Young people: At all levels of blood alcohol concentration (BAC), the risk of being involved in a crash is greater for young people than for older people. Among drivers with BAC levels of 0.08 % or higher involved in fatal crashes in 2009, more than one out of every 3 were between 21 and 24…...
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Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 48 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $51 billion. How big is the problem? In 2009, 10,839 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for…...
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In 2009, there were 10,839 fatalities in crashes involving a driver with a BAC of .08 or higher – 32% of total traffic fatalities for the year. Traffic fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes decreased by 7.4 percent from 11,711 in 2008 to 10,839 in 2009. The alcohol-impaired-driving fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled…...
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The video is back, this time as part of an investigation. It appears the safety instructor has been suspended for this little stunt. Safety instructor falls off ladder (Click Read More below for the newspaper article)… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
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MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Air Products since 2009, Benjamin Moore Paints since 2011, USEC since 2008, GRU since 2004, Soladigm since 2011, ZION Solutions since 2008, AMG Vanadium since 2008 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 73 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 72 (2010 =…...
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In some recent PHA’s for a client I have seen a pattern in some general assumptions that PHA teams should not be making, but often do. It involves the “consequences” for scenarios such as “LOSS of ELECTRICTY”. The catch is that there is a general assumption that with a “LOSS of ELECTRICTY” that everything shuts…...
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This video, ever how graphic and upsetting, demonstrates what happens when JUST ONE PERSON in a vehcile is NOT BUCKLED UP! They pose a LIFE THREATENING RISK to all occupants!… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
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Seat belts saved more than 75,000 lives from 2004 to 2008! 42% of passenger vehicle occupants killed in 2007 were unbelted. A 2009 NHTSA study estimates more than 1,600 lives could be saved and 22,000 injuries prevented if seat belt use was 90 percent in every state. … Membership Required You must be...
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Have air bags? Buckle up anyway. In most vehicles, air bags are only in the front and inflate only in frontal crashes. In rear or side crashes and rollovers, the seat belt can save you from serious injury or death. Air bags inflate rapidly in a crash. If you’re not buckled up, you could be…...
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Seatbelts… Is this how you want your child to go out? Read More »
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