We are wedded to workplace safety news this week. Yesterday marked “
Go Orange Day,” a special way to remember those who have lost their lives to vehicle accidents in work zones. Let s vow to take extra precaution as we move into the spring months and roadway construction season.
UNTIL DEATH DO US PART
As part of
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) reportsthat, “while large trucks make up roughly 5% of vehicular traffic, they continue to have a disproportional involvement (33%) in fatal crashes occurring in work zones. In 2019, 842 people died in crashes in highway work zones, an 11% increase from the year prior and the largest percentage increase of highway work zone fatalities this century.” In keeping with this year s NWZAW theme, let s promise to “