2025 NSC Advanced Safety Certificate (ASC) Scholarship--Certificate Assistance Program
A part of the National Safety Council (NSC) Scholarship program, the Certificate Assistance Program (CAP) helps support individuals on a safety career path obtain their NSC Advanced Safety Certificate ® (ASC). Through the ASC program, NSC teaches best practices to those who are transitioning into a safety career or are currently in safety roles within their organization and need additional professional development to create a more proactive process for safety and health.
All submissions must be submitted in English and include a short bio and a photo. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
At this time, only candidates from the continental United States are eligible.
The application period ends Monday June 30, 2025.
The National Safety Council recognizes outstanding advances in safety throughout the year through a variety of award programs – among the most prestigious are the Green Cross for Safety® Awards. Nominees and recipients demonstrate alignment with the NSC mission of saving lives from the workplace to anyplace.
The NSC Green Cross Safety Advocate, Safety Excellence, and Safety Innovation.
Green Cross for Safety Advocate
This award recognizes a community partnership, individual or coalition that has made a significant impact on a safety issue by advocating for proven or promising practices to raise awareness or change policy to prevent further injuries and deaths.
Nominations for Safety Advocate should have:
- Focused on change in one key area of safety
- Advocated for the use of evidence-based practices in their sphere of influence. If working with a promising practice, nominee should have helped evaluate the practice’s effectiveness.
- Succeeded in influencing change, such as changing legislation or behavior
- Planned for future advocacy in the chosen area
- Recognized its transferability and planned steps to share with others
Green Cross for Safety Excellence
This award recognizes a corporation, coalition or organization that was relentless in its pursuit of safety.
Nominees in Safety Excellence should have:
- Identified an obstacle to eliminating preventable deaths or injuries
- Developed a solution to the problem identified
- Implemented the solution with significant measurable results
- Evaluated the solution and planned next steps
- Recognized its value to the safety community and planned steps to share with others
Green Cross for Safety Innovation
This award recognizes a researcher, corporation, or organization that has achieved success addressing a long-held challenge in safety with a new or novel approach.
Nominees in Safety Innovation should have:
- Identified a long held obstacle to eliminating preventable injuries or deaths
- Developed a transformative approach to the problem identified
- Reviewed, researched or implemented the solution with significant measurable results
- Evaluated lessons learned and made recommendations for next steps for the approach
- Recognized its value to the safety community and planned steps to share with others
The Distinguished Service to Safety Award (DSSA) is the most prestigious award given to individuals by the National Safety Council in recognition of outstanding service and contribution in the field of safety. The NSC Awards Committee has established the following guidelines to facilitate the nomination process for this award program.
Scope: The DSSA is designed to reward those individuals who have had a sustained impact on safety on a local, national, or international scope. The nature of the contribution should reflect exceptional service resulting in more effective or increased levels of injury and/or illness prevention, or assistance in furtherance of those goals. This may also include advancement of safety theory and research.
Nominees:
- Will be considered from members and nonmembers of NSC
- Eligible nominees will have at least twenty years of experience in a safety related field
- Active engagement in safety, either paid or unpaid, within the past five years
- Retirees are eligible to be nominated, within two year of their retirement
Criteria:
- Made impact on safety (international, national or local). Impact can include affecting culture change around safety within an organization or locale; developing and implementing safety protocols previously lacking in an organization or industry; or public campaigns or advocacy with measurable success in affecting safety awareness and individual behavior.
- Made significant and outstanding contributions to safety. Contributions can include innovations, research, or other academic pursuits impacting safety.
Nominator Guidance: When considering a potential nominee, it is important to consider the following:
- Self-nominations are not permitted
- The nominator’s obligation to the nominee and the process includes preparing a professional nomination package. A nominator may inform and engage the nominee in preparing this.
- Powerful, successful nominations are crisp in form, clear, neat, organized and not encumbered with extraneous information and endorsements.
- All nominations must be submitted through the online application with all required fields complete. No other documents will be accepted in lieu of the online form.
- Nominators must never assure a nominee that the award is theirs without the approval of the NSC Award Committee.
- All eligible DSSA nominees must have at least one and no more than three letters of recommendation.
- All criteria must be supported with metrics and appropriate documentation.
Deadline: Final nominations must be submitted online by March 31, 2025. Deadline extended!! Final nominations are now due April 21, 2025!!!!
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The NSC Marion Martin Award was established in 2016 to recognize and celebrate outstanding service and contributions in the field of safety by women and those who support women in the field of safety. The NSC Awards Committee has established the following guidelines to facilitate the nomination process for this award program.
Purpose: The purpose of the NSC Marion Martin Award is to recognize women and others who have achieved professional excellence within their area of specialty and have helped pave the way to success for other women in the profession. These women have distinguished themselves in a variety of professional settings and personify excellence on either the local, regional, national or international level.
Scope: The NSC Marion Martin Award is designed to reward those who have had a significant impact on other women in the safety field. This award is designed to celebrate the career of women and others who have not only achieved professional excellence, but did so while encouraging other women to pursue a career in safety.
Eligibility: To be eligible for nomination, the nominee must be a woman or anyone who supports women in the field of safety, and may not be an active National Safety Council staff member, or member of the NSC Women’s Division Leadership Committee.
Deadline: Final nominations must be submitted online by March 31, 2025. Deadline extended!! Final nominations are now due April 21, 2025!!!!
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Diversity in Safety Scholarship
The National Safety Council envisions building a workforce of occupational, safety and health professionals that represent all of the cultures and ethnicities represented in the workforce. To achieve this vision, the Diversity in Safety Scholarship from NSC helps support students from diverse backgrounds who are pursuing safety as a career. The Diversity in Safety Scholarship provides the winner a $5,000 tuition award, renewable up to four years.
All Diversity in Safety Scholarship recipients are also provided the opportunity to attend the NSC Safety Congress & Expo at no cost, with access to technical sessions, keynote addresses, an Expo of over 1,000 exhibitors and networking events. The NSC Safety Congress & Expo is the world’s premier annual safety event, bringing together 14,000 occupational safety and health professionals from various industries.
Scholarship Rules and Guidelines
Eligibility
BIPOC individuals, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ who are seeking post-secondary education leading to a career in environmental, health and/or safety.
Additional eligibility includes:
- Students attending community colleges, technical programs, apprenticeships or bachelor’s degree programs within the United States (both in-person and online), enrolled full- or part-time; part-time candidates may receive a prorated award
- Students maintain a GPA of 3.0 (recommended)
- For those who are attending programs without EHS majors, at least 25 percent of course work each semester must be pursuing careers that are applicable to an EHS professional such as public health, engineering and other educational pursuits that relate to health and safety.
Application and Selection
To be considered, applications must be fully completed and submitted online.
At least one and up to three letters of recommendation must be submitted with the application
Finalists will be notified in the Spring of 2025
- Finalists will be asked for additional information, verification of claims and to supply transcripts
- Finalists must pass a media review
NSC staff and volunteers will have access to the information provided on all applications
Award Information
- Recipient will receive a check in the amount of $5,000, payable to the university/college
- This award is renewable up to four years
- The $5,000 award may be prorated if the recipient is not a full-time student
- Recipient must sign an acceptance agreement stipulating use of funds for tuition
For more information about the NSC Congress & Expo, visit congress.nsc.org.
NSC Student Members
NSC student membership opportunities are made possible through funding by the National Safety Council and its members. Click here to join NSC as a student member; there is no cost for membership. If you are a current student member and need assistance, contact CustomerCare@nsc.org or call 800-621-7619. If you are unable to become a student member because you have not yet been accepted into a program, please contact scholarship@nsc.org for assistance.
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NSC DE&I Commitment Statement
At NSC, we demonstrate our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion through our culture and our values. Our culture embraces all people regardless of ancestry, color, national origin, race, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical or mental disability, or veteran status.* We boldly empower our team to model respect and dignity. We find impactful opportunities for growth and development. We create a safe environment that includes mental, physical, psychological, and emotional protections. To be NSC is to deliver our mission by working together — our employees, members, and stakeholders — in such a way that everyone feels a sense of belonging
We believe that you can’t be safe if you don’t feel safe. Feeling safe requires a commitment to equitable policy implementation and promoting diversity in the safety profession. We must cultivate our own diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment to deliver on our mission to save lives, from the workplace to anyplace.
About the Women in Safety Scholarship
The NSC Women in Safety Scholarship helps support women pursuing safety as a career and promote safety as a career path for those women studying business or engineering.
The Women in Safety Scholarship is a cash award of $5,000, renewable for up to four years. In addition to the monetary award to be used for educational purposes, the Women in Safety Scholarship recipients will be invited to attend the upcoming NSC Congress & Expo at no cost. For more information about the NSC Congress & Expo, visit congress.nsc.org.
For more detailed information on each scholarship, please see nsc.org/scholarships.
About the Congress & Expo Scholarship
The NSC Congress & Expo is the world's premier annual safety event, bringing together 15,000 safety, health, and environmental professionals from various industries. The 2025 NSC Congress & Expo will be held in Denver, CO. All scholarship recipients will be provided the opportunity to attend at no cost, with access to technical sessions, keynote addresses, an Expo of over 1,000 companies, and networking events. This is an invaluable opportunity for scholarship recipients to meet and learn from thousands of safety and health professionals. For more information about the NSC Congress & Expo, visit congress.nsc.org.
Click here for more detailed information about this scholarship.
NSC Student Members
NSC student membership opportunities are made possible through funding by the National Safety Council and its members. Click here to join NSC as a student member; there is no cost for membership. If you are a current student member and need assistance, contact CustomerCare@nsc.org or call 800-621-7619. If you are unable to become a student member because you have not yet been accepted into a program, please contact scholarship@nsc.org for assistance.
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Worker safety: Does your CEO “get it”?
CEOs Who “Get It” is an annual recognition from the National Safety Council to organizational leaders who demonstrate a personal commitment to worker safety and health.
It doesn’t matter if your organization has 50 employees or 50,000. If you believe your leader should be recognized, fill out the form and tell us why.
Forms submitted by August 3, 2025 will be considered for 2026. Those recognized as CEOs Who “Get It” will be featured in Safety+Health magazine.
Click the link below to see the full list of 2025 CEOs Who "Get It", which will be featured in the February 2025 issue of Safety+Health magazine-- https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/26308-ceos-who-get-it-2025
- 2025 Ohio Our Driving Concern Employer Traffic Safety Awards Nomination Form
This award recognizes Ohio employers who have demonstrated a commitment to transportation and driver safety that promotes a culture that actively promotes traffic safety on and off the job. Employers who have created or implemented driving safety solutions and practices, programs or policies should apply for this award. Areas of focus may include any aspect of transportation safety targeted at employees, the employees families, the community and contractors.
GUIDELINES:
Applicants / Ohio employers will be judged on the basis of what their company is doing in terms of their driver safety program and transportation safety education and outreach within their company's safety culture focusing on driver behavior. Each business application will be reviewed individually based on merit. Consistent and on-going as well as on and off the job considerations are key components.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Any Ohio employer is eligible regardless of company type or size.
- Nominated company must have operations in Ohio.
- Nominator does not have to be an employee of the company being nominated.
- Previous award recipients are eligible for nomination.
DEADLINE:
Applications must be submitted by April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM CST
AWARD CATEGORY: Excellence in Traffic Safety
BEST PRACTICES: Award recipients exemplify the highest standards of achievement in the field of employee education and outreach in the area of traffic safety and driver behavior. These programs can serve as models or standards of comparison for Ohio employers developing or reviewing their own workplace traffic safety programs. In the spirit of sharing best practices in traffic safety, the nominated organization agrees that the National Safety Council and the Our Driving Concern program may use this information in future promotional material, on the web or in print.
For Diversity in Safety Scholarship winners only. Annual scholarship renewal form.
About the Lorraine Pack Memorial Scholarship
The Lorraine Pack Memorial Scholarship helps female students who are interested in pursuing EHS or related fields. The Lorraine Pack Memorial Scholarship provides the winner a $2,000 tuition award, and the opportunity to attend either the annual The Future of EHS or the NSC Congress & Expo at no cost. While the tuition award can be provided to students attending a United States based institution from anywhere in the world, the travel portion is only available to those from the United States and Canada.
Who was Lorraine Pack
Lorraine Pack inspired those around her to care for each other’s safety and protect the environment in which we live and work. She participated in Campbell Institute events and embraced the Institute’s focus on solving global environmental, health and safety challenges through innovation and research. Lorraine mentored women of all ages on what it takes to be an EHS professional, the importance of connecting with operational leaders, and inspiring employees to improve stewardship and lead with EHS. The Lorraine Pack Memorial Scholarship Fund, established by Laura Fiffick, Brittany Westphal and other generous donors, allows Lorraine's legacy to live on by inspiring young women to pursue careers in the EHS field.