Chesapeake Region Safety Council

01/29/2026

01/27/2026

February is American Heart Month❤️, a reminder that cardiac emergencies can happen anywhere and without warning.

When a heart stops or someone goes into distress, the outcome often depends on one thing: whether the people nearby know what to do. First Aid, CPR, and AED training turns bystanders into responders and uncertainty into action when seconds matter most.

Whether you are preparing yourself to respond or stepping into a leadership role as an instructor, Heart Month is the perfect time take that initiative to make sure you are ready.

Learn more: https://www.chesapeakesc.org/?s=cpr

01/23/2026

VILT classes keep going no matter what is happening outside your window. No travel. No weather delays. No scrambling to reschedule when conditions change. Real instructors, real interaction, and real progress made from wherever you are.

Whether you are stuck indoors for a day or planning ahead for the rest of winter, virtual training turns snow days into productive days. OSHA courses, certificate programs, and professional development opportunities all without leaving home.

Winter does not have to interrupt learning. With Virtual Instructor-Led Training, it does not even slow it down.



Learn More: https://www.chesapeakesc.org/virtual-instructor-led-training/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=direct_promo&utm_campaign=VILT

01/21/2026

❤️ CRSC Member Appreciation Month (February 1–28, 2026)

Our members are the heart of what we do. This February, we’re saying thank you in the best way we know how: by investing right back into you.

Throughout Member Appreciation Month, CRSC is creating more opportunities for members to learn, connect, and grow, with February-only savings on select trainings, including increased special member discounts and a featured opportunity focused on mental health and well-being.

It’s our way of honoring your commitment to safety and recognizing the role you play in strengthening our entire safety community.

Starting February 1st, visit our Membership page to explore the trainings and take advantage of these exclusive Member Appreciation Month offerings.

Because safety is stronger when we build it together!

Learn More Here: https://tinyurl.com/CRSCMembership

01/16/2026

Safety isn’t just hard hats and seatbelts. It’s preparation.

Today, our staff took part in our free Stop the Bleed class, learning how to respond to life-threatening bleeding when every second counts. This training empowers everyday people to step in before first responders arrive and help save a life.

Presented by experts from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and the UM R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, this course gives civilians the skills to act in emergencies that happen in real life.

📸 Pictured: Our instructor walking our staff through hands-on bleeding control techniques.

Keep an eye out for our next FREE "Stop the Bleed" class and consider signing up! Knowing what to do in those first moments can make all the difference.

Learn more:https://www.chesapeakesc.org/course/stop-the-bleed/

01/15/2026

Starting January 2nd, employers can electronically submit their injury and illness data to the Injury Tracking Application.

Don't forget you may be required to submit your 2025 300A yearly summary of injury and illnesses data to OSHA by March 2nd. While you have it, you should use the form 300A to its fullest potential. If your company has taken that next step in the right direction this year and put safety & health first, show them some support with an award nomination! Stay tuned for updates on our Annual Meeting & Safety awards!

Submit Your Injury & Illness Data To OSHA: https://www.osha.gov/injuryreporting

01/09/2026

Substance use continues to change and grow as the years pass.
The responsibility to recognize impairment has not.

Supervisors and safety leaders are still expected to make the call, document it correctly, and protect their workforce.

A strong safety culture depends on preparation. On knowing what impairment looks like, understanding the limits of testing, and being ready to respond when a situation escalates. Not after the fact, but in the moment.

This two day training experience brings together three connected courses designed to build that confidence:

✔ Impairment Education and Recognition Workshop (FREE)
✔ Reasonable Suspicion for Supervisors Trainer Course
✔ Naloxone Trainer (FREE)

📅 January 29–30, 2026
📍 Baltimore, MD

Because clear judgment is a safety tool.

Find out more here: https://tinyurl.com/ImpairmentWorkshop

01/07/2026

2025 was a year filled with hard work, dedication, and meaningful accomplishments. Pictured here are some of the many safety professionals who committed to their safety education, completed certificates, and took real steps toward creating safer workplaces for their teams last year.

For most, every year starts the same way. Big plans. Big goals. Then somewhere along the way, those resolutions fade into the background... This year doesn’t have to look like that.

Commit to earning a certificate. Explore a topic you’ve never tackled before. Refresh the skills you already have so they keep working for you. Small steps in professional development add up to safer jobs, fewer risks, and teams who trust you to lead.

Training is not the finish line. It is the beginning. What you learn can shape how people work, how they think, and how they get home safely every day.

Let’s make this the year your resolutions stick.

Browse our 2026 course schedule and commit to a safer future: https://tinyurl.com/CRSC-Training

12/19/2025

🎄✨ Celebrate the holidays. Get home safely. ✨🎄

Planning to celebrate with friends, family, or coworkers this holiday season? If alcohol is involved, make a safe choice and use WRAP’s Holiday SoberRide® powered by Lyft.

The Chesapeake Region Safety Council is proud to sponsor this long-standing, life-saving program serving DC, Northern Virginia, and Metro Maryland.

Codes will be posted at 9:00 PM on Friday, December 19, 2025, and again on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
Limited quantities available. Each code can be used once.

🎁 Plan ahead. Celebrate responsibly. Get home safely.
Learn more at: https://wrap.org/soberride/

12/12/2025

If you're at the Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Conference, make sure to find this table before you leave! A fan favorite at every safety conference, like usual, the people behind this table have something special just for you, as well as a couple of items to remember us by. Make sure to stop by!

*If you're not here, just remember to look for this booth at the next conference you attend.* You'll thank me later!

12/11/2025

Winter brings more than cold weather. Shorter days, longer nights, holiday pressures, changing routines, and much more dangerous road conditions can all add layers of stress that we don’t always see.

That’s why checking in on ourselves and each other matters more than ever.
If you want to build the skills to do so effectively this season, you can learn more about our upcoming MHFA course here: https://tinyurl.com/wintersafety1

But in any case, as we move through winter, remember:
• Be patient with the people around you. Everyone feels this season differently.
• Plan ahead for weather and road conditions.
• Never drive impaired and speak up when someone else tries to.
• And most importantly, look out for one another.

A safer season starts with awareness, compassion, and connection.
Stay warm, stay alert, and stay safe.