Fleet Safety Fundamentals
Driver Assessment and Qualification by Jonathan Brown In last month’s article on Motor Vehicle Record Checks, we began discussing a process to assess and qualify drivers. These are critical steps in...
View ArticleIn-Vehicle Cameras – A Useful Tool in Fleet Safety Management
by Jonathan Brown Once a taboo that sparked discussion of Big Brother and scared many employees, camera systems have finally come into the norm and are being recognized by employers as a useful tool in...
View ArticleNSC Estimates National Traffic Deaths
First Increase Since 2005 The National Safety Council announced its preliminary estimate that approximately 36,200 motor vehicle fatalities occurred in 2012, marking a five percent upsurge from 2011....
View ArticleNew Technology Aimed at Reducing Distracted Driving
by Jonathan Brown With April being designated as Recognizing Distracted Driving Awareness Month, we wanted to focus on tools and tactics available to help reduce distracted driving among your drivers....
View ArticleEstablish Rules of the Road for Teen Drivers
Parents serve as primary influences on teenage driving behavior The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging parents and caregivers to set and enforce safe driving ground rules...
View ArticleHelping a Mobile Workforce “Get” Safety
by Jonathan Brown Over the past few months, we have discussed many tactics for improving fleet safety, discouraging distracted driving, and reducing accidents. All of these are important prevention...
View ArticleDrive Safely Work Week is Right Around the Corner
Once again, the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) is sponsoring the Drive Safely Work Week (DSWW) October 7-11, 2013. Started in 1996, the annual campaign has been recognized by both the...
View ArticleFinding Leading Indicators for Remote Site Employees
by Jonathan Brown Leading Indicators (LI) in the field of Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) are a recognized best practice in EHS management. When you are dealing with remote or field employees...
View ArticleHenkels & McCoy Inc. cited for highway work zone hazards
OSHA has cited Henkels & McCoy Inc. for six serious safety violations at a work site in Neptune, New Jersey, where workers were performing water service repair on a road. OSHA issued $42,000 in...
View ArticleWork Ahead – Danger Right Here
by Eric Lawrence We all see the signs posted to warn us. However, many people don’t give a lot of thought to all the responsibilities that a flagger must handle while on the worksite. Some may even...
View ArticleNIOSH Workplace Solutions: Keeping Roadway Construction Workers Safe
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends specific procedures and controls be in place at roadway construction worksites to help prevent injuries and deaths from...
View ArticleOSHA and FMCSA Enter Into Information Exchange Agreement
by Jonathan Brown Earlier this year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) entered...
View ArticleElectronic Logging Devices Final Rule Publication Date Changed
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has updated its scheduled publication date for the “Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service Supporting Documents (MAP-21)” final rule....
View ArticleThe Painful Subject of Progressive Disciplinary Polices for Drivers
In previous articles, we discussed developing a process for checking the Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) history of drivers and classifying them by risk level based on these MVR’s. Once you know the...
View ArticleFlagger Safety: Work Ahead – Danger Right Here
We all see the signs posted to warn us. However, many people don’t give a lot of thought to all the responsibilities that a flagger must handle while on the worksite. Some may even think of flagging...
View ArticleRoads and Rage Account for 58% of all Work-Related Fatalities
National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2012 – Preliminary Results The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the preliminary total of 4,383 fatal work injuries recorded in the United...
View ArticleElectronic Logging Devices Final Rule Publication Date Changed
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has updated its scheduled publication date for the “Electronic Logging Devices and Hours of Service Supporting Documents (MAP-21)” final rule....
View ArticlePennsylvania Lawn Care Company Cited
Employee has two toes amputated following rollover OSHA issued citations for two willful, five serious, and one other-than-serious safety and health violations to SNS Lawn & Landscape Services...
View ArticleOSHA Cites Employer for not Providing Seatbelts in Passenger Van After Worker...
OSHA cites Sharpe Holdings in death of worker at Missouri dairy farm and places them in OSHA’s Severe Violator Program following 3rd fatality since 2012 For the third time since 2012, federal OSHA...
View ArticleHelping a Mobile Workforce “Get” Safety
Over the past few months, we have discussed many tactics for improving fleet safety, discouraging distracted driving, and reducing accidents. All of these are important prevention measures. However, as...
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