{"id":18516,"date":"2025-01-11T17:24:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T16:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/?p=18516"},"modified":"2025-05-11T16:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T15:18:38","slug":"promote-safe-driving-practices-and-prevent-impaired-driving-during-the-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/2025\/01\/promote-safe-driving-practices-and-prevent-impaired-driving-during-the-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Promote Safe Driving Practices and Prevent Impaired Driving During the Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"Container-5b178af6-309e-4de2-a3b2-f75223a31dbf\" class=\"container container--bleed has-color u-color-pair\">\n<div class=\"container__col\">\n<section class=\"container container--100 is-adjacent\">\n<div class=\"container__col\">\n<div class=\"page-title__outer\">\n<div class=\"container container--100\">\n<div class=\"container__col\">\n<div class=\"container container--20-60-20\">\n<div class=\"container__col\">\n<header class=\"page-title\">\n<h1 class=\"page-title__title\"><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"Container-e9d5d1a8-ed17-4329-b1d9-75dc93b9ef3f\" class=\"container container--bleed \">\n<div class=\"container__col\">\n<section class=\"container container--100 is-adjacent\">\n<div class=\"container__col\">\n<div class=\"container container--20-60-20 is-adjacent\">\n<div class=\"container__col\">\n<div class=\"page-meta\">\n<div class=\"page-meta__section\">\n<div class=\"page-meta__category-details\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-meta__section\"><b>Published<\/b><time class=\"page-meta__date\" datetime=\"2024-12-16\">Dec 16, 2024 &#8211;\u00a0<\/time><b>Contact:<\/b>Jared Culligan &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:jculligan@nahb.org\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">jculligan@nahb.org<\/a><br \/>\n<button class=\"social-icon-button\" title=\"Print\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\"><\/button><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-meta__section\">This December, join NAHB in recognizing <strong>National Drunk and Drug Impaired Driving Prevention Month<\/strong>\u00a0and be aware of the devastating consequences that result from impaired driving.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container__col\">\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>From 2018 to 2022, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/drive-sober-december-and-every-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)<\/a>\u00a0recorded more than 4,700 deaths in drunk driving traffic crashes during the month of December. In addition, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/sites\/nhtsa.gov\/files\/2022-12\/Alcohol-Drug-Prevalence-Among-Road-Users-Report_112922-tag.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">study by NHTSA<\/a>\u00a0found more than 54% of injured drivers had some amount of alcohol or drugs in their system at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Although this month focuses primarily on reducing impaired driving on the road, it\u2019s also crucial to extend this conversation to safety in the workplace and how drunk and drug-impaired driving can impact the construction industry.<\/p>\n<p>What can your organization do to prevent drunk and drug-impaired driving incidents?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide\u00a0<strong>education and training<\/strong>\u00a0materials on the effects of certain\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dea.gov\/factsheets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">substances<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Perform\u00a0<strong>post-incident drug and alcohol testing<\/strong>\u00a0and have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/agencies\/eta\/RRW-hub\/Recovery-ready-workplace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">recovery-ready workplace<\/a>\u00a0to engage and support employees in stopping substance misuse whenever possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NAHB has several Video Toolbox Talks available in English and Spanish regarding drunk and drug-impaired driving. Please be sure to check out our content and help spread awareness as we approach the holidays:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/advocacy\/industry-issues\/safety-and-health\/safety-365\/video-toolbox-talks\/video-pages\/safe-driving\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">NAHB Safe Driving Video Toolbox Talk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/advocacy\/industry-issues\/safety-and-health\/safety-365\/video-toolbox-talks\/video-pages\/substance-misuse\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">NAHB Substance Misuse Video Toolbox Talk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/advocacy\/industry-issues\/safety-and-health\/safety-365\/video-toolbox-talks\/video-pages\/mental-health-awareness\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">NAHB Mental Health Awareness Video Toolbox Talk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/advocacy\/industry-issues\/safety-and-health\/safety-365\/video-toolbox-talks\/video-pages\/administering-naloxone\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">NAHB Administering Naloxone Video Toolbox Talk<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, several government establishments are promoting materials during this time of year. Check out their available resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/Safe_Driving_Practices.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">OSHA One-pager on Safe Driving Practices for Employees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/risky-driving\/drunk-driving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">NHTSA Webpage on Drunk Driving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/risky-driving\/drug-impaired-driving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">NHTSA Webpage on Drug-Impaired Driving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpwr.com\/research\/research-to-practice-r2p\/r2p-library\/other-resources-for-stakeholders\/mental-health-addiction\/opioid-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">The Center for Construction Research and Training Webpage on Preventing Opioid Deaths in Construction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you know of anybody that needs immediate help, please reach out to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/find-help\/988\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samhsa.gov\/find-help\/national-helpline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"580e6bef8e8027472d6f7125\">SAMHSA\u2019s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Source: https:\/\/www.nahb.org\/blog\/2024\/12\/promote-safe-driving-resources<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PublishedDec 16, 2024 &#8211;\u00a0Contact:Jared Culligan &#8211; jculligan@nahb.org This December, join NAHB in recognizing National Drunk and Drug Impaired Driving Prevention Month\u00a0and be aware of the devastating consequences that result from impaired driving. From 2018 to 2022, the\u00a0National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)\u00a0recorded more than 4,700 deaths in drunk driving traffic crashes during the month of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,32,68,65,40,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alcohol","category-crime-violence-prison","category-drug-use-various-effects","category-drugs-and-accidents","category-prevention-research","category-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18516\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drugprevent.org.uk\/ppp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}