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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
MARCOM’s Drugs Alcohol Safety Training program “Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse… for Employees” comes in two part series on dealing with Drug Abuse Alcohol at the workplace. MARCOM’s Alcohol Awareness Video training program includes discussions on alcohol and drug addictions at workplaces, how the addiction can affect themselves and other employees’ work, what they can do to make work environment free from drugs and alcohol.
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 [...]
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 [...]
DHS awards state grants for REAL ID demonstration program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced Fiscal Year 2008 REAL ID Demonstration Grant awards totaling nearly $80 million to assist states in improving security of state-issued driver’s licenses (DL) and identification documents (ID). Grants will fund state-specific projects like improving physical security of [...]
