Entries by Gena Trom
ND Sober Ride Provides 800 Rides In March
ND Sober Ride, a Vision Zero program aimed at reducing the number of impaired drivers on North Dakota roadways through ride-hailing vouchers, provided 800 Lyft rides in March.
NDSC Announces This Year’s Safety & Health Award Winners
This year, we distributed 48 awards to companies and individuals representing multiple industries including transportation, manufacturing, construction, and oil and gas.
U Drive. U Text. U Pay Driving Campaign
Law enforcement across the state will have extra patrols to enforce the state’s distracted driving law from April 1 – 30 for the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay campaign through Vision Zero.
NDSC Developing Agriculture Safety Training Course
The NDSC has been awarded an OSHA Susan Harwood Curriculum Development Grant to develop an agricultural safety course targeted to employers who perform agricultural operations, with a focus on youth employees, those new to farming and other small businesses in the agricultural industry.
Underage Drinking Enforcement Begins April 1
Law enforcement across the state will conduct compliance checks and shoulder taps from April 1 to May 23 in an effort to prevent life altering consequences caused by consuming alcohol underage. This enforcement campaign is a vital part of the Vision Zero strategy to eliminate motor vehicle crash fatalities and serious injuries on North Dakota roads.
Trenching and Excavation Safety – Distance Learning
The Trenching and Excavation Safety course will help workers identify hazards involved with trenching and excavation activities, how to protect employees from those hazards and key elements of the Excavation standard issued by OSHA.
Click it or Ticket Enforcement Campaign
Law enforcement agencies across the state participated in the Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign from November 16 – 29, 2020 to help save lives on North Dakota roads.
