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HANDOUTS
Co-Pilot Rights
Prevent distraction for the diver. Speak up if the driver is doing something dangerous. Say no to any behavior that draws your driver’s attention away from the road. Share this free infographic: Co-Pilot Rights
Collision Info Card
What to do after a crash? Information on this card will help your employees manage a difficult situation. Step-by-step instructions will guide them as they collect their wits and the proper information to turn over to authorities and insurance agents. Get it here: Texas Collision Info Card.
Driving While Intoxicated Info Card
How much is too much? Impairment begins with the first drink. Your gender, body weight, the number of drinks you’ve consumed and the amount of food you’ve eaten affect your body’s ability to handle alcohol. Share this free resource: Texas Driving While Intoxicated Info Card.
Topical Handouts
This engaging handout can be used for employee training and safety talks.
Mocktails
You do not have to serve alcohol at company parties or in-home events to have fun. You can serve mocktails instead. Get recipes to make mocktails:
- Non-Alcoholic Christmas Punch
- Non-Alcoholic Christmas Mimosa
- Non-Alcoholic White Christmas Margarita
- Non-Alcoholic Sangria
- Non-Alcoholic Pomegranate Spritzer
- Spikeless Punch and Mocktail Recipes
What You Can Expect from Us
Help us spread the word: Share this downloadable resource flyer with your network of contacts. Think of it as a way to introduce them to all we offer in the Our Driving Concern and Drug Impairment Training for Texas Employers programs.
INFOGRAPHICS
Aggressive Driving Tip Sheet
Tip Sheet for confronting aggressive drivers and understanding aggressive driving behavior.
Backing Up
Infographic/handout about backing up
Distracted Driving
- Avoid the dash to the dashboard infographic.
- Check out this one page infographic/handout on distracted driving, with a focus on devices and phones.
Drowsy Driving
Statistics and resources from GHSA
Impaired Driving
Infographic/handout on impairment and driving
Multitasking
Infographic explores the great multitasking lie.
Pedestrians
Infographic/handout conveys that everyone is a pedestrian!
Seat Belts
TEMPLATES
Safe Driving Toolkit
Get the Safe Driving Toolkit from the National Safety Council and work to protect your employees, their loved ones, members of the community and your bottom line.
Crash Incident Reporting
Where did the incident happen (document street address or intersection)? What happened (describe the incident and the sequence in which things happened)? What was the damage (mark a diagram to show areas of vehicle damage)? Use these two free resources:
Sample Driving Policy
As an employer, you are wondering what elements should be included in a safe driving policy for employees. We have created a Sample Driving Policy you can copy and use on your own company letterhead.
The document addresses concern over aggressive driving, distracted driving, impaired driving and seat belt use. At the end, there is a place for employee acknowledgement of company policy, signature required.
TOOLS
2Seconds2Click
The Network of Employers for Traffic Safety has partnered with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to create a free online seat belt toolkit. The kit includes a communication plan for a six-week worksite seat belt usage campaign.
BAC Test
Think you are good to drive a few hours after you have had some drinks? Check out this timeline to understand how your blood alcohol level (BAC) can remain elevated long after you have stopped drinking.
Calendar
Each month, print and display copies of the Our Driving Concern traffic safety calendar and poster collection at your workplace.
Check To Protect
More than 50 million vehicles in the U.S. have unrepaired, open recalls. That is rougly one in five vehicles on the road and includes tens of millions of unrepaired, recalled Takata airbags. In a crash, recalled airbags can rupture and spray shrapnel into the vehicle, transforming lifesaving-safety equipment into life-threatening devices. Check To Protect is a national champaign led by the National Safety Council that encourages drivers and employers to check the recall status of their vehicles and have open recalls fixed immediately.
- Learn more here: Check To Protect
- Or download this reference guide: Frequently asked questions
Drug and Alcohol Policy & Compliance Notice
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a notice so employers and employees who work in safety-sensitive positions know: 1. The DOT requires testing for marijuana but not Cannabidiol (CBD), 2. Labeling of many CBD products may be misleading because the products could contain higher levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) than what the product label states, 3. The DOT’s Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation does not authorize the use of Schedule I drugs, including marijuana, for any reason. Download and share the DOT Alcohol Policy and Compliance Notice.
Get Smart about Drugs
Learn about drugs and paraphernalia. Keep up with trends and statistics. Use these free resources to drive education efforts at your location.
Injury Facts
The National Safety council estimates medically consulted injuries in motor vehicle incidents totaled 5.4 million in 2021, and total motor-vehicle injury costs were estimated at $498.3 billion. Costs include wage and productivity losses, medical expenses, administrative expenses, motor-vehicle property damage and employer costs.
National Safety Council Publications: Newsletters
The following monthly newsletters, produced by the editors of Safety+Health magazine, are delivered electronically: OHSA Up To Date, Traffic Safety and Today’s Supervisor. Please contact [email protected] for ordering assistance.
Rental Card Checklist
Rental cars are just as important as company vehicles to include in your driver safety program. Print and distribute: Rental Card Safety Checklist.
Safety Coach Cards
Our free Safety Coach Cards can be used to create a safety talk. They are perfect for in your office or outside of a traditional office setting. Cards feature discussion talking points and questions with suggested answers.
Texas Rest Stop Map
When you need to pull over, know where you can rest: Texas Rest Stop Map
Understanding Driver Distraction
This free report from the National Safety Council details the science that shows electronic devices are visually, manually and, most of all, cognitively distracting to drivers. Get it here.
SPANISH
Carteles en Español
All of our Spanish posters are PDF files ready for downloading and printing. Get them here.
Our Driving Concern and National Safety Council
- Asesor de Seguridad Tarjetes and Instrucciones
- CUESTIONARIO: ¿Qué tipo de CONDUCTOR es usted? (PDF)
- Qué hacer después de un choque (PDF)
- Vídeo: Conducir con sueño
- Vídeo: Un sistema llave en mano
- Driver Behavior Safety Series video: Speeding
- Driver Behavior Safety Series video: Seat Belts
- Driver Behavior Safety Series video: Fatigue
- Driver Behavior Safety Series video: Distraction
Infographics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Get Smart about Drugs
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Texas Department of Insurance Division of Workers’ Compenstation
- El Conducir de Manera Prudente
- La Prevención de Choques en las Confluencias
- Hoja Informativa sobre la Seguridad al Manejar Vehículos Reversa
- El Uso de Teléfonos Celulares El Uso de Teléfonos Celulares o Dispositivos Electrónicos o Dispositivos Electrónicos al Manejar al Manejar
- Hoja Informativa Sobre las Distracciones al Manejar
- Hoja Informativa sobre el Dormir Tranquilo
- Hoja Informativa sobre el Dormir Tranquilo
- Cómo Evitar los Accidentes en la Carretera
- Hoja Informativa sobre la Seguridad en los Cruces de Ferrocarril
- La Seguridad en los Vehículos
- Programa de Seguridad para el Manejo Ocupacional (Lista de Verificacion)
- Capacitacion de 5 minutos: La Prevención de la Fatiga al Manejar
- Hoja Informativa Sobre la Ceguera Nocturna
Texas Department of Transportation
DISTRACTED DRIVING
Help Us Create Safer Roads
Use these free resources from the National Safety Council, Our Driving Concern and Texas Department of Transportation to promote distraction-free driving:
Posters
- How Well Do You Know the Three Main Types of Distractions? (available in English and Spanish)
- Keep Your Eyes on the Prize!
- Handle Distractions Before You Drive
- Is the Distraction Coming from Inside the Car?
- Prevent Distracted Driving from the Passenger Seat
- Deadman Talking
- Donut Drive Distracted [English]
- Donut Drive Distracted [Spanish]
- Multi-Tasking [English]
- Multi-Tasking [Spanish]
- No Clowning Around
- Texas Lives Are in Your Hands [English]
- Texas Lives Are in Your Hands [Spanish]
- This is not a Phone Booth [English]
- This is not a Phone Booth [Spanish]
Videos
- Drive the Message Home with This Just Drive Animation
- How to Set Up Your Drive
- Driver Behavior Safety Series: Distraction (available in English and Spanish)
Social Media Graphics
Safety Huddles
Traffic Tabloids
Safety Coach Cards
Here’s a link to the full set of cards, which includes several cards in the Distracted Driving category: https://tx.ourdrivingconcern.org/use-safety-coach-cards/. Check back soon when we’ll also provide a subset of only Distracted Driving cards.
Other Items
- Co-pilot’s Rights. Prevent distraction for the diver. Speak up if the driver is doing something dangerous. Say no to any behavior that draws your driver’s attention away from the road. Share this free infographic.
- Everything You Need for Distracted Driving Awareness Month from the National Safety Council
HOT CARS
Parking Lots, Hot Cars and Distraction
Did you know that 1 in every 5 crashes occurs in a parking lot or parking garage? Or that as many as 66% of drivers may be pulling into and exiting out of parking spaces while distracted? Distraction is also a contributing factor in some child heatstroke deaths in hot cars. Use the following toolkit items to educate employees about deadly distraction in parking lots.
Infographic
Print this color graphic double-sided, then cut the page in half to create two handouts.
Mini-Zine
This pocket-size magazine has all of the key facts on parking lot distraction and hot cars. Half the fun is folding it! Watch our quick video to learn how.
Safety Coach Cards
We’ve added 16 new cards on the topic of parking lot distraction and hot cars. If you don’t have the full set of cards, click here. To download just the new additions, click here.
Traffic Tabloids
Here are two Traffic Tabloid pieces devoted to the subject of parking lots, distraction and hot cars. Download, print and display at your location:
Traffic Safety Huddles
Our traffic safety huddles are a focused way to keep safety top-of-mind.
- Huddle devoted to distraction in parking lots.
- Huddle on the topic of backing over.
- Huddle on the topic of backing up.