The National Safety Council, Greater Omaha Chapter

            The unique mission of the National Safety Council, Greater Omaha Chapter ( a non-profit, non-governmental 501 (c)(3) organization) is to promote safety and health by providing programs, resource services and education to reduce both the personal and economic loss associated with injuries, accidents and health hazards in the Greater Omaha area. 

            We have a proven track record for planning, implementing, and evaluating health and safety programs and annually train almost 50,000 individuals in more than eighty programs.  Accredited by the National Safety Council, the Council is annually recognized for excellent and innovative community safety programs. We received recognition for 10 programs in 2007 including a best performance for our pediatric first aid/CPR programs.

Led by a 52 member volunteer board of directors, a staff of 124 (102 are part time instructors with education, skills and certifications that allow them to teach the wide range of courses from behind the wheel driver education to teens, motorcycles safety training, behavior modification programs, defensive driving programs, first aid/CPR, and occupational safety and health training) and hundreds of volunteers carry out the mission. Ultimately, the collective goal is to make the greater Omaha area a safe place to live, work, learn and play.

Through the leadership of the National Safety Council, Greater Omaha Chapter, our 5 county area was designated a Safe Community by the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 17, 2007.  Greater Omaha was the 4th designation in the U.S. and the 113^th in the world to receive this designation.

To learn more about the Council and its programs and services, please visit www.safenebraska.org.