United states power squadrons web page, listing all the topics of interest to members and the public regarding boating safety topics. Effective date this handbook is effective when announced in the postal bulletin. National safety council green cross one year safe driver. Wilmington driver adam aj maynor driver of the quarter. Itasca, il preliminary estimates from the national safety council show that as americans began driving less and covering fewer miles, the emptier roads became more lethal. This definition is used only for the purposes of determining eligibility in the national safety council s safe driver award program and is not to be used in any other context. Handbook el801 appears on the postal service intranet at. Vintage national safety council safe driving award pins. The national safety council recently recognized seven postal service employees who have safe driving records.
Winning drivers in these contests receive certificates andor lapel pins. Reward for good driving is a wellproven and wellestablished part of a strategy for managing and reducing occupational road risk and improving staff morale. The award recognizes usps drivers with outstanding safety records. Honorees included motor vehicle operators who drive 9ton and 11ton trucks, and tractortrailer operators. Panama city driver bryan crawford 1 year safe driving award and driver of the third quarter. The national safety council safe driver award is the recognized trademark of professional drivers who have proved their skill in avoiding traffic accidents. Nsc million mile award to highlight hoboken safety.
Charles postal carriers receive million mile award. Vintage usps national safety council safe driver award pin for 3 year of safe driving. Service driver did everything reasonable that could have been done to prevent the accident under the national safety council s safe driver award rules. Walterboro city carrier, cathy hiers earns national safety. Learn more about the nsc safe driving kit national. Join the thousands of employers that have used the national safety council kit for their safe driving education. Apr 20, 2016 the national safety council will accept nominations for the 2016 joseph m. Safe truck driving awards custom belt buckles, key tags. Usps began participating in the national safety councils million mile club and safe driver award program in 1972. The course helps managers recognize safe and unsafe driving practices and document observations on ps form 4584, observation of driving practices. This program is sponsored by the national safety council and aims to change an operators behavior behind the wheel, as required by massachusetts general laws chapter 175 section 1b. Usa fleet supply offers a full line of safe driving awards and certificates.
Jul, 2018 the postal service believes in recognizing our employees safe and attentive behavior. The top driver with the most miles and years driven without a preventable collision from each area will be designated as one of the usps joseph m. This guide provides postal service employees with policies, procedures, and guidelines pertaining to safe work practices. The national safety councils safe driver award program is a memberexclusive, noncompetitive, self. Four latrobe post office employees to be recognized with. The national safety council eliminates preventable deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy.
Safe driver of the year award through the nsc safe driver awards program. The nsc safe driver awards program is a memberexclusive, noncompetitive, selfadministered program designed to help organizations recognize and motivate the safe driving performance of individuals. Safe driver award by year, safe driving certificate, safe driver recognition patches, safe driver trophies, pendants, crystallines and more. To inform you of changes since that time, we periodically update this online edition of the handbook. Safety talks are an important part of your safety awareness program. For distracted driving awareness month in april or any day of the year, youll find essential educational tools for informing teens and adults in your community about the dangers of texting while driving and driving while under the influence. A safety recognition ceremony to honor six hoboken postal employees. Nov 19, 2009 raskey received the award at the nsc awards ceremony in orlando, florida. Application process to apply for the national safety council safe driver of the year award, submissions must be completed and returned to the nsc, attn.
If you have earned a million mile safe driver award, your. National safety council and usps safe driver award program. Conceived in 2006, the million mile award recognizes experience and seniority. The nsc s award program explains how to determine eligibility for awards, as well as how to order awards cards.
Pulcrano, director safety and environmental performance management. Regional best winners will receive 2 complimentary admissions to the event. After a vehicle accident, a determination must be made by a designated postal official or the safe driver award committee as to whether the accident was considered preventable for the purpose of evaluating eligibility for the national safety council safe driver award. Update notice handbook el801, supervisors safety handbook june 2008 handbook el801, supervisors safety handbook, was last printed in june 2008. Significantly, truck driver awards is a marvelous gathering that honors the achievements of truck drivers. We have developed recognition programs that celebrate the achievements of our people and their commitment to delivering on the values of the company. A safe and healthy workplace, free from safe ty hazards, is important for helping us achieve that goal. Million mile safe driver award ceremony recognizing 12 postal carriers with the nations highest award for professional safe driving. In partnership with the national safety council nsc, the usps washington, d.
Every year, at this event, people are rewarded for their amazing work and affection in the trucking industry, as well as our society. Along with being the model of safety, raskey is the longest serving rural carrier in the usps central plains district, which includes nebraska, most of kansas and. Cresskill postal carriers receive nsc million mile safe. Nominees must meet the minimum requirement of driving for 15 years or 100,000 miles without a preventable accident. Download a blank fillable usps safe driver of the year award criteria 2016 in pdf format just by clicking the download pdf button. Kaplan safe driver of the year award through the nsc safe driver awards program. Jul 15, 2015 superior driver safety tips ladysmith, wi, city carrier candace patrick.
By motivating and rewarding drivers, usps helps decrease motor related incidents and deaths, ensuring that they will return home safely to their. Through this classroom course, operators learn why they continue to have driving related problems and how they can take. The nsc safe driver awards program is an easy way to encourage driver safety, and some program awards are free of charge. The national safety council is a nonprofit, 501c3 organization. The nsc s award program explains how to determine eligibility for awards, as well as how to order awards cards and certificates and million mile award plaques. Awards, po box 679, itasca, il 60143 or faxed to 6307752185 by the close of business on thursday, april 30, 2015.
Safe driver program hbk el804, safe driver program september 2006 psn 7610080004327. Invoices will be sent to the us postal service headquarters in washington dc. To apply for the national safety council safe driver of the year award, submissions must be completed and returned to the nsc, attn. Lack of recognition for safe drivers takes its toll on morale o. The companys 102,000 drivers worldwide are among the safest on the roads, logging more than 3 billion miles per year and delivering nearly 5 billion packages annually. Millionmileaward, million mile award, every mile is difficult when the job is intrinsically challenging.
This was removed from a vintage usps delivery mans hat. The postal service believes in recognizing our employees safe and attentive behavior. Tampa driver trainer george wains 7 year safe driving award. The million mile club is part of the safe driver award program created by the national safety council.
Mail carriers with the post office in georgetown donnie bivens, left, and glenn paul. Safe driver program handbook el804 may 8, 2008 transmittal letter a. And upss most famous driver, david ragan, serves as a spokesperson for the program. It must also uphold public confidence in the reliability and integrity of all postal service personnel, including contract drivers who handle and transport mail. Ladysmith, wi, city carrier candace patrick is the most recent northland district recipient of the national safety council nsc million mile safe driver award. Million mile award for usps letter carriers new haven. They receive a plaque which bears the million mile club emblem, the nsc logo and an engraved. A motor vehicle accident in which the postal service driver did everything reasonable that could have been done to prevent the accident under the national safety councils safe driver award rules. Any usps facility can nominate drivers for the award. Browse for more products in the same category as this item. Parents also receive a copy of the novice drivers road map safe driving booklet. Postal service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 151 million residences, businesses and post office boxes.
National safety council million mile club and safe driver awards are appropriate methods of recognizing employees who are dedicated and. Safety is a key component of all postal service operations, activities, and facilities. Travel and lodging fees will be the responsibility of the nominating member company. Based on our discussions with several drivers and their supervisors, the awards and contests provide little incentive for improved accident prevention. Aside from the safe driver of the year award, the program offers expert driver certificates for drivers who have driven a specific number of years. Learn about the usps million mile award, honoring the usps truck drivers and letter. National safety council 21st century postal worker. A costeffective membership package for fleet managers and company drivers. Employees who have driven one or more years without a preventable accident and whose performance is otherwise highly satisfactory and who meet standards and decisions of the national safety council regarding preventable and nonpreventable accidents are eligible for consideration. Vintage national safety council usps safe driver award lapel pin screw back. Reaching this unique milestone requires 30 years of service and an unwavering attention to safety. Handbook el804 safe driver program 83007 national postal.
National safe driving awards nsda nsda the lowcost, lowadmin scheme to drive your fleet forward. Usa fleet supply is a distributor and manufacturer of commercial trucking, transportation safety, training and compliance products. The national safety council chooses one employee from each postal service area. The national safety councils million mile award is presented to professional drivers for operating a motor vehicle on the job for more than one million miles without a preventable accident. May 28, 2009 a dozen of these drivers were recognized for their professional driving skills by the postal service and the national safety council nsc recently. Ppt safety performance management powerpoint presentation. According to the national safety council, the safe driver award is the trademark of the expert driver and is recognized as the nations highest award for professional safe driving. Explanation the purpose of this new handbook is to establish policy and provide guidelines to ensure that postal service drivers are screened and trained to drive safely. Postal drivers may be eligible for the national safety council nsc safe. The 5 safe driving award pins are for 20, 21, 32, 33, and 34 years. Award program created by the national safety council. Safe driver award applicationusps national safety council. This definition is used only for the purposes of determining eligibility in the national safety councils safe driver award. Postal service is obligated to maintain the security of the mail and preserve the publics trust.
Required classes and programs to reinstate your drivers. For details on administering the national safety council s nsc safe driver award program, see the latest postal service version of safe driver award rules. Whether you need a safe driver trophy, safe driver medal, safe driver plaque or more, our safe driver awards come with fast turnaround and 100% customer satisfaction. Kaplan safe driver of the year award, which honors professional drivers and others for their driving records, including miles and years driven without a preventable crash. Kaplan safe driver of the year award are ineligible to be nominated again. Early data indicate a yearoveryear 14% jump in fatality rates per miles driven in march, in spite of an 8% drop in the total number of roadway deaths compared to march. Local mail carriers are in million mile club news southstrandnews. Postmaster recognizes 40 letter carriers with safety. Post office in georgetown have been awarded the million mile award for safe driving. The 10 regional best winners will be recognized as a joseph m. Judging is based on candidates career driving record, including the total number of years and miles driven and total number of incidents. Postal service million mile drivers offer safe driving. Lack of recognition for safe drivers takes its toll on morale nalc. Forty new haven letter carriers will be awarded the prestigious national safety councils million mile awards for safe driving by new havens postmaster thomas sullivan and the district manager for the postal services connecticut valley district, david mastroianni, in a special ceremony at that facility tomorrow when.
Recognize safe driving for truckers, long haul, short haul, couriers, bus drivers, and heavy equipment operators awards for truck rodeos, safe driving contests, and help recruit new drivers. Million mile award recognition, independence, wi usps. Usps began participating in the national safety council s million mile club and safe driver award program in 1972. We are the nations largest supplier of shipping supplies, warehouse equipment, mobile electronics, cdl truck driver training products, cargo securement, trucking forms, hazmat placards and much more. It is addressed to all postal service employees who manage, supervise, train, and test. Nonetheless, safety issues do occur in the postal service as in. Jeff was credited with completing 101 vscs during 2012. Adobe reader or any alternative for windows or macos are required to access and complete fillable content. I take pride in my packaging, and you can rest assured that ill. Safe drivers, chapters honored at nsc awards celebration. At fedex, we believe our success depends upon the dedication of our people. Georgetown have been awarded the million mile award for safe driving.
Usps safe driver awards the national safety council and u. The rmv may require you to attend the massachusetts driver retraining program. Deadline for submissions is the close of business, march 31. This publication presents a wide variety of discussion topics, quizzes, and advice from the office of safety and workplace assistance, various field offices, the national safety council, and other sources that supervisors can use as basic guidelines for presenting safety talks. The national award represents the best of the best for safe driving among professional drivers. The national safety council held its annual national awards celebration during this weeks san diego conference. The safe driving award is given to full time drivers for safety and ability. A safe driver certificate is also given to eligible drivers who are accidentfree for from one year up to 45 years. They are just for verification the postal service issued the safe driving awards. Safe driver trophies safe driver medals safe driver. I am a retired city letter carrier with 38 years of service.
Usps safe driver program million mile plaque online submission. Taught by ups volunteers and based on the companys safe driving methods, the. Safe driver award application national safety council. Postal service for at least 1 year 12 consecutive months.
Lack of recognition for safe drivers takes its toll on. Nebraska rural carrier named usps national safe driver of. Encourage safety on the road and in the car with our selection of safe driving awareness products. The 3 service pins are for 25, 30, and 35 years of service. Crown awards is americas largest safe driver trophy manufacturer. Vtg national safety council safe driver award keychain fob pendant charm 9 year. Sep 19, 2014 safe drivers, chapters honored at nsc awards celebration. Have you been injured in a collision with a usps truck and the other driver was. Usps vsc century club this award is presented by the national safety committee to recognize those individuals who have completed more than 100 vessel safety checks during the year.
Truck driver awards and their importance in trucking industry. Vintage national safety council 3 year safe driver award. Founder jim casey honored the companys first 5year safe driver, ray mccue, in 1928. Usps accident lawsuits in arizona phillips law group.
Mvs operators honored for safe driving by national safety. Vintage national safety council 6 year safe driver award. White springs shop foreman kenny morgan 30 years of service. Security clearances for postal service contract drivers. Changes in postal service policy required revisions to the june 2008 edition. Driver observations course number 10024552 is now available in the learning management system. Charles postal carriers receive million mile award st.
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