Department of Public Safety. Division of Safety Promotion
Entity: 888
Entity Type: State Government
Abstract
The Utah Safety Council is a membership-based, non-profit organization. The Utah Safety Council was founded in 1936 and established as the Utah Traffic Safety Council in 1939. In 1945, the scope of the Council's programming extended to non-traffic areas. From 1951 to 2001, the Utah Safety Council also functioned as a division of the Utah Department of Public Safety. In 1956 the Utah Safety Council became a Chapter of the National Safety Council.
Biography/History Notes
"Safety Promotion provides public information and educational programs about automobile, industrial, and residential safety." (From "State and Local Government in Utah," 1992 ed., p. 168.)
"An 18-person Board of Directors governs the Utah Safety Council and seven employees handle all Utah Safety Council programs and services." (History, Utah Safety Council web site, http://www.utahsafetycouncil.org/about_us/index.asp; downloaded 17 August 2012.)