On October 6, 2003, OSHA and the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) formed an Alliance
focusing on improving the safety and health of employees by reducing the number of traffic
collisions that occur on the job. In particular, the Alliance focused on advancing a culture of
prevention while sharing best practices and increasing access to safety and health information,
training resources and technical knowledge to help reduce traffic collisions and related deaths and
injuries within the nation's workforce.
OSHA and NETS agreed to conclude the Alliance as of October 6, 2005. However, OSHA and NETS will
continue to work together through other avenues to develop and share information on motor vehicle
safety. The following successes resulted from OSHA and NET’s working together to meet the Alliance’s
goals:
- OSHA promoted NETS’ Drive Safely to Work Week to its Regions and also shared the association’s
tools and resources with the field.
- OSHA promoted and attended the NETS Drive Safely to Work Week Employer Symposium which focused on
distracted driving September 29, 2005 in Baltimore, Maryland.
- OSHA worked with NETS to develop the Agency’s "Guidelines for Employers to Reduce Motor Vehicle
Crashes" which discusses how employers can reduce motor vehicle injuries and fatalities in their
workforce.
- Representatives of NETS served on the editorial board for OSHA’s Motor Vehicle Safety and Health
Topics Page.
- Members of NETS' National Board agreed to give presentations on traffic safety issues and injury
reduction for employers when requested by OSHA.
- At the 2004 OSHA Compliance Assistance Training Sessions in Falls Church, Virginia, NETS exhibited
and spoke at a session entitled "Promoting Motor Vehicle Safety Through OSHA's Compliance Assistance
and Cooperative Programs."
Report prepared by: Todd Briggs, Alliance Coordinator, Office of Outreach Services and
Alliances, October 6, 2005
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