On Tuesday December 13, 2011, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended a nationwide ban on all portable electronic devices (PED’s) for all motorists. The NTSB came to its recommendation after investigating a multi-vehicle cra...
The title of this post is lifted from the OSHA website's home page urging drivers to turn off their cell phones earlier this month in recognition of the Second National Distracted Driving Summit that was being held in Washington, DC. The OS...
Road construction projects and the summer season seem to run on the same schedule, often to the distress of many of us trying to go about our daily lives. Indeed, billions of dollars and millions of man-hours will be spent on road work in 2013, the b...
As a child you were probably reminded constantly to wash your hands before coming to the dinner table. You might have grumbled on doing so with hunger pangs driving you to rush the process—a quick lather, rinse, and wipe on the hand towel, good...
It seems that folks are always asking questions about federal law concerning their truck, van, pickup, dump truck, or tractor trailer. There is a trailer load of regulations and guidelines from DOT, but also from OSHA, FMCSA, NHTSA, NTSB, and probabl...
This year marks MEMIC’s 25th anniversary of opening its doors in 1993. While driving down the highway in MEMIC’s inaugural year, the radio airwaves were filled with the music of Boyz II Men, Kris Kross, Michael Jackson, Pearl Jam, Nirvan...
This year MEMIC is celebrating 25 years of our mission to provide the best workers’ comp insurance by focusing on workplace safety and the compassionate treatment of all workers. Every week we try to provide the most valuable workplace safety ...
Yes, it’s that time of year again. The leaves are down, the pumpkins are just about gone, and the frosty weather is here. Now is the time to ensure your employees are properly trained and equipped to work safely in cold environments...
It seems that these days everyone is in a hurry. Traffic on the roads is heavy, people are often rushing around, and we all have to be somewhere now. The problem this creates is the decrease in our “safety cushions.” Cars are traveling t...
As we enter the busy summer months and more of us are traveling it is important to be more aware of our surroundings as we drive. Highways are filled with vehicles, from tractor trailers to bicyclists and everything in between. Keep these tips in m...