Drive Safely Work Week 2010 – Distracted Driving
Since 1996 the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) has sponsored the annual Drive Safely Work Week (DSWW) campaign….and this year the U.S. DOT has partnered with NETS to add even more momentum to the effort!
This year DSWW is October 4-6, 2010 and focuses on distracted driving. The dangers of texting, reading emails, talking on your mobile device, reading and even putting on makeup while driving has gotten a lot of media attention lately. Many states have put laws into place to stop distracted driving but it really starts with you. NETS has developed a DSWW Tool Kit for employers to remind employees and their families on safe driving practices.
In the Tool Kit, you will find activities designed to reinforce safe driving messages to your employees. There are fact/tip sheets, daily activities, communication tools and posters, web banners and graphics to use. You can jump on board by downloading the DSWW Tool Kit at http://www.trafficsafety.org/dsww-materials. As Jack Hanley, Executive Director of NETS says “The more downloads….the more lives saved”, so let’s download the TOOL Kit and help support NETS mission of “improving the safety and health of employees, their families, and members of the communities in which they live and work by preventing traffic crashes that occur both on- and off-the-job.”
As leaders in our respective industries we can have a significant impact on traffic safety by embracing and promoting Drive Safely Work Week in our organizations. So take the steps to educate and protect your most important assets – your employees.
