The Arizona Chapter National Safety Council (ACNSC) was founded in 1949.  It is a locally controlled Arizona not-for-profit 501(c)3 Corporation.

Since its founding in 1913 and chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1953, NSC is the premier source of safety and health information for the United States congress.  NSC started out in the workplace (in factories, warehouses, and construction sites) making businesses aware of ways to prevent accidental deaths and injuries on the job.  These efforts were expanded to include highway, community and recreation safety, and now our efforts encompass all people everywhere.  This expansion includes occupational and environmental health, safety in the home and in the community, as well as general wellness.  Our intensive community involvement speaks well for our corporate reputation and qualifications.  One hundred percent of ACNSC proceeds remain in Arizona, and are used to pursue our mission of reducing accidents and enhancing health.

In 1964, at the request of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and under the guidance of the President of the national Safety Council (former Arizona Governor Howard Pyle) NSC developed the Nation's original Defensive Driving Course (DDC).  Today, after almost 40 years of continuous improvements, it is still the first name in driver improvement.  Since introduction, the Defensive Driving Course has been taught to nearly 47 million drivers in the U.S., Canada and abroad.