The National Safety Council announced this week that it has added the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) to its Journey to Safety Excellence campaign. The MSCI will sponsor the initiative as one part of a broader program effort to elevate the importance of safety in the metals industry.
According to a statement, more than 10 workers die on the job each day, and 4.8 million are injured annually. It is also estimated that more than 50,000 fatal workplace illnesses and 400,000 nonfatal workplace illnesses occur each year. To address this issue in the metals industry, MSCI and the National Safety Council have developed a unique safety program for MSCI member organizations focused on education of safety practitioners, safety measurement, and continuous safety improvement.
“MSCI is dedicated to educating not only our members, but all employers, on the importance of workplace safety,” said M. Robert Weidner, III, president & CEO of MSCI. “By partnering with NSC, we know we will be getting extraordinary guidance from the nation’s most indispensable source of information on best practices in workplace safety.”