t p r e s c r ip t io n d r u g o v e r d o s e , n o w t h e f a s t e s t -r i s in g c a u s e o f u n in t e n t io n a l d e a t h in t h e U .S .

Em e rg e n c y P re p a re d n e s s & B u s in e s s C o n t in u it y C e r t ifi c a te P ro g ram

In 2 0 1 9 h u n d r e d s o f N e b r a s k a b u s in e s s e s w e r e f a c e d w it h t h e h o r r ifi c d is a s t e r o f fl o o d in g t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a t e . T h e E m e rg e n c y P r e p a r e d n e s s a n d B u s in e s s C o n t in u i t y C e r t ifi c a t e p r o g r a m f r o m t h e U n iv e r s i t y o f N e b r a s k a a t O m a h a (U N O ) a n d t h e N a t io n a l S a fe t y C o u n c i l, N e b r a s k a h e lp s c o m p a n ie s p la n , p r e p a r e , a n d p r a c t ic e s t r a t e g ie s t o h a n d le e m e rg e n c y s i t u a t io n s .

T h e t r a in in g a ls o h e lp s o r g a n iz a t io n s r e s u m e b u s in e s s a f t e r f a c in g a n a t u r a l, t e c h n o lo g ic a l o r o t h e r d is r u p t iv e e v e n t . T h r o u g h p r e s e n t a t io n s , in t e r a c t iv e d is c u s s io n s a n d s im u la t io n e x e r c is e s , p a r t ic ip a n t s le a r n p r a c t ic a l u n d e r s t a n d in g o f t h e i s s u e s r e la t e d t o e m e rg e n c y p r e p a r e d n e s s , b u s in e s s c o n t in u i t y o f o p e r a t io n s a n d o p e r a t io n a l p r o c e d u r e s .

T h is p r o g r a m is in i t ’s t h i r d y e a r.

A w a r d W in n e r sCelebration of Safety Luncheon

30 years Kiewit Corporation30 years Northern Natural Gas Company28 years 55th Wing Offutt Air Force Base28 years U.S. Army Corps of Engineers24 years Nutrien23 years Union Pacific Railroad20 years McCain Foods20 years The Alliance Group, Inc.19 years JBS, Omaha19 years Peraton18 years Nebraska Public Power District18 years Omaha Public Power District18 years Omaha Steaks18 years Trane17 years G4S Technology, LLC16 years Children’s Hospital and Medical Center

16 years Nature Works, LLC16 years Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC15 years C & W Services14 years Flint Hills Resources13 years Sparkling Klean Service, Inc.12 years 3M Valley12 years Merck Animal Health - Omaha12 years MMC Contractors 12 years Nebraska Furniture Mart12 years Nucor Steel - NE11 years Arctic Insulation, Inc.11 years Papio - Missouri River NRD10 years The Weitz Company9 years Darland Construction7 years Methodist Health System7 years Phibro Animal Health- F Street

6 years Conductix Wampfler6 years Valmont Irrigation5 years Engineering Automation & Design5 years El Dorado Packaging, Inc.5 years Syngenta Seeds, LLC5 years Zoetis, LLC4 years CSG International4 years Danielson Incorporated3 years IES Commercial3 years Jeff MacTaggart Masonry3 years LALA US3 years Valmont - Newmark2 years Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska2 years Boyd Jones1 year BD Pharmaceutical Systems1 year Miller Electric Company

Nebraska’s Safest Companies with Distinction Award RecipientsThe following organization’s safety records are 50% better than their industry National average.

24 years Cargill - Blair23 years OSI Industries, LLC - Oakland22 years Warren Distribution20 years Quality Living, Inc.19 years Immanuel Health Systems19 years Mary Lanning Memorial Health Care18 years HDR, Omaha Campus17 years Camaco, LLC16 years John Day Company14 years Physicians Mutual14 years Valmont Industries - Valley12 years Intersystems 12 years Lyman-Richey Corporation12 years Nebraska Medicine11 years Oriental Trading Company, Inc.11 years Seedorff Masonry, Inc.10 years University of Nebraska Medical Center9 years CHI Health Mercy Corning9 years OrthoNebraska Hospital

9 years Quality Pork International, Inc.9 years SilverStone Group7 years Falewitch Construction Services7 years Lueder Construction7 years Metropolitan Community College7 years Schneider Electric6 years Valero Albion Plant6 years William H Harvey6 years Ameritex Services5 years Cardinal Health5 years NMC, Inc.5 years Novozymes5 years NuStar Energy4 years Johnson Drywall 4 years Lincoln Electric System3 years CCS Group3 years Corbion3 years Midlands Mechanical, Inc.3 years Valmont Industries - West Point Galvanizing

2 years Davis Erection2 years Mapes Canopies2 years Monogram Prepared Meats2 years Norfolk Iron and Metal2 years Outlook Nebraska, Inc.2 years Plastilite Corporation2 years Rasmussen Mechanical Services2 years Scott Enterprises2 years Signature Electric, Inc.2 years Eaton Corporation1 year Beckenhauer Construction1 year Continental Fire Sprinkler 1 year Hubb Group, LLC1 year Majors Plastics1 year Plumrose USA1 year Riekes Equipment1 year Rinzler Group, LLC1 year Valmont - Valley Structures

Nebraska’s Safety Companies Award RecipientsThe following organization’s safety records are better than their industry National average.

36th Annual Celebration of Safety Luncheon

Keynote Speakers Jacy Good & Steve Johnson

National Distracted Driving Advocates

Community Safety Award Recipients

OPPD Service to Community Safety AwardUnited Support and Memorial for Workplace Fatalities

Safety Council Public Servant AwardDouglas County 911

Lorraine Giles School Safety AwardJoni & Dr. Mark Adler, Ralston Public SchoolsDr. Jim Sutfin, Millard Public Schools

S p o n s o r sA w a r d W in n e r sT h r o u g h t h e g e n e r o s i t y o f o u r c o r p o r a t e a n d s p e c ia l e v e n t s s p o n s o r s w e a r e a b le t o f u lfi l l o u r m is s io n o f r e d u c in g in ju r ie s a n d s a v in g t h e l iv e s o f N e b r a s k a n s . W e a r e g r a t e f u l t o t h o s e o r g a n iz a t io n s w h o s e p a s s io n f o r s a f e t y m a t c h e s o u r s a n d u n d e r s t a n d t h e b e n e fi t s o f e d u c a t io n a n d a d v o c a c y t o f u lfi l l o u r m is s io n .

B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r sPenny Lyons (Chairman)Director Of Business Development Visio Health and Technical Solutions, Inc.

Tom Culross (Secretary/Treasurer)Vice President Environment, Health Safety & Security ConAgra Foods

Robert Likes (Counsel)Partner Likes Meyerson Hatch

Christel AndersonWorker’s Compensation & Safety Analyst Nebraska Furniture Mart

Chuck DowneyPresident Warren Distribution, Inc.

Dennis EdenVice President/General Manager MMC Contractors

Patrick GredysVice President/EPS DivisionAirlite Plastics, Inc.

Eric GrundkeCorporate Safety DirectorKiewit Building Group, Inc.

Christopher HilkemannVice President, Risk Management/Assoc. General CounselCrete Carrier Corporation

Eric KoeppePresident/CEONational Safety Council, Nebraska

Tom Macy, MHA, FACHE Corporate VP of Clinical ProgramsNebraska Medicine

Kevin McCormickDivision Manager, Safety & Technical TrainingOmaha Public Power District

Laurie PieperDirector, Human ResourcesGreater Omaha Chamber of Commerce

Steve PolichPresident/OwnerSafety-Reports, Inc.

Adi PourDirectorDouglas County Health Department

Jim RiggManager Safety & Physical Security Lincoln Electric System

Scott ShookCorporate Director of Health & SafetyValmont, Inc.

Elsie VerbikMedical DirectorBlue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska

T h a n k y o u t o o u r B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s f o r t h e i r c o m m itm e n t t o o u r m is s io n .

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F in a n c i a l s2 0 1 9 Ye a r E n d S t a te m e n t o f A c t iv it ie s (0 0 0 s )

Revenue, Gains, & Other Support $3,790Program Costs $3,291Management & Fundraising $434

Change in Net Assets from Operations $65

P ro g ram C o s t s

Safe on the Road 45%Safe at Work 43%Safe at Home & Play 12%

S o u rc e o f F u n d in g

Fees & Services 82%Membership Dues 7%Sales of Safety Materials 4%Development & Fundraising 4%Grants & Contracts 2%Other Revenue 1%

U se o f F u n d s

Program Costs 88%Management & Fundraising 12%

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