October 26, 2006 is Drive Safely Work Week

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October 2-6, 2006is Drive Safely Work Week
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What Is DSWW?

• Drive Safely Work Week (DSWW) is an annual week
  recognized nationally devoted to improving the
  safety and health of the nations workforce by
  promoting safe driving practices at their place
  of business. The campaign week is always the
  first full week in October. In 2006, NETS
  celebrates the 10th year of the campaign.

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Participate in the DSWW Campaign Annually TO

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• Save lives, your employees, their families and
  members of your community
  
• Protect your organization from the human,
  economic and liability costs associated with
  motor vehicle crashes
  
• Demonstrate good corporate citizenship by making
  the roadways safer for everyone.

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Workplace Trends

• 91 percent of employees commute to and from work
• 18 percent of all motor vehicle trips are
  work-related
  
• One in four work-related deaths are due to a
  traffic-related trauma.
  
• Employers have an opportunity to make a
  difference on our nations roadways by improving
  the safety in their own communities and
  neighborhoods.

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Drive the Campaign Message Home

• What is most compelling about the DSWW campaign
  is that employees tend to share what they have
  learned with their families and friends, greatly
  expanding the scope of the campaign with the
  potential to improve the attitudes and behaviors
  of a great many drivers.
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Do You Know Your Employees Risk on the Road?

• Every 5 seconds a crash occurs.Every 7 seconds a
  property damage crash occurs.Every 10 seconds
  there is a traffic-related injury.Every 12
  minutes in the US, someone dies in a traffic
  crash.
• Every 31 minutes someone dies in an
  alcohol-related crash.
  
• Every 113 minutes a pedestrian is killed in a
  traffic crash.
  
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DSWW 2006 Campaign Theme

• The DSWW 2006 campaign focuses on ten practical
  driving behaviors that every driver should
  practice to ensure their safety and the safety of
  others on the road.

Safe Driving is YOUR Responsibility
Make the Commitment
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DSWW 2006 Campaign Theme

• Make the Commitment
• The pledge to responsible driving is an integral
  part of the campaign and is an action statement
  directed at every participant. Employers are
  encouraged to use the Make the Commitment pledge
  cards to drive home their concern for the safety
  of their workforce and to acknowledge their duty
  of care for employees while on the road.     

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DSWW 2006 Campaign Message

• Driving is an everyday activitybut it is a
  serious responsibility and deserves your full,
  undivided attention.
  
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• Safe driving is up to you. Recognize the risks
  you faceand do all you can to ensure your own
  safety and the safety of others.
  
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DSWW 2006 e-Tool Kit
Campaign Materials available on-line at
www.trafficsafety.org/dsww.asp

• Dear Partner in Traffic Safety Letter
• Corporate Plan of Action
• 5 Daily Fact Sheet and Employee Activities
• Newsletter Article
• 5 Workplace Safety Ads
• 5 Daily Campaign Messages
• Drive Responsibly Pledge Card

• Campaign Poster
• Resource Catalog of Campaign Incentives
  Proclamation
  
• Press Release

For those who prefer printed materials, the 2006
DSWW Tool Kit is available for 35.00, and
includes color copies of all campaign materials,
a campaign poster, and a CD-Rom containing all of
the campaign materials for easy production and
distribution.
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Campaign Week Daily Focus

• Monday - Help Your Employees Get Their Vehicles
  Road-Ready
  
• Vehicle Maintenance Checklist
• Tuesday - Help Your Employees Get Their Vehicle
  Organized to Drive Focused
  
• Get Your Car in Order Checklist 
• Wednesday Help Your Employees Get the BIG
  PICTURE
  
• Adjust Your Mirrors to Reduce Blind Spots
  Guidelines
  
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• Thursday - Teach Your Employees to Create a
  Safety Cushion
  
• Two-Second Safety Cushion
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• Friday - Have ALL Employees Commit to Safe
  Driving
  
• Take the Pledge to Drive Responsibly
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Campaign Pledge Card
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Campaign Letter to Employees
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Campaign Workplace PSAs
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Campaign Resource Guide
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Drive Safely Ribbon Incentives
 
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DSWW 2006 Employer Symposium

Mark Your Calendars The Driver-The Vehicle
-The Roadway Future Implications for Employers
September 27, 2006, 900 am to 430 pm Baltim
ore Convention Center
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DSWW 2006 Employer Forum

Mark Your Calendars Alcohol Impaired Drivi
ng Strategies for the Workplace September 2
8, 2006, 900 AM to 430 PM Baltimore Conventio
n Center
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Participate in the Annual Drive Safely Work Week
Campaign

• October 2-6, 2006
• 10th annual campaign

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This week Make the CommitmentSAFE DRIVING IS
YOUR RESPONSIBILITYKnow What to Anticipate
from YOUR Vehicle, the Roadway and YOURself  
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DSWW National Sponsors

• Anheuser-Busch Companies
• Autoliv
• Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
• Coors Brewing Company
• General Motors Corporation
• Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
• Maryland highway Safety Office
• Michigan Highway Safety Office
• Monsanto
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• National Institute for Occupational Safety
  Health
  
• Nationwide Insurance
• Safety Cost Improvement
• UPS

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Add Another Second

• Avoid tailgating.
• Create a safety cushion by following the
  two-second rule
  
• Add additional seconds in bad weather or when
  road conditions are poor.
  
• Consider the stopping distance of other vehicles.
  The larger the vehicle, the longer it takes to
  stop.