The National Safety Council (NSC) is intensifying its efforts to combat overdoses in the workplace by launching a series of new initiatives. The organization aims to address the ongoing opioid epidemic, which remains the leading cause of unintentional death in the United States and accounts for nearly 10% of all workplace fatalities.
NSC’s new initiatives will include a free opioid overdose e-learning course, an online Workplace Wellbeing Hub, and the option for employers to purchase NARCAN Nasal Spray in bulk. NARCAN is a medication used to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses.