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Worksite Traffic Safety Challenge

 

Hennepin County Medical Center has collaborated with employers in Hennepin County to adopt a comprehensive traffic safety promotion program. The goal of the Worksite Traffic Safety Challenge (WTSC) is to increase seat belt use, while decreasing impaired and distracted driving crashes in the working sector. By targeting the businesses, we hope to get the message about seat belts and sober driving to the sector of the population we see most at HCMC for major trauma (22-50 year olds). 

Companies have said this is the most comprehensive and successful traffic safety program they have used and they now participate yearly. The WTSC is also a great venue to get information to parents of teens and younger children as we provide speakers on these topics as well.  It is often difficult to find time in a busy parent’s schedule to talk about safe diving for their children/teens, but when it comes up on their work computer screen or on a table tent in their cafeteria, they do pay attention.

Click here to download the WTSC manual.

 

Worksite Challenge

 

Related Links:

 

MN Dept of Public Safety/ Office of Traffic Safety
Network for Employees Safety (NETS)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
American Automobile Association

 

For more information on the WTSC or HCMC's Trauma Prevention Program, contact Program Coordinator Julie Philbrook at julie.philbrook@hcmed.org or 612-873-8500.

 

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