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Not Too Late to Submit Your Application, Be Part of Our Safety Celebration

It’s not too late to get recognized! Hard work and dedication to employee/driver and transportation safety deserves recognition! APPLY for 2021 Our Driving Concern Texas Employer Traffic Safety awards: Submit your application through this link. Each year, Our Driving Concern honors Texas employers through a unique awards recognition program. Traffic safety awards are presented to Texas organizations that […]

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Paving the Way for Safety in the New Year

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(Part 2 of a Two-Part New Year Safety Kickoff Series) We buy new clothes. We remodel our homes. We try a new dinner entrée. Why? Everything needs to be freshened up once in a while, including your driver and transportation safety program. Or else you get the same results with the same tools. Am I

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Crashes Bring Tears, Safety Brings Cheers

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(Part 1 of a Two-Part New Year Safety Kickoff Series) These days, an ounce of prevention is surely worth more than a pound of cure because it is easier to stop something from happening in the first place than repair the damage following an incident, right? As you contemplate that question, let me also challenge

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Traffic Safety Calendar and Poster Collection

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15 Months of Safety Click on the links below each month to print and display copies of the 2020-2021 Our Driving Concern traffic safety calendar and poster collection at your workplace.

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National Safety Council Honors Texas Employers with 2019 Our Driving Concern Traffic Safety Awards

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16 organizations demonstrate commitment to keeping employees safer on Texas roadways At least one person has died on Texas roads every day for the last 18½ years. On May 30, 16 Texas employers who have partnered with the National Safety Council and Our Driving Concern were recognized for their commitment to end the unenviable streak. “It is heartbreaking to

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National Safety Council Honors Texas Employers with 2018 Our Driving Concern Traffic Safety Awards

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13 Organizations Demonstrate Commitment to Keeping Employees Safer on Texas Roadways Thirteen is the lucky number. On Aug. 9, 2018, the National Safety Councilrecognized 13 Texas employers with Texas Employer Traffic Safety Awards through its Our Driving Concern program. Award recipients ranged from businesses with as few as 40 employees to as many as 20,757, and from nonprofits

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Sign Shapes: What Do They Mean?

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When you are little, you learn to identify shapes and colors. Square, diamond, round and so much more. Do the shapes of traffic signs mean anything? Actually they do! Shapes impact our brain differently and are important to traffic safety. One way we recognize traffic signs is by their shape and each basic shape has

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Every Color Has a Meaning

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Traffic signs communicate to the driver what to expect on the road ahead. The color of the sign also has meaning and sends a message to the driver. Here are some common traffic sign colors and their meanings: Red: Red means STOP! A red traffic sign tells the driver to stop. This limits the driver

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