by Michael | Jan 19, 2017 | Safety
Does your HR Wellness & Benefits Program address the most dangerous activity your employees do every day? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2013, 76.4% of workers 16 years and older drove alone on their commute to and from work, and another almost 10%...
by Michael | Jan 16, 2016 | Health & Road Safety™, Human Resources, Safety, Training & Onboarding
Injuries account for a considerable percentage of health-related expenses. Safeguarding employees from automobiles crashes makes good sense for businesses; traffic crashes cost companies and employers billions of dollars in direct crash-related costs, such as medical...
by Michael | Jan 19, 2014 | Safety
According to the National Safety Council, the leading cause of workplace deaths is car crashes. The most recent report notes that in 2012, there were 2.3 million collisions that caused injuries, of which 33,561 were fatalities. These statistics don’t include...
by Michael | Jan 29, 2013 | Health & Road Safety™, Human Resources, Safety
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a facts sheet that summarizes state-by-state trends in seat belt usage. The national average is up in 2012, to nearly 86%, but some important changes to the criteria used were also made recently. In...
by Michael | Jan 19, 2013 | Safety
If you drive for work, either in your own car or in a fleet vehicle, you work in one of the most dangerous “offices” around. In 2011 the total unintentional injury related deaths in the US attributed to driving for work was 1,603 – roughly 70% of the...
by Michael | Feb 11, 2011 | Defensive Driving, Distracted Driving, Safety
Guest post by Michael Block Sometimes drivers take a “that will never happen to me” attitude and rationalize behavior that is considered to be dangerous or unwise. Distracted driving is now considered to be as dangerous as driving while under the influence...
