House passes amendments to Disabilities Act The House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 3195, ADA Amendments Act of 2008. The intention of this legislation is to restore the broad nature of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to protect anyone who faces discrimination on the basis of disability. Among other issues:

• It clarifies the definition of disability, in Read the rest of this entry »

In a recent California case, the Ninth Circuit court held that an employer’s review of an employee’s text messages was a violation of the Fourth Amendment. The employer (a city police department) provided pagers which included text messaging capability.The city did have a policy on the use of electronic devices which stated that “[t]he use of City-owned computers and all associated equipment, s Read the rest of this entry »

MPG Max: 25 Tips for Better Fuel Economy

With fuel prices at all-time highs and the summer driving season upon us, Excal Visual has just released an 11-minute employee training video on how every driver can improve fuel economy (MPG) on the vehicle he or she drives now.

This training video shows how drivers of cars and light trucks can improve fuel economy by up to 15% simply by changing their driving habits. Help your employees reduce the impact of high prices at the pump.
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More Roadcheck 2008 results now available

Despite some concerns that a weakening economy combined with ever-increasing fuel prices might push safety to the bottom of the list for commercial motor vehicle fleets, a recent check on the industry shows the lowest rate of out-of-service vehicles in two decades at the 2008 Roadcheck, from June 3-5.

For drivers, the 5.3 percent overall out-of-service rate was a 14.5 percent improvement over last year’s rate, a significant jump. For drivers, there was a significant improvement in hours of service compliance rates, reversing a trend from the past several years. In 2007, 66.3 percent of drivers placed out of service were done so for hours of service violations. In 2008, this number was 55.6 percent. In 2008 3.8 percent of all drivers inspected were placed out of service for an hours-of-service violation, down from 4.9 percent last year.

Despite other positive trends, the number of safety belt Read the rest of this entry »

Substance abuse is a huge, worldwide problem. In the United States alone there are over 50 million binge drinkers, 17 million illegal drug users and almost 15 million people who abuse prescription medications. Most substance abusers have jobs. In fact, it is estimated that one out of every ten workers has a substance abuse problem. An employee with an alcohol or drug problem can decrease productivity, create a hostile work environment and damage a company’s good name. Worst of all, the actions of a worker who is “under the influence” can completely undermine a company’s efforts to keep people safe.The first in a two-part series on dealing with drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace, MARCOM’s
videotape/DVD training program “Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse… for Employees” discusses the various types o Read the rest of this entry »

San Francisco Bay Area commuters will have access to cutting-edge real-time traffic, transit, and road safety information as a result of a $12.4 million partnership announced by the DOT and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). The award to Caltrans is part of the new DOT SafeTrip-21 initiative, which will test various ITS technology applications designed to reduce gridlock and traffic-related fatalities and injuries on America’s roadways, and improve public transportation services.The SafeTrip-21 partnership will field test GPS-equipped cellular phones from up to 10,000 volunteer commuters and transit vehicles transmitting data from roads Read the rest of this entry »

With the screening phase of the new chemical facility security standards well under way, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is now requiring high-risk facilities to perform and submit vulnerability assessments for their facilities.Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards recently entered its second stage with the launch of the secure, online Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) tool. The SVA tool is now available through the DHS online Chemical Security Assessment Tool (CSAT).

High-risk facilities notified
Only high-risk facilities notified of a preliminary tier rating in writing by DHS are required to complete and submit an SVA. Read the rest of this entry »