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1912 First Cooperative Safety Congress
The First Cooperative Safety Congress convened 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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1913 - 1922 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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1923 - 1932 Uniformed 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. The first issue of Public Safety magazine was published. It
was renamed Traffic Safety in 1957.
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1933 - 1942 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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1943 - 1952 Motion Picture and Radio Committee
During the 1940's, the Council's Motion Picture and Radio Committee enlisted more
than 80 stars of screen and radio to record safety features.
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1953 - 1962 Congressional Charter
President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved an Act of Congress that granted a
Congressional Charter to the National Safety Council, formally recognizing
the Council's leadership in coordinating safety efforts. In 1961, the first issue
of Family Safety magazine was published. Now titled Family Safety & HeAlternateText
h, the magazine today reaches more than two million homes.
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1963 - 1972 Defensive Driving Course
The Council launched the first Defensive Driving Course, adapted from techniques
used by professional drivers. Today, more than 50 million drivers worldwide have
taken the course. In 1971, the Council published the first edition of Fundamentals
of Industrial Hygiene, which today remains the definitive text on the subject.
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1973 - 1982 Operation Lifesaver Program
At the request of the National Transportation Safety Board, the Council implemented
the Operation Lifesaver Program to reduce injuries and fatalities at railroad-highway
grade crossings. In 1981, the first annual Make It Click safety belt campaign was
launched. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan named Council President Vincent Tofany
to the newly formed Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving.
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1983 - 1992 First Aid Institute
The Council became the parent host to the National Commission Against Drunk Driving,
created to carry out recommendations of the former Presidential Commission on Drunk
Driving. In 1990, the Council launched the First Aid Institute. More than seven
million people have since been trained in first aid and CPR.
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1993 - 2002 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 seat belt usage by 19 million
people in its first two years, and reducing child deaths from air bags by 94%. In
2000, the NSC issued the Safety Agenda for the Nation defining the key injury issues
in America: falls in the home, workplace safety, occupant protection, young driver
safety, drunk drivers, large truck safety, and pedestrian safety.
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