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Schneider is the first company to win three prestigious safety awards from the National Safety Council

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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Schneider is an industry leader in safety, and the award underscores the carrier’s commitment to the motoring public as a whole.

Key Points: 
  • Schneider is an industry leader in safety, and the award underscores the carrier’s commitment to the motoring public as a whole.
  • The NSC’s Green Cross for Safety Awards recognize individuals and organizations for their contributions to the advancement of safety in the workplace, on the road and in homes and communities.
  • “Receiving the safety advocate award is a huge honor,” said Schneider Vice President of Safety and Training Tom DiSalvi.
  • In 2019, Schneider won NSC’s Green Cross for Safety Innovation Award and in 2018 the company received the Green Cross for Safety Excellence Award.

Norfolk Southern, BLET, and SMART-TD partner with FRA to launch groundbreaking C3RS pilot program

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Monday, January 29, 2024
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ATLANTA and INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, Jan. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC), the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers – Transportation Division (SMART-TD), in partnership with the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), announced Monday their joint participation in an FRA Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) pilot program designed to enhance railroad safety.

Key Points: 
  • "NS is proud to partner with our labor leaders and FRA to make another industry-leading advancement in safety," said Alan H. Shaw, Norfolk Southern President and CEO.
  • Under the one-year C3RS pilot, covered NS employees can report safety concerns with the certainty that such reports will not result in discipline.
  • Participation in this C3RS pilot underscores NS, BLET, and SMART-TD's shared belief that collaboration and transparency are foundational pillars of an effective safety program.
  • "We appreciate BLET, NS, and SMART-TD's collaboration on this important partnership, and FRA remains committed to further expanding participation in the C3RS program to advance safety."

New Data Shows Nearly 90% of Michigan Jobs Require Digital Skills, One-Third of Workers Currently Have Low or No Digital Skills

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Monday, January 22, 2024
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The National Skills Coalition (NSC) released new data spotlighting the demand for digital skills in Michigan’s labor market.

Key Points: 
  • The National Skills Coalition (NSC) released new data spotlighting the demand for digital skills in Michigan’s labor market.
  • The NSC analysis found that 89% of jobs analyzed require digital skills, including those in Michigan’s priority sectors like manufacturing, healthcare and agriculture.
  • The most in-demand digital skills in Michigan include data entry, computer literacy, and Microsoft Excel.
  • Many sites also serve adults and can connect them to job searches, healthcare information and public assistance, and digital skills content.

Norfolk Southern doubles community impact in 2023

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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ATLANTA, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) donated $18.2 million across its 22-state network in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Jan. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) donated $18.2 million across its 22-state network in 2023.
  • Key highlights of Norfolk Southern's 2023 Corporate Giving include:
    Total Donations: Norfolk Southern's philanthropic efforts exceeded $18 million, reinforcing the company's dedication to community engagement and support.
  • In addition to doubling its contributions in 2023, Norfolk Southern in June launched a new internal giving program, the Thoroughbred Giving Portal, through which employees logged nearly 6,800 hours of community service.
  • For more information about Norfolk Southern's Corporate Giving program, to apply for grants, and discover more about its community initiatives, visit here .

National Safety Council to Award Up to $260,000 to Expand Grant Programs to Solve Most Common Workplace Injury

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Friday, January 19, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the debut of the Research to Solutions (R2S) grant and MSD Solutions Pilot Grant in 2023, the National Safety Council is awarding up to an additional $260,000 this year through these pioneering grant programs to help uncover promising new safety solutions to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs. As a key initiative of the Council's MSD Solutions Lab, a groundbreaking strategic program established in 2021 with funding from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), a total of up to $535,000 has now been committed in grants to foster innovative, transferable methods to mitigate MSDs – the most common workplace injury – across a range of sectors and workplaces.  

Key Points: 
  • "We are pleased to continue our partnership with NSC on the MSD Solutions Lab," said Sarah Rhoads, Vice President of Global Workplace Health and Safety at Amazon.
  • "The Research to Solutions and MSD Pilot Grant programs will advance research and create scalable MSD mitigation programs that help improve safety for employees on a global scale."
  • The R2S and MSDs Pilot Grant are two of several initiatives supported by the MSD Solutions Lab to achieve its goal of preventing MSDs.
  • To learn more about the grant programs and application requirements, click here .

Norfolk Southern to announce Q4 2023 earnings results on January 26, 2024

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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ATLANTA, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will announce its fourth quarter 2023 financial results during a live conference call and internet webcast at 8:45 a.m.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) will announce its fourth quarter 2023 financial results during a live conference call and internet webcast at 8:45 a.m.
  • ET on Friday, January 26, 2024.
  • Quarterly earnings results will be released in advance of the call and a press release will be posted on the Investors page of the company's website.

National Safety Council Releases Inaugural MSD Pledge Community Report on Workplace Injury Progress

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, are the most common workplace injury, costing U.S. businesses in the private sector nearly $17 billion a year, according to the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index. Recognizing the impact these injuries have on workers and businesses, the National Safety Council, with funding from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), established the groundbreaking MSD Solutions Lab in 2021 to solve workplace MSDs. As a hallmark initiative of the lab, the MSD Pledge was launched in June 2022 and many of the world's leading employers have joined the global effort to reduce this pervasive safety challenge. To help monitor progress along this journey of transforming workplace safety and improving the lives of millions of workers, NSC developed the MSD Solutions Index, an annual benchmarking survey, and today released the inaugural findings in the MSD Solutions Index Pledge Community Report.

Key Points: 
  • Recognizing the impact these injuries have on workers and businesses, the National Safety Council , with funding from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), established the groundbreaking MSD Solutions Lab in 2021 to solve workplace MSDs.
  • To help monitor progress along this journey of transforming workplace safety and improving the lives of millions of workers, NSC developed the MSD Solutions Index, an annual benchmarking survey, and today released the inaugural findings in the MSD Solutions Index Pledge Community Report .
  • The MSD Solutions Index provides MSD Pledge members with individualized feedback on areas of success and opportunity for improvement related to their current MSD reduction efforts and to help identify broader industry trends impacting MSD prevention efforts.
  • Recently, the Council introduced the next evolution of its industry-first call-to-action to transform workplace safety, the MSD Pledge 2.0 .

Customers invest $3.1B along Norfolk Southern's network in 2023

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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ATLANTA, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) partnered with 62 customers to complete strategic industrial development projects in 2023. The projects expanded operations or created new facilities along Norfolk Southern's rail network. Collectively, the projects represent $3.1 billion in investment and the creation of more than 4,150 new jobs.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Jan. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) partnered with 62 customers to complete strategic industrial development projects in 2023.
  • We're making further productivity enhancements – demonstrating to our existing and prospective customers that Norfolk Southern is a safe, reliable, and efficient railroad, and a partner for growth."
  • "At Norfolk Southern, our customer service extends beyond the track," said Norfolk Southern Vice President Business Development and Real Estate Kathleen Smith.
  • In 2023, Norfolk Southern also added 41 new rail-served industrial development sites that are now featured on its customizable search database, NSites .

National Safety Council Launches Fleet Essentials Training Program

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Driving is the leading cause of work-related deaths each year. To address this heartbreaking reality and close an alarming training gap, the National Safety Council, America's leading nonprofit safety advocate, is launching the Fleet Essentials training program. Through this series of online courses, employers can educate all employees whose jobs require them to be behind the wheel to ensure everyone makes it home safely to loved ones every day.

Key Points: 
  • To address this heartbreaking reality and close an alarming training gap, the National Safety Council , America's leading nonprofit safety advocate, is launching the Fleet Essentials training program.
  • The NSC Fleet Essentials training program includes courses for passenger vehicles, delivery vans and medium-duty trucks, the most comprehensive fleet driving program with course content tailored to specific vehicles.
  • The training program also addresses topics such as vehicle dynamics, driving professionally, and distraction awareness unique to driving for work.
  • To learn more about the training program, please visit nsc.org/fleet .

Norfolk Southern inaugural Climate Transition Plan aims for low-carbon future

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
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ATLANTA, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) released its inaugural Climate Transition Plan (CTP) Thursday.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) released its inaugural Climate Transition Plan (CTP) Thursday.
  • Commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability is rooted in Norfolk Southern's values and its deep understanding of climate science.
  • The CTP is based on a maturity assessment following the CDP technical guidance on Climate Transition Plans and the Assessing Low-Carbon Transition (ACT) guidance.
  • Norfolk Southern's CTP responds to the evolving regulatory and market landscape surrounding climate change.