Detroit Economic Growth Corporation’s Post

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Why is the Gateway to Safer Roadways Action Plan necessary? With approximately 200 crashes daily in the St. Louis region, this plan harnesses proven strategies from across the nation and local successes to reduce accidents. Interested in learning more? Follow this link to read the full report and explore our Roadway Safety Resources! ewgateway.org/gtsr

It’s Road Safety Week! 🚗 We’re shining a spotlight on some of our road safety heroes who play pivotal roles in keeping our people safe. Follow the link below to read their stories and learn why being safe on the road is so important to them:

I pass Seminar on Road Safety already

It is officially National Road Safety Week. It is a week for us as a nation to pause and think about the lives lost on our roads and how we can reduce road deaths to zero. Try to reflect on your attitudes and behaviours this road safety week. Reflect on what I can do, what WE can do and what all of US can do. Make a plan to implement these attitudes and behaviours every day, not just during a week of heightened media attention. Road safety starts with every single one of us, but far too often, it is easier to blame other people. Take responsibility for yourself and the community, and choose road safety every day. 

Every year when Road Safety Week comes around I want to go beyond talking about road safety being more than just about road users and frontline workers. Road safety also applies to the people working at all levels from the road itself to their schedulers, traffic management centres, permits departments, traffic management design teams, traffic engineers and anyone else who has a part to play in road safety. If companies and governments aren’t doing their best to ensure the people who make decisions every day about the roads we all use are safe, feel safe and feel well at every level, what outcomes can we expect for the people out there just trying to get from A to B?

The second in our safe system approach series. Again, well worth the 5 minutes invested.

On the last day of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Road Safety Seminar, GRSP's CEO, Dave Cliff, advised the road safety community to follow the evidence and invest in what works. Find the road safety materials he talks about in the video here: 🔴 bit.ly/3tzz0zj 🔴 bit.ly/3vlzHg8 #RoadSafety

Interesting workshop on road safety knowledge and research infrastructure!

Best practice when you conduct workplace inspections your inspection should identify any new hazards that have been introduced, e.g. new machinery, and uncontrolled risks associated with them. You should inspect the following things in your workplace: Work practices, e.g. how workers are undertaking manual handling tasks Hazardous materials, such as glass, chemicals, etc. Machine guards, e.g. guards on blades and nip points on machinery, guards against crush or entanglement risks, etc. Plant and equipment, e.g. power tools and pumps The building itself. For example, look for: Doors opening onto traffic Structural damage that could cause collapse Protruding structures Loading ramps, and Areas that require ventilation Internal and external structures of your site, e.g. fences, rails and walkways Correct use of personal protective equipment, e.g. hard hats, safety glasses and high-visibility vests Mobile plant and equipment, e.g. forklifts, and General housekeeping, e.g. trip hazards caused by extension cords, slip hazards caused by spills, etc.