2022 NSC Safety Congress & Expo

Impaired Driving Data and Strategies for Improvement (Room 30 E)

Motor vehicle crashes are the No. 1 cause of death for many employee age groups. Every day, 29 people in the United States die in crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. That’s one death every 50 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $44 billion. The National Safety Council has developed strategies to combat impairment, highlighted in its white paper, “Impairment Recognition and Response Training Impaired Driving Policy Position COVID 19- Impacts on Substance Use.” Learn how these solutions can assist employers in building world-class impairment training to save money and save lives.