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Safety On The Web: National Safety Council to Provide Online Safety and Health Information During National Safety Month

    ITASCA, Ill., May 7 The National Safety Council (NSC) and
its chapters across the country have designated June 2001 as National Safety
Month, an annual observance aimed at increasing public awareness of the
dangers Americans face each day on the highways, in homes and communities,
from environmental hazards, and in the workplace.
    "Advances in technology and new safety and health laws have created a
safer environment for Americans," said Alan C. McMillan, NSC president, "yet
deaths from accidental injuries continue to plague the nation."  According to
the NSC's publication Injury Facts 2000, unintentional injury deaths totaled
96,600 in 1999.  Motor vehicle crashes caused 41,300 deaths, 52,900 people
died from unintentional injuries in the home and in public places, and 5,100
died in the workplace.
    Four weeks specifically focused on teen driving safety, home and community
safety, environment and public health safety, and workplace safety will
comprise the Council's web-based effort for National Safety Month 2001.  The
Council and its chapters around the country will focus on the most troublesome
problems in these areas and offer programs, solutions and safety tips to help
keep Americans safe and healthy.
    The Council's website at http://www.nsc.org/nsm.htm will offer detailed
information on each week's activities, along with links to supporting sites
offering safety and health information and solutions.  "The National Safety
Council's aim in dedicating one month to safety," said McMillan, "is to
increase awareness of living safely throughout the year and ultimately to
decrease the number of accidental injuries and deaths."
    The National Safety Council is a not-for-profit, non-governmental,
international membership organization dedicated to protecting life and
promoting health.  The NSC estimates that 4.2 million lives have been saved
through improved safety practices since the Council was established in 1913.

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