Three-Month Waiver in Response to the Economic Consequences of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency – To Relieve Employers of Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Subject to 49 CFR Part 382 from Certain Pre-Employment Testing Requirements Link: www.fmcsa.dot.gov/emergency/three-month-waiver-response-economic-consequences-covid-19-public-health-emergency download: Waiver - Preemployment testing - FINAL - June 5.pdf From: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration June 5, 2020 AGENCY: Federal Motor…
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2020 Heatstroke Prevention
National Child Heatstroke Prevention campaign starts July 1, 2020 Heatstroke is one of the leading causes of vehicular not-in-traffic non-crash-related deaths for children under 14. In fact, each year, an average of 39 children have died from heatstroke since 1998. Sadly, these are the current statistics: - Child vehicular heatstroke fatalities in 2020 = 2 -…
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Changing Driver Behavior to Create Corporate Safety Culture
Changing driver behavior is the key to long-term success. There are five principles to changing driver behavior. Engagement: All stakeholders — from senior management to local supervisors — should be engaged in the process of managing driver behavior. To ensure success senior leadership must support the initiative and communicate that support to everyone within the…
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DMV: Highway Safety Office Update
The DMV, Highway Safety Office reported earlier, the May 2020 Click It or Ticket mobilization and supporting paid advertising is postponed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to allow law enforcement and first responder partners to respond to the current public health emergency. However, NHTSA has rescheduled the national CIOT campaign for November…
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