NSC Safety Congress & Expo 2023 Wrap Up -- Occupational Health & Safety

NSC Safety Congress & Expo 2023 Wrap Up

The OH&S SafetyPod takes some time to showcase some key developments at last week’s NSC Safety Congress & Expo 2023.

By David Kopf
Oct 30, 2023

Regular readers of Occupational Health & Safety’s online news, enewsletter and social media accounts saw our regular updates from the show floor and key conferences sessions at last week's NSC’s Safety Congress & Expo 2023 in New Orleans, but we wanted to use this episode to hit on some key highlights. Executive editor David Kopf and content editor Robert Yaniz, Jr. discuss NSC’s new Respond Ready Workplace program; the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion panel; the Campbell Institute Forum discussion on training multi-generational workforces; and OSHA’s annual Top 10 violations announcement.

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About the Author

David Kopf is the publisher and executive editor of Occupational Health & Safety magazine.

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