“Beat the Heat”: Know the Signs of Dehydration
If you feel thirsty, dizzy, fatigued, confused or notice your mouth or skin is excessively dry, stop what you are doing, move to a cool area and get hydrated.
“Beat the Heat”: Summer Preparedness
During the summer, weather patterns are known to change quickly – it’s important to stay aware, be prepared and adapt quickly. Always keep an eye on the sky and if you are caught in severe weather, get off the road, don’t try to drive through a flooded area and seek immediate shelter.
Beat the Heat with OSHA’s Heat Safety App
Our next “Beat the Heat” topic highlights a great tool from OSHA. Their Heat Safety App allows those who work outside for extended periods of time to calculate the heat index for their worksite, and based on the heat index, it displays a risk level. The App is available on Google Play or the Apple store.
“Beat the Heat”: New H&S Campaign for July/Aug Kicks Off
The health & safety of our employees, passengers and the communities we serve continues to be our top priority. Our commitment to highlight different Health & Safety themes every couple of months continues. We are excited to introduce that our theme for July and August is “Beat the Heat”.
“Remembering the Safety Basics”: 3 Points of Contact
The next “Remembering the Safety Basics” subtopic highlights the importance of maintaining 3 points of contact. It’s a rule that’s as important for getting on and off a bus, as it is for climbing a ladder.
Remembering the Safety Basics: Driver Distraction
Driver Distraction is one of our "Remembering the Safety Basics" sub-topics. It's important to avoid texting, phone calls, eating, reading or even turning your head to speak to someone while driving. Please remember to always stay focused.
“Remembering the Safety Basics”: Rock & Roll in Your Seat
This “Remembering the Safety Basics” sub-topic highlights a phrase operators learn in training – rocking and rolling in your seat. By rocking and rolling in their seats (i.e., moving forward and side-to-side), any obstructed objects can come into view that may otherwise not have been noticed.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month (also referred to as “Mental Health Month”) has been observed in May in the United States since 1949. This year’s theme is “Together for Mental Health”.
Recognizing Our Employees: Years of Safe Driving
Showing we care about our employees is paramount to us. We are excited to announce that we recently revamped our Years of Safe Driving recognition program to help us share our appreciation with our drivers, celebrate their dedication and commitment to being safe and to support our Perfect Safety Day philosophy.
“Remembering the Safety Basics”: New H&S Campaign for May/June Kicks Off
Our commitment to highlight different Health & Safety themes every couple of months continues. “Remembering the Safety Basics” has been chosen as our theme for May and June. It’s always important to stay focused while behind the wheel and never forget those basics we learned when we first started driving.