Safety CoachCheckup Time Spring is upon us, and many will take to the road for a well-deserved break. As employers, we always have safety top of mind, especially when it comes to driving. We encourage safe travel, distraction-free driving and occupant protection for our employees, whether they are driving on or off the job. There […]
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Safety Coach Dog-Tired When you encourage everyone on your team to prioritize sleep health and attentive driving, you’re also prioritizing safety. Want to try a new approach? Here’s an idea: Throw out the term “microsleep” during your next team meeting. Ask if anyone knows what it means. Then share this definition: A microsleep is a
Safety CoachRollover Prevention Safety leaders can steer employees away from the relatively common occurrence of rollover crashes by providing education and training. Unsure where to start? Let us help. Join us for free online training from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6. John Counts, a retired Texas Department of Public Safety senior trooper, who
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Let’s All Pull Together to Share the Roads When children return to the classroom in this post-pandemic environment, traffic will ramp up again, particularly before the start of each school day and after the final bell rings. Employers can prepare by working with employees to promote safe driving habits to keep the walkways and roadways
August 2021 Newsletter: In This Class, We Don’t Do Easy Read More »
Parking Lots, Hots Cars and Distraction Focus is Job 1 when it comes to driver and transportation safety. We know distractions raise risks and create safety challenges, so we developed a new toolkit to help you address the role of distraction when it comes to pedestrians, parking lots and hot cars. Did you know that
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Best and Brightest In the U.S., preliminary data for 2020 shows that while vehicle miles driven were down, crash rates increased. Transportation incidents continue to be the leading cause of occupational fatalities. The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2019 show an increase in transportation-related occupational fatalities. Of those killed on the job, nearly
June 2021 Newsletter: Dip Your Toes in This Safety Pool Read More »
Mythbusters Distracted driving is all too common and deadly. Distracted Driving Awareness Month is a perfect opportunity to educate employees on safe driving behaviors. One of the best ways to participate is to dispel myths about distracted driving. Discuss the following three common myths with employees to encourage them to be safer on the roads:
April 2021 Newsletter: ABCs Backward: Conceive, Believe, Achieve! Read More »
Safety CoachSafety Corner How many of your employees leave the building during the lunch hour? In effect, they change caps, right? Your event planner becomes a pedestrian on a short walk through the parking lot. Likewise, your accountant becomes a pedestrian, and your machinist becomes a pedestrian. If pedestrian safety is not included in your
March 2021 Safety Coach: Don’t Be Normal, Be Amazing! Read More »
Safety CoachSpeed Toward Solutions During the pandemic, traffic volume has decreased on roads across the U.S., but traffic fatalities have increased at a disproportionate rate. In part, this can be traced to speeding, distracted driving and even not wearing a seat belt – all reckless driving behaviors. Too many drivers see open roads and think
February 2021 Safety Coach: Don’t Chase Safety, Choose Safety Read More »
