Ideas To Try

• Take a look at your company's hiring and retention policies and procedures regarding on-the-job substance use and impaired driving. For assistance, contact NETS National at (202) 452-6005.
  
  
• If you serve alcohol at your office party, there are things you can do to help control the amount consumed and prevent employees from driving impaired:
  
  - Distribute free taxi passes permitting an employee to ride home after the party and back to work the next day in a cab.
  
  - Encourage employees or their spouses to sign up as designated drivers before the party. At the party, give designated drivers and/or employees riding with a designated driver small prizes.
  
  - Limit the number of alcoholic beverages employees consume by giving each employee a set number of tickets which are the only means of obtaining alcoholic beverages.
  
  - Designate an employee to monitor employee drinking and assist anyone who has become impaired and needs transportation.
  
  
• December is "National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month." 3D Month is a national effort to save lives that would otherwise be lost in crashes caused by impaired drivers. The National Commission Against Drunk Driving (NCADD) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have a helpful planner full of ideas and activities for 3D Month. You can obtain a 3D planner by faxing a request to NHTSA at (202) 493-2062. For more information on 3D Month, call NCADD at (202) 452-6004 or visit http://www.3dmonth.org.
  
  
• Encourage employees to join your community in recognizing "Lights On For Life." Ask employees to drive with their headlights on all day on Friday, December 18, to remember those who have been killed or injured in alcohol-related crashes.
  
  
• From November 26 through January 1, participate in Mothers Against Drunk Driving's (MADD) "Tie One On For Safety" campaign by encouraging your employees to tie red ribbons on their car antennas to show that they are safe and sober drivers. For more information, contact your local chapter or state office of MADD.
  
  
• Always remember to promote messages from previous planners, such as "drive courteously," and "buckle up." Remember, your best defense against a drunk driver is wearing your seatbelt. For more information on these issues, visit the NETS web site at www.trafficsafety.org, or explore the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's web site at www.nhtsa.dot.gov.

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