National Work Zone Awareness Week reminds drivers: ‘Work Zone Safety is in Your Hands’
- March 21, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
No CommentsSilver Spring, MD – National Work Zone Awareness Week will take place April 3-7, with a national kick-off event planned for April 4 at the Maryland state Randolph Road/Georgia Avenue Interchange Project. The theme for this year’s event is “Work Zone Safety is in Your Hands,” and will focus on the importance of driving extra
Hours-of-service restart provision offers commercial drivers no safety benefit, DOT OIG says
- March 7, 2017
- Posted by: Sage Shield Safety Consultants
- Category: Overseas Occupational Health And Safety News
Washington – Required rest breaks between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., as well as a once-per-week limit on 34-hour breaks, do nothing to enhance commercial motor vehicle driver safety, according to a letter from the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General. The letter – sent March 2 to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and