2025 NSC Safety Congress & Expo

July 31, 2025|Safety

Discover top advancements in occupational safety and health, and explore new areas.

More than 12,000 safety, health and environmental professionals are expected in Denver, Colorado in September for the NSC Safety Congress & Expo at the Denver Convention Center. Professional Development Seminars run from Sept. 12-14 and 17-18 while the Congress (Educational Sessions, Meetings, Events and More) & Expo is Sept. 15-17.

For more than a century, the NSC Safety Congress & Expo has helped safety professionals expand their knowledge, learn about the latest solutions and technology in their fields and form valuable partnerships by networking with colleagues.

EDUCATION

This year’s NSC Safety Congress & Expo offers 130+ educational opportunities ranging from introductory to advanced. These include professional development seminars, keynote presentations, and technical and learning lab sessions. All are designed to help safety professionals take their careers to the next level, with up-to-date information and skill building that will make them more effective in their roles.

Learning sessions range from foundational (i.e., Principles of Occupational Safety & Health, Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene) to those covering current concerns (i.e. Mitigating Workplace Violence: A Layered Approach to Safety and Security, Where Technology and Culture Meet: Lessons in Using AI to Engage and Develop Safety Leaders).

The specific topics covered in sessions will send attendees away with actionable knowledge that they can use to enhance the workplaces for which they are responsible. A sample of the educational sessions shows the variety of subjects that will be covered at 2025 NSC Safety Congress & Expo:

Feeling Like a Fraud? You’re Not Alone: Shattering the Silence on Imposter Syndrome
Safety as Strategy: Innovative Approaches to Workplace Health, Safety, and Performance
Coaching From the Sidelines: Protecting Lone Workers 24/7
Applied Ergonomics Risk Assessment
Front Line Leadership: How to Eliminate Complacency and Build All-In Engagement
7 Habits of Highly Effective Safety Professionals
Using Humor to Overcome Resistance to Change
The Ripple Effect: How Workplace Safety Impacts the Family

Attendees are eligible to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs), Continuance of Certification and Certification Maintenance Credits. Professionals may also be awarded CEUs for NSC division meetings that meet certain criteria. The entire course must be completed in order to be eligible for CEUs. Up to 1.5 recertification credits may be earned by attending the Full Congress & Expo.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Decision-Making to Win at the Game of Life

Monday, September 15: Opening Session, 8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Four-time Olympian Chaunté Lowe uses stories from her own experiences as an athlete and breast cancer survivor, engaging activities, and empowering exercises to equip yourself with an arsenal of tools to support impeccable decision-making to give audience members tools to support good-decision making.

Campbell Institute Forum

Monday, September 15: 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

From Reactive to Proactive: Advancing EHS Performance Through Leading Indicators ASTM Standards.

EHS leaders and innovators will discuss strategies for transforming workplace safety. Lagging metrics, leading indicators and the evolving role of ASTM standards in establishing SIF classification criteria will be among the topics covered.

Engaged, Aligned, Accountable: The Road to Enterprise-Wide Safety

Tuesday, September 16: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Brian Fielkow, EVP – Risk Resources, Acrisure will share strategies for ensuring enterprise-wide commitment to safety. Attendees will learn how to identify and bridge the gaps between employee groups and the organization’s safety commitment and get strategies for effective C-level engagement.

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

Connect with industry leaders, innovators, and like-minded professionals in an engaging environment. Whether you’re looking to expand your contacts, share ideas or explore potential collaborations, you’ll find it here. With structured networking events, interactive workshops, and casual mingling, you’ll have the chance to build meaningful relationships that can elevate your career.

Green Cross Celebration – Monday, Sept. 15 – Denver Botanic Gardens – 5:30 – 10 p.m.

Experience entertainment and picturesque views at the Denver Botanic Gardens at the Green Cross Celebration while helping raise funds to advance safety and health and wellness in the workplace. The 2025 Green Cross for Safety award winners will be honored at the event.

EXPO FLOOR

The expo floor, featuring more than 1,000 exhibiting companies, is the central hub for collaboration and innovation. Discover top advancements in safety and health, and explore new areas. It’s the perfect setting to build valuable connections and to learn about the latest safety solutions.

IT’S ALL HERE. ALL IN ONE PLACE.

The 2025 NSC Safety Congress & Expo has everything you’re looking for — and many unexpected surprises you’ll always remember. Plan now to join thousands of your peers for this year’s biggest, gathering of safety professionals in Denver, Sept. 12-18. Learn more and register at: https://congress.nsc.org WMHS

FUTURE DATES

2026 NSC Safety Congress & Expo

Professional Development Seminars*: September 11-13 and 16-17

Congress & Expo: September 14-16

Indianapolis, IN

2027 NSC Safety Congress & Expo

Professional Development Seminars*: September 24-26 and 29-30

Congress & Expo: September 27-29

Anaheim, CA