- Launched the MSD Solutions Lab through a first-of-its-kind partnership with Amazon, which aims to prevent musculoskeletal disorders
- Welcomed the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board to the Campbell Institute as a partner
- Awarded the 2021 Robert W. Campbell Award to Allegion for commendable leadership and excellence in integrating EHS management with business operations systems, with support from Exxon Mobil Corporation and Cummins
- Hosted the inaugural, member-exclusive CEO roundtable on the topic “Future World of Work: Staffing, Culture and Safety” and featured leaders from Campbell Institute member organizations, with sponsors Chemours and U.S. Steel Corporation
- Presented the Campbell Institute Symposium and the second annual Work to Zero Summit for the first time virtually, engaging more than 200 EHS professionals, with support from Boeing, Benchmark ESG, Enablon and the McElhattan Foundation
- Led more than 44 educational NSC member webinars and roundtables with more than 9,400 total attendees
- Secured a $3 million grant from the McElhattan Foundation to continue building the Work to Zero initiative, aimed at eliminating workplace fatality risk through the promise of technology
- Joined with Industrial Training International (ITI) to bring hazard awareness virtual reality experience and certification to the construction industry
- Hosted the 22nd annual Green Cross Celebration, held both in person and virtually, and raised over $600,000 in support of NSC
- Awarded the Green Cross for Safety Advocate Award, sponsored by First Group, to Nutrien Ag Solutions for their revamped training program that reduced incidents involving exposure to anhydrous ammonia
- Awarded the Green Cross for Safety Excellence Award, sponsored by UPS, to Murphy-Hoffman Company (MHC Kenworth) for developing a comprehensive vehicle safety program
- Awarded the Green Cross for Safety Innovation Award to Amazon for reducing incidents by integrating collision avoidance technology into its forklifts
- Hosted the first in-person NSC Safety Congress & Expo since 2019, with both virtual and live opportunities, and highlighted a variety of safety technology companies through the Safety Technology Pavilion
- SAFER initiative hosted bimonthly webinars and implemented monthly surveys to 300 organizations and 1,000 workers to discover data on vaccine requirements, COVID-19 mitigation strategies, employer EAP programs, worker mental health, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) after COVID-19 and more
- Hosted the annual SAFER Summit in December, featuring panels on lessons learned from the pandemic, current topics and what the future holds
- ORCHSE continued its integration efforts with NSC, and held 70 virtual meetings for Network members and completed five member surveys to assess company responses to the pandemic
- Trained over 317,000 first aid responders in NSC First Aid courses
- NSC First Aid launched a blended learning option of its primary courses and began updating its courses to include new guidelines, applying a strong diversity, equity and inclusion lens to the materials
- Created the Diversity in Safety Scholarship Program, which awards annual, renewable scholarships of $5,000 to BIPOC individuals seeking post-secondary education leading to a career in environmental health and/or safety
- Created the NSC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Safety Champion Recognition Program, which honors organizations striving to foster an environment where every employee feels secure, welcome and included
- Awarded the Lorraine Pack Memorial Scholarship, founded by Laura Fiffick and Brittany Westphal, to Helen Werner of Keene State College for addressing the underrepresentation of women in EHS
- Awarded a total of nine scholarships: four Women in Safety scholarships, four NSC Congress & Expo scholarships and one Billy D. Young Memorial Scholarship
- Recognized 38 safety leaders under 40 as part of the 12th class of Rising Stars of Safety
- Recognized nine 2021 CEOs Who “Get It” in Safety+Health® magazine
- Provided more than 80 businesses with our NSC Safety Barometer survey offering, surveying over 60,000 workers to assess and improve their organizational safety culture
- Developed NSC Psychological Health and Safety Employee Perception Survey to help organizations assess and take action to mitigate psychosocial risk in the workplace
- Connected with the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) to assess safety via NSC Safety Barometer and develop a safety resource for NWRA members
- Celebrated the 25th anniversary of National Safety Month and raised more than $43,000 in philanthropic contributions with support from our National Safety Month sponsor, VelocityEHS